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2016-02-10T07:38:49-05:00

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Ashes to Ashes

Last updated on: February 10, 2016 at 7:38 am By Rebecca Frech

Will you think me weird if I confess that Ash Wednesday is my favorite day of the year to be Catholic? I love the call to something higher, the reminder of something lower, and the olly-olly-oxen-free that forces us to publicly declare our faith to the world. Ash Wednesday “outs” all of us, even those most reluctant to talk about their faith. It’s right there for all the world to see, emblazoned on our foreheads. There are no chicken-Catholics today.... Read more

2016-02-05T09:04:21-05:00

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Leaving The Cloister

Last updated on: February 5, 2016 at 9:04 am By Rebecca Frech

After 14 years of teaching our children at home, I’m done….I think. After all of the hours I have spent counseling other parents on how to fix their homeschool problems, I know enough to know that there isn’t one here. I’m not hanging up my hat because I’ve finally found that one child I can’t teach, or because of burnout or fatigue. I just no longer feel called to do this any more. Which is a weird thing to say... Read more

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2016-02-02T13:16:32-05:00

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The Immortal Un-Interrupt-able Catholic Mass

Last updated on: February 2, 2016 at 1:16 pm By Rebecca Frech

This is not the parish I went to on Sunday. It’s just a picture from the internet. Don’t write me about how this is your church and you don’t have sound system issues and your parish is beautiful. It is. I just needed a picture of a modern church interior. This Sunday, I went to Mass at the “other” parish in town. It’s smaller, and less pretty than our usual church, the priest is not a great speaker, and the... Read more

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2016-01-28T21:48:29-05:00

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Jeremy’s Family – Moving the Mountain Out of Their Way

Last updated on: January 28, 2016 at 9:48 pm By Rebecca Frech

Imagine that there is a child you love. A child born not from your body, but in your heart. A boy you have loved and raised since he was 6 months old, and now he’s 5 years old. Then imagine that as much as he is your child in fact, he is not in law….and you can’t afford to do anything to change that. That’s the situation of one of the moms I know from WCMX. (Wheelchair Motocross.) We huddle together on... Read more

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2016-01-24T11:30:42-05:00

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Standing At The Cross Roads

Last updated on: January 24, 2016 at 11:30 am By Rebecca Frech

My life often seems to be a dizzying blur of activity – homeschooling, mothering, housekeeping, writing, blogging, radio show, CrossFit coaching, speaking, plus the rest of life. It’s a swirl of activity that makes my ADD brain happy and tends to keep me out of trouble. Then came this week’s trip to Portland, OR to record a new round of shows, only to come home and discover that many of the activities which make up my life seem to be wrapping... Read more

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2016-01-16T19:38:08-05:00

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Homeschool Family Sued By Neighbors For Letting Kids Play Outside

Last updated on: January 16, 2016 at 7:38 pm By Rebecca Frech

Friends of ours are being sued for allowing their children to play outside. Yes, that’s a thing. It all began with a play house. This play house. Here’s the back story: The Counts family built this playhouse on their side patio after receiving permission from the HOA. The neighbors went to the HOA meeting and complained that it blocked the view for them and their dogs. (Available in the HOA meeting minutes.) Mrs Counts went outside and looked and... Read more

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2016-01-07T14:26:00-05:00

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I Don’t Want To Be Like Ma

Last updated on: January 7, 2016 at 2:26 pm By Rebecca Frech

Every few years in homeschooling circles, people seem to grasp onto one book or another and it becomes the thing to do to sing its praises. Fourteen years ago, when I started the homeschooling adventure, it was Peter Rabbit and all things Beatrix Potter. Moms gushed about tea partied in their gardens and how they were bringing this beloved classic to life. These days the fad seems to be the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Moms everywhere... Read more

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2016-01-02T14:44:31-05:00

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What Are We Doing To The Boys?

Last updated on: January 2, 2016 at 2:44 pm By Rebecca Frech

Five years ago today, I wrote a post about my frustration over the portrayal of boys in movies, books, and video games. We have, I lamented, created a society where girls are witty, brave, and smart; and the boys are the comic relief or the happenstance hero. Where teen and pre-teen female characters take charge and lead through knowledge and cleverness, their male counterparts charge blindly forward relying on the female brain to keep him/them from harm. (Think Hermione in Harry... Read more

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2015-12-29T18:19:44-05:00

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As The Year Winds Down

Last updated on: December 29, 2015 at 6:19 pm By Rebecca Frech

If last year ended with a scream of frustration, 2015 is ending with a sigh somewhere between contentment and fatigue. In many ways, this year was the exact opposite of the last. There were no furious scramblings for answers or a diagnosis. Our only battle was with the insurance company for wheels for a wheelchair, and that dragon was handily slayed with the help of social media. This has been a year of settling into the lives we have now... Read more

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2015-12-26T17:07:06-05:00

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The Throne of God

Last updated on: December 26, 2015 at 5:07 pm By Rebecca Frech

On Christmas Day, amidst the packages and the baking, the playing and the eating, I found myself thinking again and again of that first Christmas morning so long ago. It was such a simple scene by Christmas Day. The baby had been born, and the shepherds were back in their fields. There was nothing for Mary to do but admire what she and God had created, that perfect little boy. I once read Mary described as the Seat of Wisdom and... Read more

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