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February 2016

February 10, 2016

Ashes to Ashes

Will you think me weird if I confess that Ash Wednesday is my favorite day...

September 2015

September 06, 2015

Will, Determination, Cross Country, and Growing Up

Yesterday, my eldest son ran in his first ever Cross Country meet. I don't know...

July 2015

July 24, 2015

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia – an update on Lucy

In December, I asked for prayers for my friend Kara's daughter, Lucy, who had been...

July 23, 2015

Life as a Big Family Mom

**I'm turning my blog over to guest bloggers while I'm in Los Angeles with Ella....

June 2015

June 18, 2015

It’s the Original Love Story: Why I REMAIN Catholic

I've invited several readers to guest post why they choose to remain in the Catholic Church....

June 15, 2015

19 Years Later – If I Could Do It Over Again…I Wouldn’t

This morning as I lay in bed watching my husband sleep, I thought back over...

June 10, 2015

I Don’t Really Care What My Husband Thinks

I talked to my mom earlier today, right as I was leaving the gym. I...

June 04, 2015

I Could Never Leave the Church, It’s My Family

Ever since that darn Pew Study came out, my social media feeds have carried the...

May 2015

May 20, 2015

Those $#*&@ Skater Kids

The first time we went to the skate park on a non- WCMX night, I...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

Fluffy Kitty Slippers and The Papal Nuncio

This past weekend, Ella and I went to the WCMX World Championships which were being...

April 15, 2015

Maybe we should all forget What Alice Forgot

Last night, I reread the book What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty. A friend...

April 14, 2015

It’s Always The Quiet Ones

My other children are the ones that other people notice - their achievements, brains, and...

March 2015

March 02, 2015

A lesson from my son in generosity

My kids brought home Rice Bowls from Sunday School this weekend along with a note...

February 2015

February 14, 2015

Dear Husbands – It’s Not Really About the Flowers and the Chocolate

I was up very early this morning to hit the grocery store before my family...

February 04, 2015

The Feline Love Guru

My eldest daughter's cat, Yzma, has been visiting us for a few weeks while my...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

In Idleness There Is No Peace

I was flipping through my archives last week in a mad search for a picture...

January 16, 2015

Lessons from the sickroom

I spent most of last week with one child and then another sleeping on me,...

January 06, 2015

The Other Teams Are Dead

Ever since Ella joined the basketball team in the fall, we've had an ongoing discussion...

January 03, 2015

What a girl wants

Our youngest has been having a tough time of it lately. With everyone else constantly...

December 2014

December 29, 2014

2014 – Our Most Blessed Year to Date

This year started for us with an unintended pregnancy (about which I told the truth)...

December 22, 2014

Please Don’t Go to Mass This Christmas

This weekend on Facebook, at least a half-dozen friends posted queries as to whether or...

December 16, 2014

The Story Behind the Name

In case you wondered why it's called "Shoved to Them"... Fifteen years ago today, our...

December 14, 2014

Stealing their Humanity with our Kindness

We were cruising through the grocery store when I heard Ella say to herself,...

December 09, 2014

The Most Beautiful of Christmas Trees

This morning, my sons (ages 7 and 13) came to me and asked for permission...

November 2014

November 20, 2014

Sending Him off to the Hunt

Later today, I'll be putting my 13-year-old son on the train to Oklahoma. He's going...

November 10, 2014

They could’ve been my friends

I got an email last week from one of our local homeschool groups about upcoming...

October 2014

October 27, 2014

Open Wide the Doors: Making Parishes Welcoming to the Physically Challenged

Our new church building is beautiful. It's also huge, easily seating 1,000+ for every Mass,...

October 17, 2014

Can you do that on the way to Heaven?

When she was still with us, my sweet and saintly grandmother taught us that the...

October 13, 2014

If I can quote encyclicals, but have not love…

We made a quick run to the grocery store on Saturday morning, just my...

October 09, 2014

An Open Letter to Parents Expecting a “Crippled Kid”

Last weekend after wheelchair basketball practice, Ella and I were discussing her teammates and why...