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July 2015

July 14, 2015

#PlannedParenthoodSellsBabyParts….so what?

There's a new video going around the internet of the latest "sting" operation to target...

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 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...

March 2015

March 06, 2015

How do we raise men like that?

Today is the 179th anniversary of the Fall of the Alamo, and it has me...

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 16, 2015

Chatting About “Wheel Life” with Kelly Mantoan

I first heard of Kelly Mantoan last summer at Edel in Austin. I don't know...

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 25, 2015

We don’t have the right to force someone to stay pregnant

My previous post about abortion has sparked some interesting conversations in its comment box, on...

January 22, 2015

Want to save the babies? Save their mothers

It was last year about this time when I was curled up on the kitchen...

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 01, 2015

It Ended Pretty Much Par for the Course

In many ways, 2014 was an incredibly blessed year. In other way it was the...

December 2014

December 14, 2014

Stealing their Humanity with our Kindness

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

November 2014

November 26, 2014

When the hope just makes you feel tired

Yesterday, we noticed a glimmer of improvement with Ella's nerves. One of the tiny peripheral...

November 24, 2014

Instagram Engagements

A girl we know got engaged recently. The lovely photographs were all over social media,...

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 25, 2014

Can you pinch me, please?

She raced across the basketball gym's floor, easily outpacing all but one of her teammates...

October 22, 2014

Cobbler for Calah

My gorgeous friend Calah from Barefoot and Pregnant asked for an easy suggestion for dessert,...

October 19, 2014

Why I’m Grateful to Cardinal Kasper

Once upon a long, long time ago, I sat in religion class at my Catholic...

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 14, 2014

The Asses Tending the Flock

On my way home tonight, I drove past a field filled with goats and few...

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...

October 07, 2014

Because You Asked for a Better Excuse

Yesterday afternoon, I got a call from the chief organizer at the kids' co-op wanting...

September 2014

September 19, 2014

Being Simon

**I originally wrote this post in 2012, but needed the reminder yesterday. I thought you...

September 17, 2014

About Those Weddings in Rome, We Should Be Minding Our Own Business

I've been reading and watching all of the opinions flying back and forth on the...