Holy shit, y’all, I just re-read that post I just posted. I thought, as I hit “publish”, that it was a normal, musing type of post in which I own up to some neuroses that you probably all knew about already, and that aren’t that exceptional or note-worthy anyway. But then I clicked on a link on facebook and was like, uh, this chick needs a team of licensed therapists, not an internet connection. And that chick was me. Now... Read more

Lessons occasioned by the shifting of my teeth. When I was in high school, there was a running joke in my youth group about my teeth. I think it started when we were on some mission trip or other and a random stranger came up to me and told me that I had nice teeth. After that, everyone would say it. They would write it on pictures of me that were posted on the youth house wall. It was funny... Read more

A brief photographic glimpse at our summer…all the best things I didn’t get pictures of, because I was having too much fun #7 #6 #5 #4 #3 #2 #1 Go see Jen for more quick takes!   Read more

Yes, that title was only an excuse to put a Pink Floyd song in this post. You’re welcome. Way back in June, the Ogre and I planned a quick little 3 week jaunt to Texas to visit the fam, give him access to the libraries at UD and SMU, and give me a bit of relief from the horribly depressing Florida rainy season. I had zero intentions of taking a blogging break (because I had just tried that and failed... Read more

When the Patheos book club announced that Sheridan Voysey’s Resurrection Year was available for review, I was a little skeptical. To be honest, I shy away from the topic of infertility. It’s one that I know almost nothing about, and the little bit I do know about it is just enough to make me think I can open my mouth and say something phenomenally unhelpful. To be really, uncomfortably honest, I have a weird little secret resentment towards couples suffering... Read more

Beaucoup apologies for this ridiculously long and entirely unintentional blogging hiatus. We’ve been painting the DFW area red, hanging out with Rebecca Frech and her brood, spending quality cousin time, making up delicious cocktails with the glorious Deep Eddy vodka, drinking said cocktails, writing a dissertation, swimming, falling into the pool and almost drowning, teaching minions toswim, eating Chick-fil-a, setting off fireworks, and generally having loads of family vacation fun. I’ve only pulled out my beloved ASUS to use my... Read more

The plan was good, as plans go. I spent Monday cleaning the house from top to bottom (a necessary precaution in Florida, lest the bugs and mold overrun your house while you are away), doing laundry, making lists of things to bring, and slowly packing. We put the kids to bed at seven and figured we could bang out the rest of the packing in two hours, get in bed by nine, and get five solid hours of sleep before... Read more

and start hyperventilating into them like I just did. You guys, SIMCHA FREAKING FISHER IS NOW OFFICIALLY A CATHOLIC PATHEOS BLOGGER!!!!!!!!! Am I screaming? You betcha. This it the lady who brought us the Pants Pass, y’all. We loose heretical hell-bound big-bottomed pant-loving Catholic women owe her a great debt of gratitude. Also, she writes scathing reviews about Thomas Kinkade and gives the best decorating tips EVER. And by best, I mean the only ones I could ever conceivably implement.... Read more

Growing up, my dad would leave post-it notes stuck to the bathroom mirror that my sister and I shared. I would read them as I got ready for school, smiling at my dad’s “I love you!” or “Have a great day!” or “I’m so proud of you!” scrawled in his backward-leaning left-handed print. When I was in grade school, the notes were in my lunch box. In high school, they were stuck to the inside of my car. Now, all... Read more

There’s another aspect to this whole sex ed question that no one is talking about. We all know what we want for our kids, even if we disagree about how to get there. But what about the other kids? I’ve been coming at this whole thing from the point of view of a Catholic, naturally, since I am a Catholic. A Catholic parent raising Catholic children who is quite invested in teaching them about human sexuality in a positive, honest,... Read more