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February 2014

February 02, 2014
My son made his first penance on Saturday and I was blessed enough to also...

January 2014

January 30, 2014
On Tuesday afternoon my kind mother in law was at my house, planning to stay...
January 29, 2014
Since it's been awhile since we have had a "Thoughts for Thursday" post, I thought...
January 28, 2014
Confession:  it turns out that I was more "addicted" to Downton Abbey than I thought....
January 27, 2014
With spring and summer family vacations being happily planned in many homes, I thought I’d...
January 24, 2014
This winter, we have dipped our toe into organized sports.  It is basketball season, and...
January 23, 2014
The Art of Presence is a fantastic piece by David Brooks.  Brooks compiles the collective...
January 22, 2014
Is it just me or are norwex/microfiber cloths and homemade cleaning solution mops all the...
January 21, 2014
My kids have been home from school today thanks to a prediction of snow here...
January 20, 2014
Over the years, I have posted some fantastic pictures of my family and my children. ...
January 17, 2014
One of my children seems particularly affected by stress. This child tends to be pretty...
January 14, 2014
My New Year's resolution has two dimensions. The first, very specific part of my resolution,...
January 13, 2014
Questions, questions. We are starting a huge family undertaking tomorrow, and amidst a long to-do...
January 08, 2014
So there have been copious news articles recently surrounding the efficacy of vitamin supplements: see...
January 07, 2014
Sometimes it seems the way we bless one another best is just to be real...
January 06, 2014
Pope Francis gave a fantastic Epiphany homily today in St. Peter's Square, and you can...
January 02, 2014
Gratitude may be our family's theme for 2014. I am reading a book on thanksgiving...

December 2013

December 31, 2013
Over Christmas this year, we were privileged to host several extended family members in our...
December 30, 2013
I know a child who has been picked on within a small group of boys,...
December 30, 2013
I don't know about your homes, but out here we are all in some unfortunate...
December 27, 2013
Peace and blessing on this Fourth Day of Christmas! The Christmas dust is settling in...
December 25, 2013
Each year, my children choose a name from a hat and buy a gift for...
December 25, 2013
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will...
December 24, 2013
It was Christmas Eve Mass a handful of years ago.  We were "running late", which...
December 23, 2013
I really enjoyed this song.  My husband and kids did too.  Very moving. In these...
December 19, 2013
We ran out of diaper wipes on one of several snow days last week. (What's...
December 18, 2013
“The Other Stocking” by G.K. Chesterton This is taken from the facebook page of the...
December 18, 2013
I have been thinking a lot lately about keeping the presence of God this Advent...
December 17, 2013
With Christmas Day just a little over a week away, all of us are asking...
December 16, 2013
I’m very embarrassed to say that my daughter saw our nativity for the first time...
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