Dear Readers, Welcome to our new location. As of today, our new site is www.buildingcathedrals.com, as opposed to www.buildingcathedrals.blogspot.com. Thank you for your loyal readership. When we started this blog 2.5 years ago, we had no idea how much our blog audience would grow, and how much we would love the fellowship of our little online community. In response to our growth, we decided we needed a website with more capabilities and a better layout. We posted about this almost... Read more
Wow, I don’t know what to make of this yet. It never occurred to me that digital readers would change books and reading in this way. The animating seems interesting, exciting and in some cases very artistic, but at the same time, what does it do to our attention span (or the kids’) if even our books make noise and have moving pictures? I would say these fall into the category of “high end screen time” rather than reading —... Read more
B-Mama and I both love our minivans. Maybe because we’ve never been car people? Maybe because I lack perspective? After all, my nicest set of wheels prior to owning our minivan was a 92′ Honda Accord (I drove this from 1999-2007). And that Honda was a huge upgrade from the 92′ Ford Taurus Station Wagon I used to drive. Below is a picture of that beautiful car. Mr. Red actually drove this baby to work for about a year. I... Read more
Signs of summer in my garden. I’m hoping we will get our first squash this week. Eggplant Cantaloupe, which I’m growing for the 1st time. Gianna’s bug catcher. She used her money at a local market to buy this bug catcher. She and Charlie spend 1/2 hour before bed each night catching fireflies. Can you tell that someone got a new camera? Read more
Yesterday marked the six-year anniversary of our first-born’s Baptism, an anniversary that (I am ashamed to admit!) would have come and gone without recognition had it not been for this boy’s wonderful godparents, B-Mama and GG! Thanks for keeping us on our toes, friends, and for being such great godparents to our son! I love the idea of celebrating Baptismal “birthdays” with great fanfare. I think that it sets a great example for our children of having our priorities straight... Read more
Being a mom to three (almost four) means giving up lofty goals and settling for smaller ones, ones that give care and bring small joys to my family. They might include picking up that dustball that has sat in the corner of the hallway all week. They might mean taking extra care when wiping the hands and face of my sweet toddler. It could even possibly mean investing the time and last ounce of energy into a game of football... Read more
My husband and I met and married young and are open to life, therefore, we will most likely end up with a big family. This intimidates me. I did not come from a big family and really have had very little exposure to the inner workings of a family with any more than three children. Consequently, I am always in search of role models. Of course Maryalice is my number one (shout-out, hollar) – but we live several thousand miles... Read more
That’s right, our very own B-Mama bear is about to give birth to bear cub #4! We can’t wait to meet her sweet gal, due around June 20th. B-Mama has had one baby very early due to pre-eclampsia, and her other two babies arrived right on time (one or two days past the due date). So when do you ladies think B-Mama’s baby will arrive? Make sure to add a time on for tie-breakers! My guess, June 22nd at 11:30am!... Read more
Since snow days are rare in Texas, we don’t have the winter cabin fever like some of our friends further North. But when summer hits, it can be brutal. We are instituting some new routines and incentives around here to help us order our summer days. We try to go to our neighborhood pool early (8am) to beat some of the intense sun, but by the time everyone is splashed out we still have several hours until lunch. In an... Read more
To piggyback on Red’s previous post, doulas seem to be an awesome way to achieve natural labor within a hospital setting. As a labor advocate, the doula will step in to represent your birth wishes amidst the intensity of natural labor, allowing both wife and husband to remain focused on the birth. The doula’s knowledge and expertise can also provide additional options for labor positions and alternatives to medication. I have just found a FREE doula-in-training who is going to... Read more
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