All morning I have been praying for mercy for the soul of George Tiller and his murderer. To knowingly and purposefully take the life of another human being is never justifiable, it is always a tragedy. I have already been asked several times by pro-choicers I know if I am saddened by the death of Tiller. This is a difficult question for me to clearly and concisely answer. I know my own feelings on the matter, but I also know... Read more

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I drove my closest friend and her daughter to the airport this morning after a 10 day slumber party at my house. We hadn’t seen each other face-to-face in almost 3 years. 10 days seemed like a long time to have extra people in my house; it wasn’t nearly enough time. She could have stayed a month. (She could have stayed forever.) My sweet Computer Guy was understanding about this “other woman” in our house. I kept waiting for him... Read more

Am I the only mom in America who believes that children’s clothing is being designed by pedophiles? Have you gone swimsuit shopping with your daughter lately? If not, you’re in for a rude awakening this Summer at the pool. Among the 8 or so girls at our neighborhood pool this weekend, aged 10-15, my daughter was the only one not wearing an extremely small string bikini. This isn’t just the mom prude in me talking, these were extremely small bikinis... Read more

Sorry that my posts have been few and far between lately. One of the people I love best in the world is visiting our house right now, and I have been too distracted by my own joy to spend my time blogging. This friend and I have consoled and counseled each other over the years through our many heartbreaks and disappointments. We’ve been there through miscarriages and infertility, military deployments and family dramas. We are each other’s first person to... Read more

I have recently crossed over to the dark side, so to speak. I have become one of those strange ladies who wear a veil in Mass. To be specific, I wear an old-fashioned lace mantilla in a modern Novus Ordo Mass. I have become the odd duck, I guess. If I were a parishioner at the Traditional Latin Mass chapel in town, headwear would be required, at our parish coiffed hair is the order of the day. I began veiling... Read more

When I was younger, around middle school age, my life sucked eggs. I think every girl’s life does when she is 12 and 13. It’s just awkward growing into a woman and still feeling like a little girl but not wanting to admit it. I can remember many, many times when my mother would gather me into her arms as I cried over some new heartache and she would softly whisper into my ear, “I know this is hard right... Read more

Behar To Coulter: ‘You Support Waterboarding; Get Waterboarded!’ Coulter: You Support Abortion…! Read more

We could have finished school this week. Could have. #2 has 12 more English lessons and to finish The Yearling. #3 just has to finish up his math and handwriting books. That’s it. We’re within spitting distance of Summer vacation, and they won’t just do the work. I told #2 this morning, “If you would just do your English from now until you’re done, then you could finish today and have no more grammar until September. If you read your... Read more

What do you say when the Deacon says you should be done? To whom do you turn when the man who teaches RCIA in your parish tells you that it’s time for you to “take a break” from having any more children? What does that mean anyway? I usually take a 2 year hiatus from baby to baby, but that’s God’s spacing not mine. When he says that we’re okay because we’ve “done our part”, to whom should we then... Read more