If so, they found it in Richmond, VA. You really should be more careful. Read more

I have been told four times this week, and by four different people, that I am the cheapest person they know. To be fair, the fourth amended it to say that I am merely the most frugal person. She even said that I could give classes on saving money and that people would come. Isn’t it funny that I never think of myself that way? My closest friends think of me as a penny pincher who never pays full price... Read more

I would like to take this opportunity to apologize on behalf of the Google Ad Sense people who advertise in the right-hand column of this blog. I did not have the filter set up properly, so Planned Parenthood was advertising here. I have fixed the filter, and will continue to adjust it. Please bear with me during this fine-tuning process. I will remove all offensive content as soon as I see it. Thanks for your patience,the Mom Read more

I spent an enjoyable time yesterday afternoon with my Uncle W. over at Oma’s house. He is in this country visiting and attempting to get his immigration papers through at last. I say “at last, because W. has been trying to emigrate from Germany since 1983. For the last 24 years, he has been caught up in red tape, and there is no end to it in the foreseeable future. On paper, he looks as if it should be a... Read more

At some point during the last 24 hours, this blog received its 1000th hit. I am in complete shock that so many people would be so interested in the humble musings of a mom from Oklahoma. Whether you have come for a specific post or just stumbled across it and are looking around, welcome to you all. Put your feet up, get comfy and stay a while. Then when you’re done, be sure to hurry back. God bless all who... Read more

It is amazing to me to see my post about abortion popping up all over the place. It is a very gratifying feeling to write something for yourself and then finding our that it touches others as well. I have had many requests for permission to print it in part or in total, so here are the rules: If you are using it for pro-life purposes to inform people of the horrors of abortion, please take and use it. If... Read more

This is one of my favorite posts by one of my favorite writers. I go back and read it from time to time to remind me how precious every day is. If you like it, go check he out at http://twistedvalley.blogspot.com She always has something interesting to say. Sunday, April 15, 2007The Process of Dismantling This is something I wrote a couple of years ago. The holy relic shirt still resides in a bag hanging in my mud porch. I’m... Read more

I was tagged by the Secrets of SOV2 and Wife and Mom of Two 1. Do you attend the Traditional Latin Mass or the Novus Ordo?Novus Ordo. We have a wonderful, devout priest, so no funny business there. 2. If you attend the TLM, how far do you drive to get there?I’ve been a few times, it’s about 35 minutes away 3. If you had to apply a Catholic label to yourself, what would it be?I think I’m probably a... Read more

Alright, it’s just occurred to my that my approach to Catholicism is almost all through analogy. Hmmmm… If you have patience and time for another one, here’s how I explained Redemptive Suffering to a Baptist minister while in labor with our dead child. I could have included it in the Ru-486 post, as it was the same day, but I think it needs its own spot. Do me a favor and breathe deeply every 2 minutes as you read it…I... Read more

I haven’t been on here in a few days. I wanted to write this post, but also wanted to be sure that I got it right. I wanted to write about my own experience taking Mifeprex and Misoprostol, the abortion drugs known as RU-486. In July of 2006, I was 18 weeks pregnant with our sixth child. We were excited about this new person , but had all of the normal trepidations that come with a new baby. I don’t... Read more