What happened when I went looking for my people

Last updated on: July 29, 2015 at 7:58 am By Rebecca Frech

**This is my last guest post while I’m traveling with Ella. I’ll update you on our trip tomorrow! I hope you enjoy this piece by Heather Renshaw. Check out more by her at Real Catholic Mom Recently, people have noticed that I’m sort of, um, preoccupied,with the upcoming women’s conference. Have you heard about it ?? No? ? Well, it’s going to be fantastic! The fourth annual Catholic Women Rejoice conference is happening Saturday, August 29, 2015 with best-selling author and SiriusXM... Read more

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia – an update on Lucy

Last updated on: July 23, 2015 at 10:21 am By Rebecca Frech

In December, I asked for prayers for my friend Kara’s daughter, Lucy, who had been born with a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (a hole in her diapragm.) We were overwhelmed by the prayers, Masses, and kind notes of support from people all over the world. Here’s a guest post from my BFF, Kara, with a Lucy update and a little more information about this all too common birth defect. I find myself offering encouragement and hope to expectant parents of CDH... Read more

Life as a Big Family Mom

Last updated on: July 23, 2015 at 8:53 am By Rebecca Frech

**I’m turning my blog over to guest bloggers while I’m in Los Angeles with Ella. I hope you love them as much as I do! First up is Kathryn from Team Whitaker “I just don’t know how you do it.” I must hear that at least a half dozen times a day, maybe more if I’m at Costco. You know, big carts, nosey people. I’m the mom of six, teenager to baby. Yes, they’re all mine. Yes, they’re from the... Read more

Spinal injury and Going Pro

Last updated on: July 20, 2015 at 5:07 pm By Rebecca Frech

A few weeks back, I mentioned in a post about not going into the gory details about Ella with a stranger, opting instead to simply say “She had a spinal injury.” A lot of readers responded with “What? When was that diagnosed?” While I know I’ve alluded to it in the past, it’s possible that I haven’t explained it as well as I could have. So, here goes: Last year, Ella caught a cold virus (we suspect enterovirus d68) which... Read more

The Late Mother’s Prayer

Last updated on: July 17, 2015 at 10:15 pm By Rebecca Frech

Today is my son’s theater debut, Lord, and we’re running a little late…okay, a lot late. I could never lie to You. Okay, that’s a lie. I’ve totally lied to you, but you never buy it, do you? That’s why you’re God and I’m going to be 10 minutes late to the theater. It was totally do-able until the 3-year old had to pee when we were just pulling out of the driveway. You know it’s a 30 minute drive... Read more

#PlannedParenthoodSellsBabyParts….so what?

Last updated on: July 14, 2015 at 5:07 pm By Rebecca Frech

There’s a new video going around the internet of the latest “sting” operation to target Planned Parenthood. Pro-Lifers across the country are up in arms to see a PP exec calming discussing the harvesting of fetal organs to be utilized in scientific and other endeavors. Over her salad, she explains how the unborn children are carefully turned to a breech position before the doctor, guided by what he/she sees on an ultrasound, uses forceps to carefully rip off body parts... Read more

Waiting for Home

Last updated on: July 13, 2015 at 10:22 pm By Rebecca Frech

Four years and change after moving from Oklahoma City to Dallas, and it still isn’t home. There was a time that that statement made me feel lonely and sad, but I’ve made peace with it. There was a day when I realized it’s not home because it’s not home. It’s temporary. I woke up one morning and knew beyond a certainty that this is just a stop on our way to where we are going to end up. And I found peace... Read more

The Civil War: Beyond Slavery and States’ Rights

Last updated on: July 7, 2015 at 11:13 am By Rebecca Frech

Once upon a time in the South, there were a couple fellas named Dubose, a father and his boy, who were fighting for the Confederacy. Neither one owned a single slave. In fact, no one in their family had owned a slave (according to the census records I read through) since the elder one’s grand-daddy had been a boy in Alabama. The family had sold the plantation and moved to Louisiana and then on to Texas. These were just a couple... Read more

Little Girl Lost

Last updated on: July 6, 2015 at 9:18 am By Rebecca Frech

**This post originally appeared on Shoved to Them in 2010, but it still says everything I want to say. When people talk about how many children we have, and I’m feeling bold, I say “But I’ve given birth to eight, and so somehow I don’t think that seven will feel like anything other than one-too-few.” Happy Birthday to Bernadette on her 9th birthday A dancing girl who never danced The laughing child who never laughed Little girl loved, but never... Read more

It Is Finished: an update on Shep

Last updated on: July 3, 2015 at 2:19 pm By Rebecca Frech

From his mom’s Facebook page: “At 12:45 today, Shephard and God finished their conversation and decided that he could stay in Heaven. He has won, and I am Jealous. I am so thankful for the privilege of being your mom. He was never fully mine, I just borrowed him. Jacob and I are thankful for all the love, support, and prayers. Blessings and love.” – Juliet Thank you all for the prayers in the last 24 hours. Please continue to... Read more