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January 2013

January 02, 2013
Happy stupid new year, everybody!  It's supposed to be our first day back at school...
January 01, 2013
Finding balance.

December 2012

December 27, 2012
More lessons of pregnancy.
December 25, 2012
Be you an angel, or be you a sheep, or be you whatever, Merry Christmas...
December 22, 2012
Well, yesterday was a pretty great day for me.  This is how December's stats shaped...
December 21, 2012
Folks, so many of you have been so encouraging and so generous with your prayers...
December 21, 2012
FYI, I am in communication with my editors at the Register about how to respond...
December 21, 2012
Go, Robbie!
December 20, 2012
It's not just altar boys who sometimes say, "I don't think I want to serve...
December 18, 2012
First, a shameless plug:  order today with standard shipping from my CafePress store, and get...
December 18, 2012
Having been on both sides of the well-intentioned, badly-executed charitable gift, I offer ten tips...
December 17, 2012
Back to books tomorrow, but I couldn't resist adding in one non-book item:   Perhaps...
December 14, 2012
I didn't get to see Minor Revisions last night!  Jen Fulwiler gave us ten extremely...
December 14, 2012
Today's guest post is written by my ever-enthusiastic 13-year-old daughter, Dora (who was born and...
December 14, 2012
I'm bowled over by this beautiful array of specialized help that people are offering to...
December 13, 2012
Back to the books!  Today's pick is a collection of very short stories for older...
December 13, 2012
Isn't there a rule against writing about writing?  There ought to be.  Oh, well. Okay,...
December 12, 2012
Remember Kate Essenberg, the immensely talented baker who sent my family a large and gorgeous...
December 11, 2012
How we found ourselves celebrating Hanukkah this year.
December 10, 2012
From the Weekly Standard: President Obama declares Hanukkah "an opportunity for people of all faiths...
December 10, 2012
First, some bloggy business.  If you are an email subscriber to this blog, you may...
December 07, 2012
Hi, I'm The Jerk. Normally I review movies around here when I feel like it,...
December 07, 2012
This may be the dumbest thing I've ever written.
December 06, 2012
I'd like to thank the community of Catholic women writers for writing today's post for...
December 06, 2012
Today's book pick, an excellent choice for a Christmas present, is recommended by my sister,...
December 04, 2012
Self-help books (from yesterday) always make me think of Walker Percy, and Walker Percy always...
December 04, 2012
I'm sorry, but my beloved, ordinary baby was up all night for some unknown reason,...
December 03, 2012
Today's book picks are by my sister, Rosie Herreid, who recommends some very timely reads...

November 2012

November 30, 2012
One of the sweetest animal Christmas stories I've ever seen: Who Is Coming to Our...
November 29, 2012
Okay, so I just completely forgot to post a book pick yesterday.  Today, I'm featuring...
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