Proud Parenting Moments, No. 4,376 I couldn’t not tell you all this story. Consider it my public confession—my “mea culpa” on behalf of this kid. Yesterday, my husband and I attended an area meeting for the People of Praise. We brought our three youngest with us: Angela, 12, who was helping out in the childcare; George, 7, who had an "Arrows" … [Read more...]
Notes on the Feast
Do you know what I love about All Hallows' Eve? I love that it's followed by the feast of All Saints, and that we go from the super-fun (but ordinary) to the super-celestial and extraordinary! I love to think of ALL THOSE SAINTS: St. Margaret of Scotland & St. Josemaria Escriva; St. Teresa of Avila & Therese of Lisieux; St. John Bosco; … [Read more...]
Is there Room on your Broom?
A Mini-Meditation on How to Have... It is Saturday evening as I type this. My children are hopped up on plenty of sugar, having gone to an All Saints' party hosted by People of Praise. "Sticked up," was the phrase my 3-year-old used, meaning...I think...sticky from ingesting an excess of candy. 'Tis the season to be sticked up. 'Tis very … [Read more...]
A Simple Woman’s Daybook
For Today... I am trying to live my life one day at a time. I was a little—okay, a lot discouraged last night because of missing my family and wanting to be there at this time of transition. (My mom's been moved into a nursing home.) I went to bed sad but woke up hopeful. That has to be grace, don't you think? Outside my … [Read more...]
Our New Family Favorite: ShineOnMe Safety Reflectors
When sweet Eliana from ShineOnMe Safety Reflectors asked if we'd like to try out their product... I said "Sure!" because how cute are they? (The answer to that is "Very cute.") Cate, a high school sophomore, quickly claimed this fun fox reflector: Whereas Rolo the Guinea … [Read more...]
My Mom, my Sisters, and the Brothers Karamazov
A Reflection on Death and Dying I'm just going to cut to the chase here: I finally finished The Brothers Karamazov! In record time, only four short months! Okay, I'll stop gloating now. My husband asked me how it went. "Did you enjoy it or did you basically just slog your way through it?" "Both," was my answer. "I loved it and … [Read more...]
Habits, Hope and Classroom Help: Part II
Or: How to Choose When You Feel Buried Prologue: I had the best of intentions for this 3-part series, as in, posting more frequently than every three weeks! Hopefully you'll forgive me after reading this post, and understand that while I really love to blog, sometimes I must choose other things. Because... "How to Choose" is a big theme … [Read more...]
Habits, Hope and Classroom Help: My 3-Part Guide to Back-to-School Planning
Part I: Pam Barnhill’s Morning Basket and Plan Your Year Resources I've heard it said (and I agree) that the month of August is like one long Sunday night. So much to do to get ready for September! So much bittersweet satisfaction in that last little bit of freedom. That said... I've been hitting the planners pretty hard in preparation for … [Read more...]
On Finding and Facing the Lies in our Life
In other words: This isn't the post I was planning to write. I have all sorts of resources that I want to share, most of which I discussed in yesterday's post, but then YESTERDAY unfolded and my focus shifted. I didn't expect the day to wear me out as it did, and I certainly didn't expect to nearly hit a woman and her children with our … [Read more...]
On the Feast of her Queenship: a Habits Overhaul
I have had a perfectly wonderful 3-week break from blogging. I do not say "a perfectly peaceful" 3-week break, because our family room still looks like this: And I still have a 3-year-old whose idea of fun is this: And finally, I need to add to all the above the fact that our washing machine has been broken for the past month and … [Read more...]
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