The Banana Man
Jane and I get to have a weekly one-on-one date to do our grocery shopping while Walt is at preschool and Philip stays home with napping Harry. It has become our fun weekly girl time. I love our weekly grocery runs because I know they won't be possible for much...
read moreOur Family Rule of Life – Sticking to It
The last time I blogged about our Family's Rule of Life, I shared our schedules in the hopes that they would somehow help you in putting together your own Family Rule of Life. Just like New Year's Resolutions, the easy part is getting it all written down on paper....
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Another Monday means another opportunity to swap prayer intentions and start “putting them to work” for one another! Here are my prayer intentions for the week: For the family of Baby Cora Grace as they mourn her death For blessings upon my brother David as he...
read moreAbandoning Your Lenten Resolution Doesn’t Make You a Failure
Last Friday, I sat down with my cuppa coffee for my morning prayer time, and I nearly spit out my first sip when I read that morning's first reading: Lo, on your fast day you carry out your own pursuits, and drive all your laborers. Yes, your fast ends in quarreling...
read moreAbandoning Your Lenten Resolution Doesn't Make You a Failure
Last Friday, I sat down with my cuppa coffee for my morning prayer time, and I nearly spit out my first sip when I read that morning's first reading: Lo, on your fast day you carry out your own pursuits, and drive all your laborers. Yes, your fast ends in quarreling...
read moreFamily Rule of Life: Routines, Charts, and Checklists — Oh, My!
This Type A geek is beyond excited to share this post with you! Who doesn't love some good charts??? After examining the 5 P's (Prayer, Person, Partner, Parent, Provider), it's finally time to jump into pulling our Family Rule of Life together. As you may remember,...
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Another Monday means another opportunity to swap prayer intentions and start “putting them to work” for one another! Here are my prayer intentions for the week: For continued blessings upon my parents' marriage as they celebrate their anniversary today For blessings...
read moreThe 5th "P" in Our Family's Rule of Life: Provider
Sorry it has taken me so long to circle back to this series. I was on a little blogging hiatus for Jane's birthday/birthday party, Marriage Encounter Weekend, and kicking off Lent. It feels good to be back! In case you’ve missed the previous three posts in the...
read moreThe 5th “P” in Our Family’s Rule of Life: Provider
Sorry it has taken me so long to circle back to this series. I was on a little blogging hiatus for Jane's birthday/birthday party, Marriage Encounter Weekend, and kicking off Lent. It feels good to be back! In case you’ve missed the previous three posts in the...
read moreAt CatholicMom: Lights Out! A Lenten Challenge for Your Family
My monthly column at CatholicMom is about one of our family's Lenten challenges. My husband, Philip, and I are looking for unique ways to dive into Lent as a family and as a couple this year. We came up with an idea that we think will prove to be challenging but very...
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