Revisiting Our Family's Rule of Life
I first read Holly Pierlot's A Mother's Rule of Life back in Lent 2014. As part of my Lenten mission, I came up with a rough sketch of our Family Rule of Life. Since then, we have moved to a new house in a new city. Now that we're settled, the kids are back in the...
read moreRevisiting Our Family’s Rule of Life
I first read Holly Pierlot's A Mother's Rule of Life back in Lent 2014. As part of my Lenten mission, I came up with a rough sketch of our Family Rule of Life. Since then, we have moved to a new house in a new city. Now that we're settled, the kids are back in the...
read morePut It To Work 10
Happy Monday! You know what that means -- it's time to Put It To Work! We're gonna take St. Pope John Paul II's advice to stop wasting our suffering and start putting it to work to the cross. Mondays, which can be a stressful or chaotic day, is the perfect...
read moreGoddaughter Day
My niece, Meghan (who also happens to be my goddaughter), turned 10 over her Christmas vacation. In celebration, I took her out for a fun afternoon. Last year, we met over cupcakes to discuss what we thought of Anne of Green Gables. This year, we started our...
read more7QT: Just trying to stay warm
7QT: This week is dedicated to the potpourri of activities we've been doing to distract us from the bitter cold! -1- We've gotten a lot of mileage out of this drill that Walt received for Christmas. Both of our boys have found fun uses for it. Harry is a little more...
read moreDon’t Throw Out Those Christmas Cards!
Every year, I have an internal battle as the Christmas season draws to a close. What should I do with the Christmas cards? Do I keep them? Do I throw them out? If I keep them,what am I going to do with them? Even if I want to keep them, where am I going to keep...
read moreDon't Throw Out Those Christmas Cards!
Every year, I have an internal battle as the Christmas season draws to a close. What should I do with the Christmas cards? Do I keep them? Do I throw them out? If I keep them,what am I going to do with them? Even if I want to keep them, where am I going to keep...
read moreToday’s Gospel: “Give them some food yourselves.”
How God spoke to me this morning when I sat down with today's readings: Today's Gospel is the feeding of 5000. You know this Gospel is important if the story made it into all 4 of the Gospels! Jesus said to the disciples, "Give them some food yourselves." I need...
read moreToday's Gospel: "Give them some food yourselves."
How God spoke to me this morning when I sat down with today's readings: Today's Gospel is the feeding of 5000. You know this Gospel is important if the story made it into all 4 of the Gospels! Jesus said to the disciples, "Give them some food yourselves." I need...
read morePut It To Work 9
Happy Monday! That means it's time to Put It To Work! For those of you who are new to my blog, Put It To Work is my regular feature on Mondays. Monday mornings can be chaotic & stressful. I think that makes it a perfect time for us to swap prayer intentions...
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