Introducing My 2015 Board of Spiritual Directors
Here is my 2015 Board of Spiritual Directors: I completely stole the idea from Lisa Schmidt at The Practicing Catholic. The idea is to choose holy men and women (saints and those on their way to sainthood) who simultaneously inspire, support, and challenge me on my...
read more7QT: What we were up to during my blogging hiatus
In early December, I decided to take a little blogging/Facebook hiatus for Advent and the beginning of the Christmas season. I thought I'd dedicate my first 7QT post of 2015 to what we were up to this past month. Mostly, it's going to be a crazy photo dump that I'm...
read moreSee You in 2015!
I've decided it's time to say "yes" by saying "no." I'm getting off Facebook for the rest of December, and I'm taking a hiatus from blogging, too. It's time to be still. It's time to prepare my heart, our family, and our home to welcome the Christ Child. ...
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Happy Monday! It’s time for Put It To Work, our weekly opportunity to swap prayer intentions. The goal of Put It To Work is to actively unite our intentions to the cross for one another, putting the prayer intentions “to work”–especially in times of suffering (no...
read moreThanksgiving #2
We got to celebrate Thanksgiving #2 with Philip's side of the family on Thanksgiving Day. I love how celebrating the same holiday with each side can simultaneously be so different but equally fun! While my side of the family is HUGE, Philip's fam is small but...
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I turned 30 on Wednesday, and it was the most perfectly quiet day! Since it was the day before Thanksgiving, there was no preschool. The day started with Philip letting me sleep in while he took Harry to our favorite donut spot, Conroy's Bakery Shoppe. Philip woke...
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Philip and I got to host my side for Thanksgiving on Saturday. What a fun, fun day! Philip has always really enjoyed cooking, baking, and entertaining, so it's a treat to get to have our family here for celebrations. We had a great time selecting the menu together,...
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Happy Monday! It’s time for Put It To Work, our weekly opportunity to swap prayer intentions. The goal of Put It To Work is to actively unite our intentions to the cross for one another, putting the prayer intentions “to work”–especially in times of suffering (no...
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At CatholicMom: Keeping Advent Holy
I know it's not even Thanksgiving yet, but I'm a planner, and I'm writing this column for myself. I'm going to print it off, stick it to my refrigerator, and remind myself of these words when Advent is upon us. As our family grows, the Advent and Christmas seasons...
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Put It To Work Happy Monday morning! It’s time for Put It To Work, our weekly opportunity to swap prayer intentions. The goal of Put It To Work is to actively unite our intentions to the cross for one another, putting the prayer intentions “to work”–especially in...
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