One way that I’m gearing up for Lent
Lent is nearly upon us, and I'm not ready--yet. It sneaks up on me every single year, but this year, I am doing some prep work so that I can enter into the season deliberately. I want to have a game plan, and I know that I'll desperately need one this year. We're...
read moreOver at CatholicMom Today: No More Wasting the Bad Days
Head over to CatholicMom to read my post today. It's called "No More Wasting the Bad Days." It's about the morning I realized that God wants us to offer everything, even our silly little inconveniences, as offerings to Him. "We’re getting ready to list our house in...
read moreSmall Success Thursday #8
Here are our small successes for this week:Harry is 6 months old and more interested in playing peek-a-boo than packing boxesIt's been another wild week as we get ready to list the house. March 3 is the official day it goes on the market. Fortunately, that means...
read moreGrade School Valentine's Day Memories
I'm reminiscing about Valentine's Day in grade school. So many memories!I went to St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic grade school, and every year, we had a homeroom Valentine party hosted by the sweet "room moms" that volunteered to bring treats and organize games....
read moreGrade School Valentine’s Day Memories
I'm reminiscing about Valentine's Day in grade school. So many memories!I went to St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic grade school, and every year, we had a homeroom Valentine party hosted by the sweet "room moms" that volunteered to bring treats and organize games....
read moreSmall Success Thursday #7
Writing this as quickly as I can and going to bed, so this is going to be the lamest Small Success Thursday post ever:Jane turned 4, and I think she'd say that she had a great day. More on our fun day another time!I survived another week of subcontractors and...
read moreHappy 4th Birthday, Jane Louise!
Dear Janie Boo,You're four years old! FOUR! Can you believe it?! Daddy and I can't.4 years ago, we were watching the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver from our hospital room with youand now you're a big preschooler!Preschool Christmas sing-alongNow, we get to watch...
read morePlease give me your input on these 3 things before we list the house
I have a few questions and random tasks I'd love your input on before we list the house. 1. How do I get this white stuff off of our bathroom counter? Despite regular cleaning and some good elbow grease with all-purpose cleaners, I can't get the white stuff to...
read moreSmall Success Thursday #6 (A day late!)
It's been a whirlwind of a week, so I'm writing our "small successes" a day late. And, you know what? I'm going to call my small success #1 the fact that I don't care that it's late!On to our other small successes for this week:I'm gonna go ahead and call this the...
read moreKeeping The Kids Engaged During Family Prayer Time
I love using social media to find practical solutions to everyday dilemmas. Last week, we noticed that the novelty of our family rosary time was gone for the kids, and they were getting really squirrelly. Jane and Walt would erupt into a fit of giggles by the third...
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