Jane’s Lunchtime Prayer
We took a little hiatus from daily Mass Wednesday and today because the kids have been overtired from a busy schedule. This morning, little Walt walked to me with arms outstretched, tears rolling down his cheeks, and asked, "Binkie? Night, night?" at 8:15! My kids...
read moreHappy Sibling Day!
Apparently today is "Sibling Day." At least everyone on Facebook keeps posting pictures of themselves and their siblings, so I thought I'd find a few of my favorite pictures of myself and my siblings. I love you, Dan, David, Jenny, Andy, and...
read moreDaily Mass Day 2 & True Love
I took the kids to 8:15 Mass for the second day in a row this morning. The church was jam-packed, standing-room only, so I ended up sitting with the kids in some chairs in the narthex. I told them that they had to stay on the rug or in their chairs. We had a few...
read moreDaily Mass Day 2 & True Love
I took the kids to 8:15 Mass for the second day in a row this morning. The church was jam-packed, standing-room only, so I ended up sitting with the kids in some chairs in the narthex. I told them that they had to stay on the rug or in their chairs. We had a few...
read moreWe Did It! The Kids and I Made It Through Daily Mass Without Philip!
Yesterday, I asked for your prayers because I resolved to take the kids to daily Mass all by myself. This rainy morning, I took two toddlers and my burgeoning belly to 8:15 Mass, and we all lived to tell about it. Yay! And you know what? It was great! Like most...
read morePrayer Request: Daily Mass With the Kids
After hemming and hawing over wanting to take the kids to daily Mass but being too afraid to try it solo, I've finally decided that we're actually going to do it. Tomorrow. 8:15. Get ready, daily Mass goers! My crew is invading tomorrow!I'm equally excited and...
read moreFamily Trip to the Zoo
Do you want to know why Philip is the best husband ever? He worked an overnight shift at the hospital on Friday, came home Saturday morning, and he insisted that he would rather take a family trip to the zoo than take a snooze. In typical Husband and Father of the...
read moreTHIS is why "There Is No Place Like Nebraska"!
I am very proud to call myself a Nebraskan today! The Nebraska Cornhusker football team "adopted" 7-year-old brain cancer fighter, Jack Hoffman, under the leadership of former player Rex Burkhead (Number 22) through the Uplifting Athletes Campaign. Jack Hoffman and...
read moreTHIS is why “There Is No Place Like Nebraska”!
I am very proud to call myself a Nebraskan today! The Nebraska Cornhusker football team "adopted" 7-year-old brain cancer fighter, Jack Hoffman, under the leadership of former player Rex Burkhead (Number 22) through the Uplifting Athletes Campaign. Jack Hoffman and...
read moreYet Another Gem on PBS: "Call the Midwife"
We cancelled cable about three years ago and subscribed to Netflix. Aside from a few cable shows like "Top Chef" that we can't seem to find anywhere or the occasional Husker football game that doesn't air on a major network, we haven't missed cable or the bill....
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