Hi! I’m Catherine Boucher
I'm a Catholic homeschooling mother of six. My husband, Philip, is a pediatrician, and we've been married for 14 years. I created the podcast, While You Were Folding, to continue the conversations about things that matter in domestic life. I've learned a lot (usually in messy or painful ways), and I have so much more to learn! I hope you'll get in touch and that I can feature your voice on a future episode of the podcast.
Did You Know Thursday is Mother's Day?
Ok, so maybe we don't celebrate Mother's Day on Thursday, December 8th in the United States, but I'm going to make the case that all Catholic families should.In the Catholic Church, we celebrate the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on December 8. The...
read moreFeast of St. Nicholas and a Great Book
How is your Advent going? I've been enjoying my daily Advent devotional on EWTN's website. The daily reflection is based on a Scripture verse. Then, there is a short reflection followed by an "Advent Action" (something you can do to put the day's lesson into...
read moreBreastfeeding Bedlam
So, let's resume my breastfeeding saga starting after I got home from the hospital...I've decided to split up my experiences with Janie and Walt because I don't want them to melt together. Who knew I'd have so much to say about this? I'm warning you that this is a...
read moreMy Experience With Breastfeeding, aka “I feel like such a failure! I’m a terrible mother!”
I was so thrilled to see another mom write that formula feeding is not an evil thing in this blog post yesterday: Breastfeeding Bullies. It made me want to share my experience with both nursing and formula feeding, and why I feel that (1) mothers who breastfeed...
read moreMy Experience With Breastfeeding, aka "I feel like such a failure! I'm a terrible mother!"
I was so thrilled to see another mom write that formula feeding is not an evil thing in this blog post yesterday: Breastfeeding Bullies. It made me want to share my experience with both nursing and formula feeding, and why I feel that (1) mothers who breastfeed...
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