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.
Put It To Work 28
Another Monday means another opportunity to swap prayer intentions and start “putting them to work” for one another! Here are my prayer intentions for this week: That I overcome my habit of anger That Walt has a blessed 4th birthday That we have a smooth transition...
read moreRethinking How We Archive Family Memories
For Mother's Day, I decided to transfer my parents' VHS home videos to DVDs. I made the trip to Omaha to get the tapes from Mom and Dad's house. Dad found the box of VHS tapes stored in the basement and made arrangements for me to pick it up before Mom got home from...
read moreSinging In the Shackles
In this morning's First Reading (Acts 16:22-34), we hear about the persecution of Paul and Silas as they tried to spread the Gospel. For their missionary work, they are stripped, beaten, and sent to jailer. The prison guard was given strict instructions to guard...
read morePut It To Work 27
Another Monday means another opportunity to swap prayer intentions and start “putting them to work” for one another! Here are my prayer intentions for this week: That those facing unemployment or underemployment may find meaningful work For those with high-risk...
read moreThe Mother's Day Trap
I'm not gonna do it. I'm not gonna fall for the Mother's Day Trap. It's so gosh darn tempting to expect what the Hallmark commercials are selling. We see all of these picture perfect scenes of cherub children and adoring husbands gently, lovingly waking Mom with...
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