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.
The 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...
read more7QT: Random photo recap
It's been awhile since I've blogged on a regular basis, so I thought I'd use a 7 Quick Takes post as a perfect chance to play catch up: 1. Jane's new "Quiet Time Corner" At 5, Jane is down to taking only one or two naps a week. On those days when she isn't napping,...
read moreMay Day
Ever since I was a little girl, May Day has been one of my favorite holidays. I loved creating the little baskets and ding dong ditching our neighbors as we left the goodies on their front stoops. I thought this would be a good year for us to start doing May Day...
read morePut It To Work 26
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 abortion will not legally return to Lincoln and for all those participating in the candlelight vigil...
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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 abortion will not legally return to Lincoln and for all those participating in the candlelight vigil...
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