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.
Celebrating Thérèse
After a lot of prayer, Philip and I decided we wanted to celebrate our baby Thérèse's life formally with our family. Thérèse will be buried at a Catholic cemetery, but there will be no formal burial ceremony. (I'll go into the logistics and hoops I had to go through...
read moreOur Jesse Tree
Have you ever heard of a Jesse Tree? Until last year, I never knew the significance of the tree or the ornaments/images on the tree. In anticipation of Christmas, the Jesse Tree tells the story of Jesus' family tree. Starting with the story of Creation and ending...
read moreMy Christmas Planner
In March, I created a Boucher Family Binder to serve as our family's central information hub. Since creating that binder, life is much more organized and less stressful around here. To learn more about the forms and information contained in the binder, click on the...
read moreMy 28th Birthday
Last night, after we finished our nightly reading of Magnificat and said our prayers, Philip and I did our nightly check-in to see how the other was doing. We both said that we were mostly feeling numb and that the sadness is starting to creep in. Now that we're not...
read moreThanksgiving
We spent Thanksgiving day with Philip's family. It was a wonderful, relaxing day full of great conversation and fantastic food. Unfortunately, we forgot our camera at home, so we don't have any pictures to share. Many thanks to Philip's wonderful family for hosting...
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