“Sometimes All It Takes Is An Invitation”
As we prepare for "The Little Flower," St. Thérèse of Lisieux's feast day on October 1, I am THRILLED to share a beautiful resource and initiative with you! Imagine Sisters is dedicated to introducing the world to the vocation of religious sisters with a combination...
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"Sometimes All It Takes Is An Invitation"
As we prepare for "The Little Flower," St. Thérèse of Lisieux's feast day on October 1, I am THRILLED to share a beautiful resource and initiative with you! Imagine Sisters is dedicated to introducing the world to the vocation of religious sisters with a combination...
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Preparations for Preschool Picture Day
Last year before Jane's first school pictures, I decided to do an impromptu practice photo shoot in the family room. Jane and Walt loved standing in front of the blue paper and hamming it up for the camera. Walt has always been good at giving a grin on command--just...
read moreWould they miss the kind of mom I was today?
I'm reading a fantastic book called Momnipotent by Danielle Bean. In chapter 7, Danielle talks about the natural strength us women have to multitask. On the flipside, she says, the quality of our work and our relationships suffer when we try to multitask too much....
read moreHappy Baptismal Anniversary, Harold!
Today was Harold Fulton Boucher's 1st Baptismal Anniversary! Yay! Here are a few of my favorite pictures from his Baptism Day:He was so itty bitty! Harold FultonSeptember 15, 2013Beth O'Brien's cookies stole the show at the luncheon reception. Aren't they...
read moreSpecial Time With Walt
I apologize for the blog silence. September has been a busy month with the start of the school year and other activities.Now that we're starting to get into our groove, I'll be blogging again on a regular basis. Jane and Walt are LOVING preschool! They have a...
read morePrayers For Our GodTeens Family
When Philip was in high school, he participated in a fantastic program called GodTeens, and he always talked about it being his favorite part of high school.A small group (12-15) of high school freshmen meet their Godparent couple in the fall. They meet at the...
read moreFeeling Like a Sham
Do you ever have days (or weeks, months...) when you feel like a big sham? Everyone else seems to think that you've got it all together, but you feel like you can't do anything right. I've been in "sham mode" for the past two weeks. "Sham mode" is when I feel like...
read moreTwo things: 1. Simcha liked my review 2. I'll be on the radio tomorrow
1. Simcha liked my reviewYesterday, I wrote a review of Simcha Fisher's fabulous book, The Sinner's Guide to Natural Family Planning. Simcha saw it, and she shared it on her Facebook page today! It was a total Catholic geek starstruck moment. One of my favorite...
read moreTwo things: 1. Simcha liked my review 2. I’ll be on the radio tomorrow
1. Simcha liked my reviewYesterday, I wrote a review of Simcha Fisher's fabulous book, The Sinner's Guide to Natural Family Planning. Simcha saw it, and she shared it on her Facebook page today! It was a total Catholic geek starstruck moment. One of my favorite...
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