Christmas Mass and the Prodigal Son’s Older Brother
You can find my monthly column over at CatholicMom today. It's called "Christmas Mass and the Prodigal Son's Older Brother." Head on over to check it out! The Prodigal Son, sketch by...
read moreDecember Happiness Project Resolutions
December 5th.I am thinking about so many things today...I'm feeling so scatterbrained. At this time last year, I had just seen this: I took that test one month to the day after we lost Therese. What a roller coaster ride of emotions! Rather than revisit all of...
read moreWhat a whirlwind of a week!
I'm feeling uninspired this Friday afternoon, so I thought I'd share picture highlights of the week. Raking leaves with Dad. This picture epitomizes how the world must feel to a 2-year-old. He's working soooooo hard with that little rake, and he feels like he's not...
read moreHappiness Project: November Resolutions Progress Report
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, read about Our Happiness Project.Here's Our November Happiness Project Resolutions Progress Report:October Resolutions UpdateExerciseWe both completely fell off the bandwagon with this resolution. I've been battling a sore...
read moreWhat We Had for Dinner: Beef and Bean Chile Verde, Skinny Cilantro Lime Rice, & Clementines
I thought I'd share our easy weeknight dinner from last night.We had Beef and Bean Chile Verde over skinny cilantro lime rice (you know, like that fabulous burrito joint makes?).We always double the rice recipe to make equal amounts of the chile & rice.Meal...
read moreWhat We Had for Dinner: Beef and Bean Chile Verde, Skinny Cilantro Lime Rice, & Clementines
I thought I'd share our easy weeknight dinner from last night.We had Beef and Bean Chile Verde over skinny cilantro lime rice (you know, like that fabulous burrito joint makes?).We always double the rice recipe to make equal amounts of the chile & rice.Meal...
read moreKeeping the Christmas Season Organized
Last year, I created a Christmas Planner and shared it on my blog here. I thought I'd share the information again in case anyone would find it helpful. Why do all of that work if you're not going to share?! My Christmas planner includes the following...
read moreImpromptu Fall Photo Shoot
Our photographer for our family portraits had to cancel due to weather, and we are rescheduled for this Sunday. It's not looking too good weather-wise, so we decided to do an impromptu photo shoot a few nights ago. Harold was taking a snooze in his swing, so we...
read moreI'm Gonna Miss This
While doing the dinner dishes last night, I realized I had a choice: I could empty the clean dishes out of the dishwasher and load the dinner dishes, OR I could join Philip and the kids in the family room for some play time before bed. Before our Happiness Project,...
read moreI’m Gonna Miss This
While doing the dinner dishes last night, I realized I had a choice: I could empty the clean dishes out of the dishwasher and load the dinner dishes, OR I could join Philip and the kids in the family room for some play time before bed. Before our Happiness Project,...
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