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...
read moreBernie, our Catholic Elf on the Shelf
Do you know about the Elf On The Shelf?Year after year, children and adults alike are baffled by the mystery of how Santa really knows who’s been naughty or nice. After much urging by the elves and Mrs. Claus, Santa has allowed his biggest secret to be revealed in The...
read moreRethinking My To-Do List
When I was in teachers college, several of my professors told me, "Good teachers borrow, and great teachers steal." Now that I'm at home, I'm learning that women far wiser and far ________er (fill in the blank with several other adjectives), have been perfecting the...
read more"It is Right and Just"
Philip's parents generously offered to take the kids Saturday afternoon and bring them home Sunday afternoon so that we could have some much-needed time together. For the first time in a long time, we went to Mass without our children on a Sunday morning. Perhaps it...
read more“It is Right and Just”
Philip's parents generously offered to take the kids Saturday afternoon and bring them home Sunday afternoon so that we could have some much-needed time together. For the first time in a long time, we went to Mass without our children on a Sunday morning. Perhaps it...
read morePhysically Losing Thérèse
St. Thérèse, pray for us!Since sharing the news on Sunday that baby #3, Thérèse, died and that I would be miscarrying at home, we received an overwhelming amount of support. We are so very grateful for your prayers, phone calls, e-mails, meals, help with Janie and...
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