Today I am linked up with the CatholicMom.com Advent Wreath Link-Up. If you have a camera and a blog be sure to share your wreath with us. Our Advent Wreath is our first as a family. My husband and I have been married for 3.5 years. We bought a simple gold ringed wreath at our …
Saying “No” to Santa
I am going to open up this can of worms for the second year in a row. I am having an honest struggle with Santa Claus. I was raised with my parents doing Santa Claus. I can remember thinking that I heard sleigh bells when I was five years old, waiting in anticipation for Christmas …
The Ugly Christmas Ornament Lesson
Once again my daughter is teaching me that the world does not revolve around me. It is a very difficult lesson, one in which I sulk at times. Give me a little bit of a break. I have only been a parent for 2 years and was living blissfully unaware (okay..occasionally aware) of my selfish …
Liturgical New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year! The Church has begun a new liturgical year. We are now into the First Week of Advent as we await the coming of our Savior. During Mass yesterday I started to think about how silly I think New Year's Resolutions can be. They are yet another way to drive consumerism. It is …
Why I Like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
I decided to write something a little more light-hearted today. It is pouring rain and we are expecting snow tonight, and truth be told, these long dark nights are not for me. I need light and lots of it. So for those of you who struggle with depression, I feel your pain, and you are …
7 Quick Takes for this Gray and Occasionally Sunny November Day
Today I am linked up over at Jennifer Fulwiler's Conversion Diary for 7 Quick Takes. Join us with your quick takes for the week here: 1. My husband and I bought our first home together in May of this year. We actually ended up in the town where our parish is located (long story as …
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Some Honesty About NFP
Okay, I am just going to be honest here, sometimes having to use NFP sucks. I don't mean because I want to use contraception. Quite the opposite. I know how contraception has hurt marriages, our culture, women, pretty much everybody. Our culture just cannot see it, but the Church has predicted the disastrous results we …
Small Success Thursday November 14, 2013
It is really easy to get to this point on Thursday and wonder if I have any small successes this week. They are there I just have to find them through my own critic. First, Monday was Veteran's Day. I am a US Navy Veteran and I decided to enjoy the day. I went out …
Michaela’s Inquiring Mind
Michaela continues to amaze me on a very regular basis, pretty much daily. She has progressed to full sentences. In fact, she makes a point of using full sentences now. She is also in the question stage. Inquiring minds want to know, about everything. Her favorite question is: "What is it?". She asks me this …
Joy in Motherhood on Hallowe’en
Motherhood continues to amaze me in wonderful new ways. Yesterday was Hallowe’en. My husband and I had found a bee costume at a local consignment shop. I put it on her in the early evening last night, and my heart melted. She was adorable! I am sure she will be embarrassed by this in the …
Swimming the Depths 