I am going to share this again. I am totally not trying to toot my own horn here. Mother's Day is coming up and that can be a difficult time for many women. If you have had miscarriages, then you are a mom. Your children have just been given the gift of the Beatific Vision …
Miscarriage and the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary
This week is Infertility Awareness Week. Infertility comes in many forms: those who cannot have children, those who suffer repeated miscarriage, and those who cannot have more children after they have one or two. There are many different types of infertility and it is something that I know well. It is the great Cross of …
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Dealing with Miscarriage Part II: Grief
This week is National Infertility Awareness Week. I wrote yesterday about what it is like to be Catholic with only one child without even realizing that it is Infertility Awareness Week. Infertility comes in many forms from the couple who cannot conceive to people like me who have a child and then suffer repeated miscarriage. …
Motherhood Is to Be Pierced
Today is my daughter's birthday. She turned 3 years old. As I snuggled next to her this morning and gave her kisses waiting for her to wake up, I was filled with excitement for her. Birthdays, like other holidays, are a time of magic in childhood. And at my daughter's current age, it is pretty …
Gardening: Playing in God’s Creation
You care for the earth, give it water;you fill it with riches.Your river in heaven brims overto provide its grain.And thus you provide for the earth;you drench its furrows;you level it, soften it with showers;you bless its growth.Psalm 65This morning I was out in the morning sunshine picking kale with my daughter in our garden. …
My Choice to Homeschool
There is a disturbing trend in this country in regards to discourse and the right to personal opinion and free speech. I know that most people who frequent the Internet have noticed that comment sections on Facebook, Twitter, articles, and blogs are filled with name calling, vilification, irrational rants, and unintelligent and unintelligible arguments. People …
Small Success Thursday: Protecting Our Children Edition
It is Small Success Thursday over at CatholicMom.com. Â Come share this week's small successes with us. This week was a travel week for my husband. Â Thankfully he is home for a while, but things get a little topsy-turvy when he is on the road. Â I managed to actually get some sleep while he was gone. …
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Liturgical Living: Feast of Epiphany Birthday Party for Jesus
Yesterday was the Feast of Epiphany. Â The Roman Church has a week of Christmas left before we enter back into Ordinary Time. Â The ladies who help me run the Sanctity of Life Committee at our parish and I decided to host a Birthday Party for Jesus. Â We needed to collect crisis pregnancy items and what …
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The Ugly Christmas Ornament Lesson
Once again my daughter is teaching me that the world does not revolve around me. Â It is a very difficult lesson, one in which I sulk at times. Â Give me a little bit of a break. Â I have only been a parent for 2 years and was living blissfully unaware (okay..occasionally aware) of my selfish …
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. Â My husband and I bought our first home together in May of this year. Â We actually ended up in the town where our parish is located (long story as …
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Swimming the Depths 