Hail Mary, full of grace.Happy Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God! Happy New Year and Merry Christmas (still!!!)! This morning my husband and I went to Mass for this holy day of obligation that always falls on January 1st. We are still smack in the middle of Christmas season and we celebrate Jesus Christ through …
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 …
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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It’s Small Success Thursday at CatholicMom.com 11-21-2013
Once again it is Small Success Thursday over at CatholicMom.com. Have you thought about some of your successes for the week? Share them with us here. Here are three of mine: 1. I got moving again. I spent months training for a 5K and ran my first back in September. A week later I found out …
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Tips to Help Your Writing
In the past few months I have really increased my writing. I try to write every single day, even if it is just gibberish in a notebook. Writing, like all art forms requires practice. It also needs inspiration. I am working on a novel right now and it has evolved in the last few weeks. …
The Fruits of Giving Up Facebook
Yesterday my daughter and I went for a drive because it was a beautiful autumn day. The sky was bright blue and there was not a cloud in sight. So we drove to see my husband at work. He works about 25 minutes from our home. When I got there my husband said that he …
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 …
People Who Have Impacted Me Thus Far (non-Family Edition)
Yesterday morning, as I sat in my Lay Dominican meeting listening to one of the Friars talk about the Dominican life, I was blown away by the fact that I was even there. So many things have had to happen in order for me to be where I am today. For the first time in …
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Why I am Giving Up Facebook
This morning I got up at 5am. My daughter started to cry for me at 457am, so I put her in the bed with my husband and then I got up for the day. I started coffee in the coffeepot and made a frittata for us to eat for breakfast. I then prayed Lauds, and …
When I Fall Short in My Vocation
If there is one thing that marriage and motherhood is teaching me, it is how deeply selfish I am; how attached I am to things whether it be: food, coffee, me-time, social media, TV shows, books, writing, etc. These are all good things in and of themselves. Writing for instance is a gift that I …
Swimming the Depths 