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November 14, 2017

Week in My Life 2017: Monday

I'm chronicling our ordinary, but extraordinary, life every day this week. Here's Monday.
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November 9, 2017

A Golden Birthday, a gratitude garland, how mothers are dictionaries, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Our older son is 10 today—double digits! It’s his golden birthday (10 on the 10th), and he has been counting down the days, of course.
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November 8, 2017

A Q&A with a seminarian on his vocation to the priesthood

During National Vocations Awareness Week, seminarian Tommy O'Donnell reflects on his vocation to the priesthood.
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November 6, 2017

Ooh la la! Let’s have French onion soup for dinner

We don't always have the time and money to slip away to a lovely French restaurant. So I decided to make French onion soup for dinner.
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November 2, 2017

Farewell to soccer practice and Halloween, hello to stuffed peppers and November (7 Quick Takes)

It’s November! How did that happen? I am hearing people mention Thanksgiving as if it’s just around the corner.
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October 30, 2017

Trick or treat: Procrastinating and still mostly winning at Halloween (Five Favorites)

How is it Halloween already? Here are five tricks-or-treats (you decide) as we head into this fun-filled holiday.
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October 27, 2017

Chaperoning a field trip to St. Mary’s City, our first family hotel stay, a poetry reading, and The Irish Blessing (7 Quick Takes)

Ever been to St. Mary’s City? I hadn’t gone until this week when I chaperoned a fourth grade field trip there.
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October 25, 2017

How we talk about death with our children

I am not in any way an expert. I am just feeling my way and trusting that the Holy Spirit is leading us through these conversations.
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October 19, 2017

Meeting new twin cousins, a free car seat, funeral preparations, and a Thomas Merton quote (7 Quick Takes)

We dropped in on our new twin nephews and cousins this week. They are absolutely precious.
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October 17, 2017

Screen Time (in rhyme)

A little poetry to mark an ordinary every day memory
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October 14, 2017

Joy and sorrow, remembering a much-loved brother-in-law, and other moments from the week (7 Quick Takes)

We are grieving the loss of a young and much loved husband, father of four, brother-in-law, son, brother, and uncle.
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October 9, 2017

A rose and an answered prayer (or what happened after our child care fell apart)

Two weeks ago when I was praying a novena to St. Therese, I asked her help on a number of things. I explained to her about our children’s transition to their new school.
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