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Advent: It’s the most wonderful time of the year

Advent simply nudges us to make space in our lives for Jesus. It assures us that the Son of God is coming.
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Train displays, parent-teacher conferences, December birthdays, fun with cardboard, and what’s left in the fridge (7 Quick Takes)

December starts tomorrow, so bring on train season! Actually, it’s always train season around here because we are a toy train family.
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Is that Mr. Bean?

Suzanna Molino Singleton finds humor and inspiration from an encounter with the acclaimed biographer of St. John Paul II.
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Cleansed and conformed to God’s will

We must all intensify prayer and penance. We should all be inviting to church those who have left out of boredom, anger, confusion, or disgust.
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Table of plenty

We’re losing power for most of the day tomorrow. I know we’ll lose most of the food in our fridge, so we’ve been eating and eating—but we’ve barely made a dent.
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Thanksgiving leftovers, lots of pie, sleepover fun, and more (7 Quick Takes)

~1~ Despite all my worry that the frozen turkey wouldn’t thaw in time, it thawed beautifully, and it cooked up even more perfectly. I watched my father pull it out of the oven, and it was gorgeous—and delicious. Everything tasted so good this year—my mother’s carrots and onions casserole, the mashed potatoes and gravy, the...
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Talking turkey and sweet potatoes and pie

A dozen years ago or so, back before we had children, my mother asked me to bring the sweet potatoes to our Thanksgiving dinner.
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Snow, snow, snow, birthday spaghetti, an anniversary gift, and more (7 Quick Takes)

It snowed yesterday! I had seen that snow and sleet were in the forecast, but so often storms don’t amount to much—especially in mid-November.
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When your jug is nearly dry

You wonder why God would ask that of you at a time when your jar of flour is nearly empty and your jug is nearly dry.
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Grieving Together offers couples support after miscarriage

Grieving Together is both beautifully and practically written. It is, in fact, the book Laura and Franco wish they had had when they miscarried their third baby.
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