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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Meatless dinner ideas, say it ain’t snow, a Pi Day pie competition, homemade Shamrock shakes, and other fun

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April 15, 2017

Why the praying couple’s pre-wedding photo captured our hearts

I know you have seen their photo… It was taken right before the wedding of  U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Caleb Earwood and his bride Maggie last Saturday. And it’s popped up everywhere on social media feeds and on many news programs since their photographer Dwayne Schmidt posted it on his Facebook page
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April 15, 2017

Send your children to college or they might lose the faith

Parents have long worried about what goes on at college. Catholic parents, in particular, worry that their children will fall away from the faith, with peers pressuring them into abandoning religious practices and liberal professors swaying them from their religious beliefs. Concerned parents might go as far as keeping their
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April 15, 2017

Reflecting on an unforgettable experience at the Pope’s Mass in Washington, D.C.

I had the opportunity to attend the Pope’s Mass on Sept. 23 in Washington, D.C., with 25,000 of my closest friends.If you were there too, I’m so very happy for you! If you weren’t, I wish you could have been, and I wish we could have crowded together against the
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: How we celebrated turning 6, a trip to the police station, how ready we are (or aren’t) for Christmas, an Elf on the Shelf update, Star Wars cookies, and other fun

We didn’t throw a friends’ party for Daniel this year, but don’t worry. He had a fantastic birthday. He actually burst into a spontaneous dance before opening his gifts. He took munchkins to school and it happened to be the day when the children get to shop for little gifts
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: St. Patrick’s Day fun, some tea with your sugar, my Lenten sacrifice, science fair excitement, and spontaneous contests

How did you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? I baked Irish soda bread last weekend and it has lasted all week, mostly because our children don’t eat it.My plans to invite ourselves over to my parents’ house for a St. Patrick’s Day feast fell through when Daniel wasn’t feeling well yesterday.
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Hunting for Pokemon, taste testing ramen, summer homework, and a Fort McHenry picnic

We might be a little less into Pokemon Go than we were earlier in the week. Maybe.I mean, we aren’t walking into walls and off cliffs. But we are stalking Pokemon in the library.And we are still taking pictures of the cool ones. Last night when we were walking through the neighborhood,
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April 15, 2017

Writing instead of sleeping, anniversary luck, cupcakes, no secrets from Baba, praying with children, and spelling words (7 Quick Takes Friday)

When people ask me how I have time to blog, I tell them that writing is more important than sleeping. But I have a cold, so I might have to choose sleep over writing tonight. So these might be really quick takes. Of course, I have said that before, and
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: A Sick Day

When our little boy is really sick, he needs to be held.His cold has been getting worse. He creeps into our room during the night and lies on our floor next to the bed, just to be near us. I wake up and hear his rough breathing, so I take
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: When a plunger sparks a fun Halloween idea

Every October our school has a Friday night Boo Bash right before Halloween. The children and some of the adults dress in costumes, and families can sign up to decorate the tables. The children trick-or-treat at the tables and pick up candy or other trinkets as they go.At some point a
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: It’s finally Friday, we still have a mouse, love of our Catholic school, Chinese New Year at the library, and more

It’s Friday!How many days did this week have? I lost count on day 13.Just kidding. It was actually a good week. I just think we are all a little tired and ready for the weekend.
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April 15, 2017

Active mind may decrease chances of Alzheimer’s

Dr. Barbara Ensor is hooked on Sudoku, the challenging 9-by-9 grid Japanese brainteaser seemingly everywhere lately in print and online. The challenge of Sudoku is that a number between one and nine can appear only once on each row, in each column and on each 3-by-3 area. The doctor realizes the puzzle is a way...
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