Everyone keeps telling me to give this guy lots of kisses and hugs, to sniff his sweet baby head. Well, here you go, proof that I’m following through. Daddy’s getting lots of cuddle time with our little guy, too. Anyway, things may be a...
“…in an age of sort of Twitter and Facebook, and all the rest of it, where language is just witty and snappy, and quick, and meant to amuse rather than kind of be any profound in any way, and certainly the brevity of it sort of precludes...
What a day! We had an unexpected daddy’s home day today. Sophie wrenched her arm at bedtime last night and was still favoring it this morning. Dom stayed home to help us navigate getting to the doctor’s office. I’m still not...
So my last attempt to write about praying the Liturgy of the Hours got all out of hand and became about me, me, me. Mostly. But I wanted to get back to Jen and her request for help because I know she’s not the only one who finds herself a bit...
—1— First, you know I have to have a baby picture. Or two. I’ve found this to be the best position for burping for all three kids. Or maybe its really just what I feel most comfortable with. In any case Bene is the only one to...
Being in the hospital a second time was so hard. What I really wanted to be doing was cuddling and nursing my Benedict in my big blue rocking chair, reading to my girls, and getting lots of naps. Instead I found myself mostly alone in a tiny...
My Heart is Ready: Benedict’s Birth Part 1 Your Word Is A Light to My Path: Benedict’s Birth Part 3 The basic idea of lectio divina is to read the psalm or reading slowly and when a word or phrase catches you, you stay with it, savoring...
Every so often a blogger I read decides she’s overwhelmed and closes her comments. Which always makes me sad, though I try to be understanding. Anyway, this is just to say that you, my loyal readers, need never fear my making the same decision...
To everyone who has left comments on the blog since Thursday. My web host changed email settings and Dom forgot to change mine. Understandably. He’s had more important things on his mind. I didn’t notice the missing emails immediately...
I shouldn’t be surprised; but it snuck up on me where I wasn’t expecting it. And I’m frustrated and uncertain how to proceed. Bella it seems is suddenly much more reluctant to use the toilet. Is holding it in until her nap time or...
