I am overwhelmed by the responses from well-wishers both here and on Dom’s blog. So many prayers, so many friends, so much love. Thank you to all those who have written and to all those who have prayed for us. I wish I could thank each of you...
I had a miscarriage yesterday. If you don’t want to read about it, then don’t. But I need to write about it. Spotting began Saturday night. I noticed it right before we left to go out to dinner for my sister-in-law’s birthday. I...
I’ve just discovered another cool homeschooling/mom blog, Blessed Among Men. (Thanks to Karen E.) And it was a bit of a strange and humbling experience to discover my own blog on her blogroll. I forget sometimes I have readers I don’t...
Inspired by Melissa Wiley’s recent post about them, I’ve been re-reading the Little House books. And maybe because of her post, I’ve been paying more attention to the pictures than would be my usual wont. And there’s a...
also from Darwin Catholic, the first of a series of blog posts of Lenten meditations on the Divine Comedy. Though I read and enjoyed the Divina Commedia when I was in college, I’d never have thought of it as spiritual reading. I’ll...
Because I have a hard time passing up a book meme… Look at the list of books below. Bold the ones you�ve read, italicize the ones you want to read, cross out the ones you won�t touch with a 10 foot pole, underline the ones on your book shelf...
Eureka! Sometimes the simplest things make life so much easier. Isabella hates, hates, hates having her face and hands wiped. But after one of her meals she needs it so that she doesn’t leave food smears everywhere. It’s a battle I...
I’ve been reading lots of parenting books in the past year. Hey, I’m a book geek; it’s what I do. And I’ve just been rubbed the wrong way by people who are strong proponents of Attachment Parenting. Not that the basic idea of...
We were out and about this morning, running errands and so we stopped for lunch at the Johnny Rockets at the mall. It’s a 50s themed burger joint, with jukeboxes at the tables and classic rock music. At one point the kitchen staff stopped and...
Homeschool blogger Wisteria asks her readers to make a list of their 25 must-keep children’s picture books. If you had to cull, and could only save 25, which ones would your children demand you save? It’s an interesting question. I have...
