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Erin Franco

Archives for November 2009

Anxiety

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We joked all weekend about Michael’s “mantuition” that Baby Franco will be arriving on Wednesday, Dec. 2 because of the…
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Thanksgiving culinary home run – an Acceptance Speech

Thanksgiving culinary home run – an Acceptance Speech

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After two home-run dishes at Thanksgiving with the Perrymans today, I need to recognize some key “ingredients”: First, I’d like to…
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The Belles–er, Bellies–of Houston

The Belles–er, Bellies–of Houston

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My friend Betsy and my friend and boss Laura threw me a wonderful baby shower in Houston a couple of weeks…
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Gorgeous Blogger Award

Gorgeous Blogger Award

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One of my wonderful college roommates, Emily, surprised me with this “award” the other day, so I thought I would…
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St. Peter, calling all apologists :-)

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“…always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that…
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Calling all Catholic apologists–yes, that means you

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Since moving to Houston, both my faith and my religion have been verbally challenged by others. I can name several specific…
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5 weeks to go…and some special news

5 weeks to go…and some special news

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Wow! I am due to have a baby in a little over five weeks! I had a wonderful baby shower…
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Lockport baby shower

Lockport baby shower

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Modeling the Bump at the shower All of my moms and sisters 🙂 Mignon, Shell, me, Lucie, Rivers and Shannon

What image of God do you want to give to your children?

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Michael and I attended our first baptism class at St. Clare last week. One of our discussion questions for the evening went straight…
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I'm a south Louisiana girl, Catholic wife, writer, speaker, and mother of six. Since I started my blog way back in 2009, life has been a roller coaster of babies, plot twists and a plane crash or two. I've been chronicling things here as I've been learning to love and suffer and laugh and trust in the goodness of God in the ordinary and the extraordinary--with a little espresso and a lot of Divine Mercy. Read More…

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