Today, my humble pie tasted like tears and smelled like flowers. I had a discouraging couple of hours with Gabriel this morning. More me Making Mountains out of Molehills than him being a Terrible Two-Year-Old. In all honesty. I got home at lunch time from the morning's activities, ... Read More about Sweet-smelling humble pie
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Keep calm and carry on
A close friend told me this afternoon that a new friend of ours remarked to her after meeting me that "she loved being around my calm presence." Hearing this about myself made me absolutely cringe with guilt at first, since my first thoughts about the comment involved an ugly mental slideshow of all ... Read More about Keep calm and carry on
The Family Beach Trip, and a beach with no babes
Michael and I got back last week from a lovely trip to the beach with his mom's side of the family. We had almost 40 people on the trip, and we had a great time! One of the rooms that was rented for the trip was a penthouse at the resort where we stayed. It was the official gathering place for ... Read More about The Family Beach Trip, and a beach with no babes
Rock-a-bye baby
Faith has turned into the cuddliest of babies (finally!!). She's a little more clingy these days, but nothing out of the ordinary.:) I am snuggling with her and rocking her as often as I can right now, since I am actually in the middle of slowly weaning her. I am so thankful to God that He blessed ... Read More about Rock-a-bye baby
Fourth of July, and a quote from a pope
“True freedom is not advanced in the permissive society, which confuses freedom with license to do anything whatever and which in the name of freedom proclaims a kind of general amorality. It is a caricature of freedom to claim that people are free to organize their lives with no reference to moral ... Read More about Fourth of July, and a quote from a pope
Let’s talk about our husbands
Let's talk about our husbands. But let's be nice, ladies. Actually, let's be more than nice. Let's be charitable. Let's be forgiving. Let's be positive. Let's be encouraging. Let's be balanced. No venting. No ugliness. No mockery. It's so easy to fall ... Read More about Let’s talk about our husbands
Add that to my resume
I guess I can add 'radio show guest' to my resume now. :) On Thursday night, a family friend called me about being a guest on Wake Up Baton Rouge, the morning show for Baton Rouge's Catholic radio station. They had heard about my blog and wanted to talk to me about young marriage and ... Read More about Add that to my resume
Slice of (Faith’s) Life: May 31, 2012
My baby girl, Faith Lucia Franco, officially started crawling on May 31, 2012. Just wanted to mark this momentous event in Faith's life on Humble Handmaid, which (if you've ever read About Me) doubles of course as a shameless outlet for posting pictures of my kids. :) The floodgates ... Read More about Slice of (Faith’s) Life: May 31, 2012
A weekend with old friends and (new) Fathers
Last weekend, we attended the ordination of our friend (now) Fr. Luke Millette, right here in Houston. We had several friends travel in from out of town for the weekend, and we had such a wonderful, wonderful time with everyone! Michael and I know Fr. Luke from camp, but as the Lord would have ... Read More about A weekend with old friends and (new) Fathers