During one of my monthly phone calls last fall with my homeschooling program counselor, Debbie, she said something about flashcards (of all things) that spoke some extra peace into the rest of my life. In math, I was supposed to be having my oldest two students drill one addition fact family per ... Read More about Growing into it
Humble Handmaid Blog Archives
Lightening up is golden
Aside from a frequent prayer to Jesus during the day, there's something else I've been trying to be intentional about telling myself lately: Lighten up. I've been trying to be really intentional about noticing the gifts and pleasures of my motherhood, and not letting the lots of little ... Read More about Lightening up is golden
A reading season
I think I've read more books more over the past six months than I've read in the past four years combined. A little fiction, a little nonfiction, and a healthy dose of self-care and spiritual reading. It's been lovely. I credit a lot of this newfound time spent reading to staying mostly away ... Read More about A reading season
Waiting for THE baby
Michael and I have two particular married couple friends who have struggled for years with infertility. This year, one of the couples adopted a beautiful baby girl, and the other couple finally conceived and gave birth to a baby girl as well. Both of these couples have waited the majority of their ... Read More about Waiting for THE baby
Jesus, I’m coming
Here's a little prayer that has made all the difference for me. When the baby needs to eat...Jesus, I'm coming. When my four-year-old comes in with a bloody knee and the fifth complaint that day against an older sibling who woke up on the wrong side of the bed...Jesus, I'm coming. When I ... Read More about Jesus, I’m coming
Franco, party of seven
Where to begin? Since I last posted, I've hobbled painfully through the end of an exhausting pregnancy and navigated the first three weeks of having a newborn. We are now a family of seven, with five children 8 years old and under. Here is our new baby.:) Aidan David was born on November ... Read More about Franco, party of seven
A tour of my house on a weekday at 1pm…
As much as I do have some great sanity savers, and have the kids help me, and try hard to start the day right, my house still feels like is a disaster a lot of the time. Part of it is that we're all here, all day, every day. And part of it is keeping up with laundry, ... Read More about A tour of my house on a weekday at 1pm…
My favorite prayer right now: The Litany of Trust
My friend Emily shared this beautiful prayer during a small group session at a recent Domestic Church marriage retreat that Michael and I facilitated, and it has become my new favorite prayer. I hope that it blesses some of you as much as it has me. Litany of Trust Written by Sr. Faustina Maria ... Read More about My favorite prayer right now: The Litany of Trust
I have just enough time today to do God’s will for today
My fifth child is on his way, and he is kicking and rolling around as we speak. I am grinning as I type this in the coffee shop down the street from my house, because this baby truly seems to crave movement. If I sit or lay down, he immediately starts moving. And while I know he is still tiny and ... Read More about I have just enough time today to do God’s will for today