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New to Homeschooling? This Will Calm Your Heart

New to Homeschooling? This Will Calm Your Heart

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I’ve lost count of how many friends, family and acquaintances will be venturing into homeschooling this fall. Families have every…
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Miss my podcast, The Right Heart? Here’s a talk I gave recently about my battle with anxiety, insecurity and overwhelm that I think you’ll enjoy

Miss my podcast, The Right Heart? Here’s a talk I gave recently about my battle with anxiety, insecurity and overwhelm that I think you’ll enjoy

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Even though I haven’t released a new episode of The Right Heart Podcast since 2016, I still get emails regularly…
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10 Simple Ideas to Begin, Boost or Bless Praying with Your Spouse

10 Simple Ideas to Begin, Boost or Bless Praying with Your Spouse

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It’s been a few days weeks now since the glow of All the Lovely Family Time has worn off a…
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Hey moms, if family life feels chaotic during quarantine, here’s why you’re not doing it all wrong (and a recipe, because cookie dough for one is a thing)

Hey moms, if family life feels chaotic during quarantine, here’s why you’re not doing it all wrong (and a recipe, because cookie dough for one is a thing)

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“So Erin,” said a Catholic radio morning show host last week, “You’re a homeschooling mom of five, so you’re a…
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“What made those holes?!”: Knife Stories, Things I’ve Had to Disinfect, and Other Tales of Things My Toddlers Accomplished in Five Minutes

“What made those holes?!”: Knife Stories, Things I’ve Had to Disinfect, and Other Tales of Things My Toddlers Accomplished in Five Minutes

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Plunk. Plunk. Plunk. There are sounds you come to know as a mom, sounds made by particular children in particular…
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A mother is a sailor

A mother is a sailor

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I was lying on my couch recently, sort of stress-paralyzed. (Maybe you’re familiar with that feeling?) And as I lay…
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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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