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5 Reasons Why I’m Teaching My Kids about the Lives of the Saints

5 Reasons Why I’m Teaching My Kids about the Lives of the Saints

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day, ya’ll! The stars have aligned and I spontaneously carved out some time this afternoon to finish…
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Please Don’t Put a Cape on Me

Please Don’t Put a Cape on Me

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I was at our neighborhood park one evening by myself last spring, with then four-month-old Aidan in a carrier on…
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10 Questions I Ask Myself When Discerning My Family’s Schedule

10 Questions I Ask Myself When Discerning My Family’s Schedule

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One Monday night a few months ago, I lay curled on top of my bed, still dressed, at 9 o’clock…
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A family vision and a year in review

A family vision and a year in review

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I almost burst into tears as Faith and I walked in the door of my friend Wendy’s house last week….
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Why I’m thankful that mommas-of-many don’t have it all together either

Why I’m thankful that mommas-of-many don’t have it all together either

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When I lived in Houston years ago, I often carpooled to monthly Opus Dei Women’s Evenings of Reflection with my…
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We’re THAT family now

We’re THAT family now

Humble Handmaid· Interior Life· Motherhood

When we bought our first house, the owners were a nice young family with four children. The father was an…
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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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