It DID take about 30 minutes and me insisting he not give up and one small temper tantrum when he…
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Motherhood
Encouragement for mass with small children
Mass with three children under four years old is challenging. Every. Single. Time. It’s challenging whether I have two or…
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Our little saints
Our friends the Gerkens invited us to a little July 4th play date to celebrate the feast day of Blessed…
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A family retreat
Last week, I planned a little “family retreat” with Michael and the kids. It was somewhat badly timed, unfortunately, with…
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A new mom’s rule for saying “no” and staying sane
Now that I’ve been through the whole New Baby stage for the third time, I have started to realize a…
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Mother of the ringbearer
My sister Shannon got married last weekend in New Orleans…and my little Gabe was the ringbearer! Isn’t he the cutest,…
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