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I am a Catholic SAHM to two kids and three babies in Heaven. I like to write about Catholicism, homemaking, being a Mom, living with three mental disorders, and the like. (more?)

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St. Bernadette of Lourdes


St. Benedict of Nursia


Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Changes afoot!

I spent some time over the weekend working on my blog, making it more reader-friendly and the like. Everything is a work in progress, meaning that I will be updating and refining pages and whatnot until, well; I decide to hang up my blogging hat for good.

The first thing that I’ve done [...]

An Online Retreat

If anyone needs a retreat but is unable to get to a retreat house, I highly recommend this retreat by the Anchoress. I know I’m in dire need of a retreat but am lacking the ability to go away. So, the next best thing – getting away without getting away. I’ve already gathered some [...]

A Moratorium on Elise Updates

Yes, I’m still around. Another dramatic weekend, and so a nice drought of posts.

No offense to anyone, but I’m pretty much going to no longer give updates on Elise here until after she arrives (or at least, we’re admitted to the hospital for her birth). No one’s been a jerk in the [...]

The Peace of My Vocation

Today is the Feast of St. Dominic. While I was still discerning a lay vocation with the Benedictines, I thought a lot about whether or not to be a lay Dominican. There is a lot about the Dominicans that is attractive to me, just like there is a lot of things about the Carmelites [...]

Catholic Carnival #184

is up over at Ho Kai Paulos. Lots of thought-provoking (in a good way!) posts from around the Catholic Blogosphere.

The Feast of the Transfiguration

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ Jesus. Christ revealed His Divinity to St. Peter, St. James, and St. John but asked them to not tell anyone about it until His Resurrection. There’s a lot going on here, Moses and Elijah appearing, God the Father confirming (again) that Jesus is His [...]

Missing Child – Sparks, Nevada – FOUND

From the Catholic Answers forum – please pray for his safe return!! ———- edit – Deo gratias, he has been found!

The Power of the Eucharist

Sunday Fr. B gave an excellent homily in which he talked about the power of the Eucharist. Fr. B is our new parochial vicar and has yet to give a homily that I can’t apply to my everyday life.

He told us about Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa. She was born in 1904 [...]

Finally Full-Term!

Hurrah! Little Miss Twinkle Toes is officially full-term today! Deo gratias!

And to celebrate, absolutely nothing has happened that would indicate labor, apart from pressure and irregular Braxton-Hicks clusters. Phooey.

The good news, is that at this morning’s checkup, I was told exactly where her head is at in my pelvis (I [...]

Busy bee

Things have been quite busy around here. Greg and his Dad finished up our apartment with the ceremonial installation of the “front” door. We’re quite thrilled to have it finished, and it looks very good. My mom informed me that she and her youngest sister are coming to the city we’re in to do [...]