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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

Conversion story part 3: From Atheist to Zealot to Atheist to Catholic

Break out the liturgical dancing, I finally finished my conversion story!

I started it here, which if you notice was the day before I went into labor with Elise.

You can tell that I was in the post-labor fog for the second installment, here, because the title isn’t all the way finished. [...]

Lent-a-rama

I’ve had this rolling around in my head for a couple days now.

Let’s look at what Lent isn’t: – a time to renew those pesky New Year Resolutions – a time to take on incredibly severe penances – a time to be depressed and gnash the teeth (but it’s not PAR-TAY time, [...]

The first week of Lent isn’t even over…

… and I have totally blown my Lenten disciplines. One may suggest that perhaps that what I’ve picked is too “much” for me, perhaps overloading my life. I disagree. I know exactly what the problem is – poor time management and a general distraction by things in general. Blargh.

It’s frustrating, but I [...]

Another year older…

….and maybe slightly wiser? I don’t have a clue.

Although I officially won’t be 27 until 3:19p (so, about an hour and a half), I’ve had a good day thus far.

Greg and I went to Mass and had breakfast out with Elise. We received a $100 gift card in the mail, [...]