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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

True Confessions from the Crazy Pregnant Lady

I really am not having an easy time with this pregnancy. I’m totally grateful and humbled to be pregnant, because I know so many women have problems conceiving, carrying to term, or have had to suffer the loss of a baby during or after birth. I’m doing plenty of offering it up (aka, redemptive [...]

Getting back to “normal”

Whew!

It’s been an interesting weekend, that’s for sure. We had suspicions that Elise had roseola, and sure enough; we were right. After her fever disappeared, she had a non-itchy rash appear all over her body, and a little bit on her arms, legs, and face. That lasted 2 days, and now she’s [...]

7 Quick Takes, Up too early edition

1. I daresay, Elise may be getting totally over whatever she had. She slept well through the night and no fever this morning, thank God. I really hope she’s getting better – it’s no fun to see her sick!

2. Little One passed the 15 week mark yesterday and I still feel horrible. [...]

Not quite better

Just when we thought Elise was doing good, her fever comes back. It’s not as high as yesterday, but still. She’s been sleeping most of today, so I’m praying that the Worst Is Over.

Please keep praying for her.

A Hot Night

Last night, Elise had a low grade fever. We chalked it up to teething, and went to bed. At 3am, her fever was 101.5. She’s the Same Elise (aka, not acting sick) other than she’s not wanting to eat a lot and is more cuddly (and a little more crabby) than usual; so we’ve [...]

A big chip off of the grocery bills

Over the weekend, Greg and I became the recipients of a ton of elk meat. Well, maybe not a ton; but a lot of it. A friend of a friend needed some room in her freezer for the elk her husband shot, so she was giving away the still edible meat. Since Greg and [...]

7 Quick Takes, Post-Vacation Edition

1. The job Greg was called to be interviewed for? Right before we left on vacation? Yeah, they decided to repost the job and therefore start the hiring process all over again. We came to the conclusion that filling the vacancy in a timely manner is not on the priority list of the hiring [...]

Prenatal update

Yesterday we had another prenatal appointment to check on Little One and see how he’s doing. Dr. M and I had a riveting conversation about my vomiting, and since I’m holding my weight; he’s not overly concerned about my morning sickness. Tomorrow is the 14th week of baking for LO, so I’m hoping that [...]

More progress on the Mother’s Rule of Life

I think it’s time for another update on how I’m doing with the book A Mother’s Rule of Life by Holly Pierlot. My initial thoughts on the book are here, with an update here.

In the latest update, I thought about the Divine Office and how I prayed it. The Divine Office for [...]

A few vacation highlights

Best. Vacation. Ever.

This is the first vacation where I actually feel rested physically, spiritually, and mentally. I can’t speak for Greg, but I know I’m much more invigorated for my daily tasks as Wife and Mother. We did see and do a lot of things, considering we weren’t in Los Angeles [...]