7 Quick Takes, Pre-Vacation Edition
1. The biggest news today is that my parents have officially been married for 38 years to one another. In those years, they’ve dealt with a ton of stuff – the death of my Mom’s parents and my Dad’s dad, their oldest getting cancer and dieing before she turned 7, my Dad being relocated to [...]
My distractions while praying
I don’t know about any of y’all, but I’ve noticed an interesting thing when praying the Rosary. Since I’m human, I get distracted (as we all do). But what I’ve noticed – and what’s interesting – are the nature of my distractions. It’s really, really humbling to look at them all. They’re almost always things [...]
A truly private blog?
One of the things I’ve been thinking about is making this blog 100% private. Not because of trolls or anything like that, but more in the sense of keeping Elise and Little One safe. I’ve been exploring my options and am kind of stuck. Ideally, I’d like to have a way to password protect the [...]
Two blogs of people who rock:
- A Totus Tuus Family, written by one of the smashing Mamas from Pray ‘n’ Play. I currently have blog design envy, as I’m realizing it’s been about a year and a half that I’ve changed my template around. Hmmm. – Nascent Benedictine: Life in a Benedictine Abbey, written by my Uncle who’s soon to [...]
A Giant Entry on Elise, Little One, and Me
Let me preface this with a few points: – this is not the case of an overreacting pediatrician or obstetrician who want to see everyone overly fat. – I am not looking for medical advice, but more prayers and support. We trust our ped and OB, and we’re working with them. Most people know that [...]
I’m still here.
It’s been relatively quiet over here, and if you’re a friend of mine on Facebook or are in the Catholic Answers forum, you’ll know there has not been a lot of quiet in our life. Everyone is fine, but just a lot of stress and worry from both Elise’s pediatrician appointment and my obstetrical appointment. [...]
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