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I am a Catholic SAHM to two kids, one baby baking 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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My Patron Saints


St. Bernadette of Lourdes


St. Benedict of Nursia


Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Simple Math For My Latest “Project”

Lovenox injections

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(anti-depressant + anti-anxiety medicines)

plus

Hello, vitamins!

equals

My latest "project": the newest member of our [...]

The Pretty Scripture Notebook

I’m working on two new projects. One is a surprise (don’t we all love surprises) and the other involves a $12 notebook.

Apparently, there are these notebooks floating around. I saw them in Target the other day and was entranced by them. Their texture. Their aesthetics. Their smell.

I purchased one and knew exactly [...]

The 0530 Club

I like to think I’m not totally insane for deciding that 0530 is a good time to wake up. In fact, I end up getting a lot accomplished. And, I’ve been faithful to that wake-up time for two weeks now.

It hasn’t been easy – waking up early means going to bed early. It [...]

My Favorite Read of 2011

One of the things I love about the New Year is that the blogosphere is abuzz with everyone’s favorite books from 2011, and their recommendations for books to read in 2012.

Allow me to jump on the bandwagon.

Last year I read 49 books. Which isn’t bad, considering if you look at my “Books [...]

Crazy Bookery

If I’m not returning phone calls or answering e-mail for the next year, blame Greg. For Christmas, he lavished me in some things that makes my heart go pitter-patter. Behold, I present to you:

Yes, I am truly understood by my husband.

If you’re curious, here are my goodies:

The Three [...]

What the Ballet Taught Me About My Prayer Life

Degas, Ballet Rehearsal (source)

Elise and I went to the ballet recently. A quintessential “mother and daughter” activity. We went with Greg’s Mom, so it was a “grandma/daughter in law/granddaughter” activity.

The ballet was The Nutcracker, performed by a local dance company of girls (and a few guys) ages 4 to 17. It [...]

A little face-lift

After spending way too many months looking at Easter eggs (which are fitting for the Easter season … not Advent), I finally felt well enough to redesign the header for this little blog of mine. I’m pretty happy with it, and the quote from St. Alphonsus Liguori is especially fitting for me right now.

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Rethinking Quiet Time

The other day, I had an epiphany. I’m sure I’m the last person on the planet to figure this out, but at least I figured it out.

My problem was a simple one: why, despite having quiet time for the kids and myself; do I feel so burned out by the end of the [...]

A little overwhelmed

Wow, y’all.

I’m a little embarrassed by the outpouring of prayers, well wishes, and support from my last post. Right after I posted that post, I thought “Wow, this is kind of heavy, especially after being gone for a while. Perhaps I should talk about this at a later time.”

I am glad that [...]

In the Desert

Come apart into a desert place, and rest a little. ~ Mark 6:31

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, it’s been a few weeks since my last update. There have been some struggles in my life, to put it mildly. As one could expect, two back-to-back miscarriages caught with me, mentally [...]