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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

Ten Things About Greg and Me

We have never seen a movie in the theaters together. Mainly because there’s nothing we feel like watching and it’s too expensive. He was so shy, I ended up asking him out. We both have a slight love of MONKEYS. And by slight love, I mean borderline obsession. He does the dishes if [...]

Hearts for Home – December 21 Edition

1. I need to make some gluten-free chocolate chip cookies for Elise’s Baptismal anniversary (tomorrow!) and some GF pepparkakur cookies for Christmas.

2. Go the extra mile in being charitable, especially with those closest to me.

3. Continue to not stress about the final days of Advent and Christmas. Thanks be to God I [...]

Hearts for Home – November 30 Edition

Figure out a wheat-free menu plan for Elise. I checked out this book from the library and have found a lot of great recipes in it to try. Benedict’s Godmother sent us some wheat-free recipes, as well. I’ll post the menu once I figure it out. Clean up! Yesterday we had a water [...]

Hearts for Home – November 23 Edition

“In today’s busy and aggressive society mothers at home are not given much encouragement to be committed to their role in being home.

In my weekly ‘Hearts for Home’ post I am encouraging myself and others to commit to thinking about what 4-6 things we can do each week to bring our thoughts, prayers [...]

Hearts for Home – November 9 Edition

Now that things have settled down (sort of), I hope to get back to participating in Hearts for Home more regularly!

Says Gae: “In today’s busy and aggressive society mothers at home are not given much encouragement to be committed to their role in being home.

In my weekly ‘Hearts for Home’ post I [...]

Hearts for Home – October 12 Edition

Gae writes:

“In today’s busy and aggressive society mothers at home are not given much encouragement to be committed to their role in being home.

In my weekly ‘Hearts for Home’ post I am encouraging myself and others to commit to thinking about what 4-6 things we can do [...]

Hearts for Home – September 28 Edition

1. Try and be more cheerful. Sometimes I get so focused in on what’s going on RIGHT THIS SECOND and sometimes it’s not all good. But in the (eternal) scheme of things, it’s really not that big of a deal. It’s important to deal with life as it comes but I don’t think I [...]

Hearts for Home – September 21 Edition

1. I want to try and make some things that I don’t usually. This week, I’m looking at breads. I found a recipe for garlic bread in the crock-pot, but of course I want to try and make non crock-pot bread. I want to expand my cooking and baking abilities, and bread seems like [...]

Hearts for Home – August 31st Edition

1. Re-configure the desk arrangement so I can have access to my sun lamp – Autumn is right around the corner and I tend to get hit with depression given the lack of light. I’d like to nip that in the bud.

2. Slowly catch-up (again) on laundry, chores, and so on that lapsed [...]

Hearts for Home – August 17 Edition

1. Work on finding and stopping time leaks. I’m getting into that whole “I don’t have enough time to do everything” so I need to evaluate what is mission critical and what can be done later (or by someone else).

2. I’ve mentioned this before, but work out (aka: post) more on the virtues [...]