I have been a stay-at-home mom for over one-third of my life. Until recently it was my only job. I went back to work about a year ago, and thankfully, I get to do that job from home, so I feel very blessed. The other day I was thinking about how many of the skills …READ MORE
Humor
Livin’ La Vida Loca
So I have an embarrassing confession to make. “Livin’ La Vida Loca” was a guilty pleasure song for me. When I first heard it, I related to the red-lipped beauty’s commitment to dancing in the rain, and fancied myself a strong woman who lived an exciting crazy life. (Of course, I have never embraced black …READ MORE
The Telephone Phenomenon and Other Mysteries of Motherhood
You are not alone. You may think you are the only one whose kids don’t let you talk on the phone or pee alone, but I am here to assure you these are five universal, immutable truths: The Parched Phenomenon: We have made it to bedtime. We are so close to the finish line: a …READ MORE
Quote of the Week
“The hour is coming, in fact has come, when the vocation of woman is being achieved in its fullness–the hour in which woman acquires in the world an influence, an effect, and a power never hitherto achieved. That is why, at this moment when the human race is undergoing so deep a transformation, women impregnated …READ MORE
Five Things You are Doing Right
It’s summer, and it’s the middle of the week, and it’s probably hot outside, and most of us go to bed at night replaying our biggest mistakes, regretting the moments we sounded less like Mary Poppins and more like Attila the Hun. But chances are you are not giving yourself enough credit. Here are five …READ MORE
That is Not What I Meant
Sometimes our efforts at catechesis or character formation do not go as planned: but they can be funny. An attempt to get my three boys, lounging around on couches, to pick up their ubiquitous LEGO’s AND appreciate their blessings: “Boys, get over here and pick up these LEGO’s . . . and if you don’t, …READ MORE
