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Charles Dickens
by GK Chesterton This was a near perfect...
8 April 2023 (Holy Saturday)
Children are naturally curious creatures and with so many under one roof coupled with the fact that we homeschool, we...
The Magna Charta
by James Daugherty This was a well-written...
Giving Up Complaining, an Experiment
I like to listen to Dr. Ray Guarendi’s radio show in the morning when I’m making breakfast and doing dishes. One such morning, he...
The Couch I Loved and a Small death to Self
Sometimes a major spiritual battle in your life is over a couch. Years ago, after finding ourselves drowning in debt, we went on the Dave Ramsey...
I Wish God Sent (Notarized) Singing Telegrams
My husband has a good job. Well, good in the sense that it pays quite a bit of money. But, as sometimes happens with more money, there is more...
In which I answer a burning question on the minds of so many.
“How do you do it?” Is a question I am often asked. Usually they’re referring to my complete inability to frost a cake. But occasionally, they’re...
What does a Catholic home look like? Part 3
I dove right in to my new icon books (Christmas presents from the hubster). They were filled with very cool information. For instance, I...
What does a Catholic home look like? Part 2
Dina and I were in the same mother’s group and Dina was hosting a get-together at her house. It was a beautiful house, tastefully decorated. I felt...
What does a Catholic home look like? Part 1
Growing up in the house of Catholics that had left the church, there were only a few items that harkened back to the faith of my parent’s youth....
I’m technologically illiterate
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