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November 26, 2022

Children are naturally curious creatures and with so many under one roof coupled with the fact that we homeschool, we are frequently looking things up to answer the various questions that arise. For instance, the children found that one of the chickens had laid an egg...

Happy Feast Day of Saint Margaret of Scotland!

  Saint Margaret of Scotland was the Catholic queen that tamed her wild, Scottish husband. She had a special devotion to the poor and for spreading the faith throughout her kingdom. She had eight kids and a love for prayer. Her spare time was spent: feeding,...

From The Habit of Being

"I distrust pious phrases..."

Saturday Morning Fairy Eggs

November 12, 2022 Children are naturally curious creatures and with so many under one roof coupled with the fact that we homeschool, we are frequently looking things up to answer the various questions that arise. For instance, the children found that one of the...
Probably How Not to Query a Literary Agent

Probably How Not to Query a Literary Agent

I wrote a book last summer.  I experienced the very rare phenomenon of having all of the stars perfectly align in my life so that I could sit and type out a book.  In my case, I was sitting and scooching around on the floor to keep babies out of trouble while I typed...

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A Seinfeld Script I wrote in High School

A Seinfeld Script I wrote in High School

I’d come up with an episode for Seinfeld when I was in high school (which may or may not have been a little over twenty years ago).  I vaguely remembered the plot I’d formulated but thought, for the most part, my youthful stint at comedic screen-writing was lost...

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Top 10 Reasons Why I am a Blogging Horror Show

Top 10 Reasons Why I am a Blogging Horror Show

When I was young, I dreamed of going into the newspaper business, becoming an ace reporter and eventually, after years of hard work, winding up with my own nationally syndicated humor column.  I wanted to be the Erma Bombeck and Dave Barry of my generation. And...

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Giving Up Complaining, an Experiment

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 talked about complaining and how most people do entirely too much of it. He suggested we try doing less of it. I reflected on...

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The Couch I Loved and a Small death to Self

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 plan.  About a year into the Dave Ramsey plan, our couch died a miserable death. What had once been a presentable,...

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I Wish God Sent (Notarized) Singing Telegrams

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 sacrifice.  He has to work long hours and the work is difficult and the environment is pretty uncomfortable. We didn’t...

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What does a Catholic home look like? Part 3

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 did not know that before most people became literate, icons played a large part in helping to catechize them....

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