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Joy Among the Pots and Pans

"Know that even when you are in the kitchen, Our Lord is moving among the pots and pans.” - St. Teresa of Avila

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- March 28, 2015

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The baby years

- March 26, 2015

A quick search around Pinterest and Facebook will bring up countless of images, blogs, and posts about how you must cherish every.single.moment of being a mother. "You'll miss this!" or "Wait until they are older!" is often the words of advice from very well-meaning parents who are finished with the baby years. And know what? I usually pass over these posts and images. Yes. I get it. These years will go to fast. (they already are.) I know I will miss this. I often am sad that they years are flying by, out of my grasp. Why do I pass over them? Right now can be hard. The lack of sleep is hard. The tantrums are hard. The trying to instill lasting virtues and faith in a toddler is hard. The fact that we will someday miss this stage shouldn't remove that fact that we moms of littles are tired and toiling now. It's like when people tell someone who is suffering from (abc) that their suffering isn't as bad as those suffering from (xyz.) We ...

Well Read Mom

- October 03, 2014

The well read mom program was started here in Minnesota, by a mom who, while homeschooling her children, realized that women, particularly mothers and wives, also needed the nourishment and joy of good literature just as much as school children. She put together a book club of sorts, selecting good, often unheard of, books and poetry centered around a theme, to be read from Sept - June. While I don't have a group to join to read this year's book selections, my intention is to at least read them on my own. This year's theme is "Year of the Spouse." 1. Hannah Coulter - Wendell Berry 2. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 3. Lilacs and the Long Ago - Mary Lavin 4. The Secret Diary of Elizabeth Leseur - Leseur 5. The Betrothed - Manzoni 6. Hound of Heaven at My Heels - Waldron 7. The Jeweler's Shop - Karol Wojtya 8. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolsto y However, on my trip to the library this morning, I wasn't able to find any of these books on the shelv...

Back on the saddle again

- July 15, 2014

So, this whole blogging idea of mine really didn't take off, did it? :) I realized this AM that the post about my new year's resolutions wasn't even published (hence today's date) and it's been six months since I've logged on. However, I need to write and get the mental juices flowing again, so I guess I'm back on the saddle. It's currently summer here in Minnesota, and like most of the year/winter, it is cold and windy! It seems the whole country has fallen under a chilly spell. Honestly, it is a little refreshing from the hot hot hot days, but it still felt weird to pull on a sweater and jeans before I made my way out the door to run errands yesterday morning. The sun is out now, though, so I imagine Little M and I will be heading outdoors this afternoon. Since moving in to our current place, I have a bit slow to the decorating/nesting/making it a home thing. I have had the curtains and curtain rod sitting in my closet for too long awhil e ,...