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"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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Well Read Mom

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...

The baby years

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 ...

Seven Quick Takes: Edition 1

Here I am, jumping in again to update my blog! I thought I'd start with my first "Seven Quick Takes" linking up with Jennifer Fulwiler over at Conversion Diary. 1. Happy Feast of St. Therese! Technically, the feast was celebrated on October 1, but since our day didn't pan out like I expected, I am celebrated today. October 3 was the feast day according to the old Church calendar (pre-vatican 2). 2. With all this rain (and talk of snow tonight!) little Darlin' and I have spent way too much time with the TV and Netflix on. I think I need to make a list of activities to do in rainy/snowy weather, or else this pending winter will have me shut in and depressed. I also need to figure out how to become less dependent on the magic box that plays her favorite thing (Winnie the Pooh). 3. Speaking of Winnie the Pooh, I've been working hard on transitioning Little Darlin' to her own room, and to make that room cozy and cute so she actually likes the idea ...