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Danielle Bean

Danielle Bean
Danielle Bean, a mother of eight, is Editorial Director of Faith & Family. She is author of My Cup of Tea, Mom to Mom, Day to Day, and most recently Small Steps for Catholic Moms. Though she once struggled to separate her life and her work, the two …
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Rachel Balducci

Rachel Balducci
Rachel Balducci is married to Paul and they are the parents of five lively boys and one precious baby girl. She is the author of How Do You Tuck In A Superhero?, and is a newspaper columnist for the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia. For the past four years, she has …
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Lisa Hendey

Lisa Hendey
Lisa Hendey is the founder and editor of CatholicMom.com, a Catholic web site focusing on the Catholic faith, Catholic parenting and family life, and Catholic cultural topics. Most recently she has authored The Handbook for Catholic Moms. Lisa is also employed as webmaster for her parish web sites. …
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Arwen Mosher

Arwen Mosher
Arwen Mosher lives in southeastern Michigan with her husband Bryan and their young children Camilla and Blaise. She has a bachelor's degree in theology. She dreads laundry, craves sleep, loves to read novels and do logic puzzles, and can't live without tea. Her personal blog site is ABC Family. …
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Rebecca Teti

Rebecca Teti
Rebecca Teti is married to Dennis and has four children (3 boys, 1 girl) who -- like yours no doubt -- are pious and kind, gorgeous, and can spin flax into gold. A Washington, DC, native, she converted to Catholicism while an undergrad at the U. Dallas, where she double-majored in …
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Robyn Lee

Robyn Lee
Robyn Lee is the managing editor of Faith & Family magazine. She is (yikes!) an almost 30 year-old, single lady, living in Connecticut with her two cousins in a small bungalow-style kit house built by her great uncle in the 1950s. She also conveniently lives next door to her sister, brother-in-law …
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Hallie Lord

Hallie Lord
Hallie Lord married her dashing husband, Dan, in the fall of 2001 (the same year, coincidentally, that she joyfully converted to the Catholic faith). They now happily reside in the deep South with their two energetic boys and two very sassy girls. In her *ample* spare time, Hallie enjoys cheap wine, …
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Fr. John Bartunek, LC

Fr. John Bartunek, LC

Fr John Bartunek, LC, STL, received his BA in History from Stanford University in 1990, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He comes from an evangelical Christian background and became a member of the Catholic Church in 1991. After college he worked as a high school history teacher, drama director, and …
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Kate Lloyd

Kate Lloyd
Kate Lloyd is a rising senior, and a political science major at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in New Hampshire. While not in school, she lives in Whitehall PA, with her mom, dad, five sisters and little brother. She needs someone to write a piece about how it's possible to …
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Elizabeth Foss

Elizabeth Foss
Elizabeth Foss, an award winning columnist for the Arlington Catholic Herald, published her first book, Real Learning: Education in the Heart of My Home in 2003. The book is now in its third printing. Her popular blog, In the Heart of My Home is a source of inspiration and support for Catholic women …
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A List of Gratitudes

Thank You, God!

Things I am grateful for today include:

1. This new baby, getting bigger by the day
2. My healthy husband and boys
3. Parents and siblings who will celebrate with my little family tomorrow (and those far away as well)
4. Good friends, the kind who ask “how are you?” and you don’t have to always answer “fine!”
5. This little gathering spot right here. How wonderful to be connecting with all of you!

How about you? What’s in your top five?


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1. my new baby. for blessing me with the ability to conceive. (even for the nausea to reassure me the babe is still in there…)

2. a husband who is not fearful or anxious (like his wife) and who lives in beautiful, rose colored glasses.

3. the ability to serve God through my work, the chance to show His love every day, should I be willing to do so.

4. A family, by blood and marriage, who are more good to me than I deserve.

5. for the continued safety of my brother in Afghanistan and God’s constant willingness to answer my prayers for Pat’s safety.

6. i cheated and am doing 6. I am thankful for Rachel’s call to reflect today on gratitude. I woke up today much preferring to mope and complain. Am currently taking my rear end off of my shoulders and will open my heart to gratitude today. My husband will be very, very grateful!

 

Wow only five.
1) for the health and healthy minds of my three teenagers , who are healthy enough to do things and make decisions that sometimes irritate me to no end.
2) Though my husband’s health has not been perfect since being hit by a unremoresful drunk driver a few years back, I am extremely thankful that he is still with us and as healthy as he is ( many are not so lucky)
3) For my husband’s job (which has made accomidations for him) as the company has just emerged from bankruptcy
4)For all of the modern conveinances that make our lives so much easier
5)For God and forgiveness from God who loves us unconditionally

 

1. For the blessings of health, home & my husband’ job (oops, that’s 3, isn’t it?).
2. For the freedom to educate our children at home.
3. For my parents & siblings, who are my best friends.
4. For being born into & raised into the one, holy, Catholic & Apostolic Church..
5. For the abundant mercies of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ.

 

1.  The opportunity for salvation
2.  My baby
3.  My husband
4.  My home
5.  My friends and family

 

1. For my family who God chose for me.
2.  For freedom.
3.  For Facebook - for reconnecting with long lost college friends.
4.  For advances in modern medicine and science, especially vaccinations.
5.  For the Church.

 

1)for my beautiful infant son, who God saved from the brink of death in utero
2)for the good health of all of our children, as well as myself and my husband
3)for the ability to be a stay at home mom
4)for friends and family
5)for our wonderful Church and our Catholic faith

 

Hello Diane
I’ll pray for your husband every day.  If you want to let me know how he is getting on my email is .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
God bless you all.
Daniel

 

1. being a Catholic American
2. Parents who raised 6 children who get along and have each other’s backs, at ALL times and taught us the beauty of the love of God, Family and Country!
3.The American Health system & Insurance
4. My husband and children
5. My job that allows me to influence young people and allows me to spend time with my rapidly approaching adult aged children.


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