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Danielle Bean

Danielle Bean
Danielle Bean, a mother of eight, is editor-in-chief of Catholic Digest and 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 …
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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 and the author of A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms and The Handbook for Catholic Moms. Lisa is also enjoys speaking around the country, is employed as webmaster for her parish web sites and spends time on various …
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Arwen Mosher

Arwen Mosher
Arwen Mosher lives in southeastern Michigan with her husband Bryan and their 4-year-old daughter, 2-year-old son, and twin boys born May 2011. 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 …
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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 a 30-something, single lady, living in Connecticut 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 and six kids ... and two doors down are her parents. She received her undergraduate degree from …
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DariaSockey

DariaSockey
Daria Sockey is a freelance writer and veteran of the large family/homeschooling scene. She recently returned home from a three-year experiment in full time outside employment. (Hallelujah!) Daria authored several of the original Faith&Life Catechetical Series student texts (Ignatius Press), and is currently a Senior Writer for Faith&Family magazine. A latecomer …
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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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Lynn Wehner

Lynn Wehner
As a wife and mother, writer and speaker, Lynn Wehner challenges others to see the blessings that flow when we struggle to say "Yes" to God’s call. Control freak extraordinaire, she is adept at informing God of her brilliant plans and then wondering why the heck they never turn out that …
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Boy Moms and a Beautiful Book

Get a sneak peek at Rachel Balducci's new book!

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On this week’s podcast (click here to listen or click on the player above), we focus on Rachel Balducci’s fantastic new book How Do You Tuck In a Superhero?: And Other Delightful Mysteries of Raising Boys. To kick off the show, we share a great review of the book from Maryan Vander Woude. Available at AdoremusBooks.com.

During our first segment, Rachel reads from her chapter about “Rules I Can’t Believe I Had to Make”.  This bit of motherly wisdom typifies the humor, grace and amazing writing in Rachel’s book.  Do you have any specific “boy rules” in your home?  What do you find to be some of the biggest challenges and rewards of raising boys?

In our second segment, Rachel reads “Why Do They Stare at Us?”  Does your family tend to attract attention?  How do you handle this?  Do you find the extra attention nerve wracking, or an opportunity to witness about faith & family life?  What are some of the positive aspects of being “different”?

Be on the lookout here on the blog soon for your opportunity to win a copy of How Do You Tuck In a Superhero?: And Other Delightful Mysteries of Raising Boys and be sure to preorder your book so that you’ll have it as soon as it’s released!

Congratulations to our wonderful Rachel for this amazing accomplishment and please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers during this amazing time for your family!

We LOVE sharing your feedback!  You can call and send us a message on our new listener feedback line at 1-413- FAITH-55 (or 1-413-324-8455).  Leave us a comment, a question, a suggestion, or your own thoughts about topics we’ve discussed in our podcasts, or simply leave a comment here at the blog.  We’d love to hear from you!


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This is more of a technical question or comment regarding the podcasts (which I enjoy tremendously!)
All volume controls on my end are turned up to 100%.  I can always hear Lisa loud and clear.  Tonite I could hear Rachel pretty well, but Rebecca was barely audible. 
Any ideas?

 

Hey - GREAT podcast - CONGRATS Rachel!! And as ALWAYS, LOVE THIS PODCAST!

And to chime in with StephC - I have noticed the same. I assumed this time it was my hearing as I’m sick with a nasty head cold, but Rebecca is usually the most quiet in the audio. We want to hear more of her!! smile

Thanks for all you do with this podcast. I wish it was daily, not weekly, I need it!

 

Congratulations Rachel! I can’t wait to read this book! Thank you for sharing this with us! I can definitely relate, with 4 boys ages 7, 6, 5, and 3!

 

Sorry for the “technical difficulties”!  We’ll continue to work on our sound balance issues and appreciate your patience and support.


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