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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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Cool Catch

Play ball!

It’s baseball season, and that means awesome photos and videos of people catching—and missing—fly balls.

One of my favorites making the rounds is this awesome lady, catching the ball while holding a baby!

And from the fine fellows at Creative Minority Report is this footage of a dad having to make a tough choice—between his kid and the ball. What did he decide? Hmmmm.

Have you ever caught a ball... READ MORE 


3 Ways To Survive Baseball Season

You can do this

I’ve been getting some baseball email from newbie baseball moms. They go something like this:

“Are these people serious???”

and

“How am I supposed to get anything done with this crazy schedule???”

and

“This is INSANE!!!!”

To which I reply: “Yes, they are serious” and “No, you will not get anything done and you just need to make your peace with that” and “Yes, it is insane, but it can be a little bit... READ MORE 


Baseball Moms, Unite!

some tips to survive the season

Are your kids playing baseball or softball this spring?

With 3 baseball players and 1 softball player in our family this season, after-school hours for the Bean family have been just a little bit ... insane.

Today, I offer you some sports-mom survival tips I have learned over the years.

1. Have a plan for dinner. I never like sacrificing family mealtimes for sports seasons, but when mom is standing... READ MORE 


Baseball Update

Who are you rooting for now?

This is becoming an October tradition. The kids are gathered in the living room tonight with blankets and pillows to watch the Red Sox vs. the Rays.

As they drop off, one by one, we’ll carry them to their beds. Only the oldest ones will make it through all nine innings (or more).

Meanwhile, Dan is in charge of the remote and I am in charge of snacks.

Are you watching tonight? Now that we got all those other silly teams out of the way, who are you rooting for now?


Play Ball!

Who are are you rooting for?

For the most part, I am a victim of second-hand sports around here.

I get exposed to the latest sports news as a matter of course because I happen to be in the adjoining room while ESPN covers the good stuff—like that soap opera for men that’s been taking place in Oakland the past couple of days.

I always do notice when the big sports news happens. Like playoffs. And that’s what begins for baseball... READ MORE 


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