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Meet the Faith & Family bloggers. We invite you to join us in encouraging and helping the Faith & Family community grow in faith!

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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Guest Bloggers

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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Gratitude and a Giveaway

Enter for your chance to win prizes from Shabby Apple, Rey Swimwear, and St. Benedict Gift shop!

*** Giveaway is over and comments are closed. ***

At the risk of sounding like a broken record I can’t help saying one last time what an amazing experience I had at the Faith and Family Mom’s Day Away.

To those of you who attended, thank you for bringing the gift of yourself and blessing me with your beauty. To those of you who did not, I hope to see you next year! Short of a calamity or brand new... READ MORE 


Free Christmas Photo Cards for Bloggers

Shutterfly offers a bloggy deal

Hello, girls!

How are your Christmas preparations coming along? Have you tackled those Christmas cards yet? I have a sneaking suspicion that most of you have but there must be a couple stragglers out there, no? Please tell me I’m not the only one! wink

The good news for those of you who’ve not yet checked “Send Christmas Cards” off your list is that just last week I discovered that Shutterfly is offering... READ MORE 


Cattle Call

Dress like a cow, get free chicken!

This Friday, Chick-fil-A is offering free meals to anyone who comes in dressed like a cow. What a deal!

Customers dressed head to hoof in cow attire will be rewarded with a free Chick-fil-A Meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner), which includes an entrée of choice, a side item and a Dr Pepper (or other beverage choice). For those too chicken to wear full cow costumes, Chick-fil-A will award a complimentary... READ MORE 


Lots of Options for Free Summer Fun for Kids

Books, Bowling, Movies & More

School is out for many of us, and one way to maximize summertime family fun is to take advantage of some seasonal freebies:

Free Book from Borders:
Kids under 12, read 10 books, get one free!

Find Deals on Kids’ Meals:
Enter your zip code to find Kids Eat Free restaurants and other dining deals in your area.

Kids Bowl Free:
Select bowling centers around the country offer 2 free games of bowling every... READ MORE 


Win Some Lovely Loveliness

enter our free giveaway to win handmade jewelry

Some lucky reader here at Faith & Family is going to win a $30 credit at Bridal Jewelry for You!

Catherine Beigel runs this gorgeous jewelry business through an online shop at Etsy:

She started Bridal Jewelry for You in the fall of 2009 after making jewelry and selling at assorted craft fairs around our area for over 3 years. She did her first set of bridal party jewelry in the spring of 2009 and... READ MORE 


We're Giving Away Signed Copies of Small Steps for Catholic Moms

Enter to win yours!

(This giveaway is now over and comments on this entry are closed. I will announce the winners on the main blog.)

This is going to be fun! Circle Press is giving away three copies of Small Steps for Catholic Moms: Think. Pray. Act. Every Day to three of our readers here at Faith & Family.

But here’s the most fun part—these three copies will be the only three of their kind because they will be signed... READ MORE 


Land of the Free

Sweetening the Deal on Tax Day

Well, it’s tax day. Whether this day is a cause of pain (We owe how much?) or pleasure (Mega-refund, baby!), there is one way we can all add a bit of fun to April 15 this year:

Free Stuff.

Lots of companies are offering freebies and discounts in honor of tax day this year—free coffee at Starbucks, free cupcakes at Cinnabon, and free donuts at Dunkin’ Donuts are just the beginning. You can see the round up of freebies at the Huffington Post today.


Giveaway: Wear Your Faith!

Enter to win cool Catholic apparel

UPDATE: Giveaway is over and comments are now closed. I will announce winners on the blog shortly.

Faith Shines is a small Catholic company that creates faith-inspired apparel.

I really like how the Faith Shine t-shirts and sweatshirts are pretty, faithful, and ... subtle.

Black t-shirts with bold Catholic slogans have their place—on the backs of Catholic teens’ perhaps. But these faith-inspired... READ MORE 


Giveaway: Rosary, Books, Jewelry, Toys & More

Faith & Family Days Monday

UPDATE: This giveaway is now over and comments are closed. I will post the winners later today.

Here we go!

I’m so excited to get started giving away items to our loyal and supportive readers here during Faith & Family Days.

Before we get to the prizes, you can read all the rules and details about how to enter ... and here’s a refresher of the basics:

In order to qualify for this giveaways, you will... READ MORE 


Enter to Win This Beautiful Rosary Bracelet

Here's a different kind of giveaway -- try it out!

Lucky you!

In honor of October, the month of the Rosary, Suzanne at Garland of Roses is offering two terrific prizes for two lucky winners here at Faith & Family Live. The prizes are:

1) a Rosary bracelet (pictured here and described below)

2) a copy of The Rosary: Keeping Company with Jesus and Mary by Karen Edmisten (reviewed in this post)

Suzanne shares that her mission is to bring others closer... READ MORE 


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