Lunch with the Girls
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
One day last week, I was headed out the door to meet two girlfriends for lunch. My wonderful husband, who was working from home that day, stopped me and reminded me of a meeting he needed to attend—the unanticipated issue: our heater was dead and we had workers in our home installing a new one (we’ll discuss my freezing, disgruntled feelings about that situation in a future post). One of us needed... READ MORE
Mending a Broken Heart
Posted by Robyn Lee in Just me on Wednesday, November 09, 2011
As the resident single person on this mom blog I will occasionally write about single gal happenings … so won’t you indulge me, just this once?
Let me get it all out and then I’ll be done with it.
Break ups stink.
There I said it.
I can only imagine how many women have already written about this topic. But it’s okay because it feels good to talk it out. That’s what gals do, right?
I’m sure you... READ MORE
Homeschooling in a New State
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Tuesday, April 19, 2011
I was surprised by a recent note from my friend Elyse who does our lovely Mass Worksheets on CatholicMom.com. Elyse is an Air Force wife and a homeschooling mom of six. In the years since she’s been volunteering with CatholicMom.com, she’s lived in so many places that I’ve lost count.
So that’s why I was surprised last week when Elyse emailed me with a question about whether or not I know any homeschoolers... READ MORE
Buddies and Birthdays
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, April 07, 2011
This week on the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above), Danielle, Elizabeth and Kate reflect back on the recent Faith & Family Live Mom’s Day Away and their realization of the importance of “real life” friends and relationships. Are you blessed with “in real life” relationships? How do you foster these? What advice would you give to a mom who wants to make new... READ MORE
Gifts for Girlfriends
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Friday, December 17, 2010
A few times each Christmas season, I have occasion to gather with groups of girlfriends for festive holiday get togethers. At a few of these events, it’s the norm to bring a small, trinket-sized gift for each of the women. Many of my friends are bakers or candy-makers, so they always arrive with fantastic treasures like perfectly shaped colored popcorn balls or home-made fudge. These are packaged... READ MORE
Mean Girls and Best Friends
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Author Kelly Walen caused a stir three years ago with a New York Times female-friend-bashing essay, My Sorority Pledge? I Swore Off Sisterhood. In the essay, Walen describes her experience in a college sorority where she was victimized by a gang of “mean girls” and its long term effects on her ability to maintain female friendships.
In the two decades since, I’ve been a full-time lawyer, a working... READ MORE
Honk if You Love Me
Posted by Lynn Wehner in Faith on Monday, November 15, 2010
Honk. Flap, flap, flap. Honk. Flap, flap, flap.
Did you hear that? Fall is pressing forward, and here in New England an annual migration fills the air with the sounds of feathered friends.
At an evening retreat I attended years ago, a priest gave a reflection about the preaching those geese do as they fly overhead. You never knew, did you?
As the years have passed, I’ve held onto the facts he mentioned.... READ MORE
Catholic Vitamins
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Saturday, October 30, 2010
Every once in a while, you have the chance to meet someone who changes your life for the better. You may not recognize it at the exact moment it happens, but in retrospect you can look back and realize that the instant that person came into your life, things changed for the better.
I wish I could tell you the date it happened, the date Deacon Tom Fox came into my life, but I sadly I can’t. What’s... READ MORE
Hair Therapy
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Wednesday, September 22, 2010
I like to think that I’m not a vain person, that I don’t give too much attention to my personal appearance, other than to make sure I’m clean, well groomed and appropriately attired. My make up routine consists of applying some blush and lip gloss I bought at CVS two years ago on Sundays before Mass, if I’m speaking or have meeting, or if Greg and I are going out on a “date”.
That’s why I’m a bit... READ MORE
Coffee With Friends
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Friday, September 17, 2010
Yesterday morning, I met up with two friends for Mass. After Mass the three of us (and two sweet baby girls) headed over to a coffee shop to grab some caffeine and fellowship.
We sat together for about an hour and in that time the course of our conversation went from school to homework to employment and husband’s traveling. We talked at length about how we keep our houses clean and whether we worked... READ MORE
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