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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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Get "smart"

You’re likely running around this week picking up gifts for your children, cleaning your home for visiting family and baking up a storm.  I thought I’d invite you to quickly come over to CatholicMom.com for the chance to do something nice for yourself.  Just leave a comment on the post there and tell me what you’d like to win Tami Kiser’s great book, Smart Martha’s Catholic Guide for Busy Moms before midnight tomorrow. ... READ MORE 


Get Smart, Martha

Whether You're "Martha" or "Mary", you'll love this book!

I am very happy to help spread the word about a great new book from Tami Kiser entitled Smart Martha’s Catholic Guide for Busy Moms.  You may already know Tami from her work on the Smart Martha website - perhaps you’ve even been lucky enough to hear her speak at one of her seminars.  Tami’s known for giving practical time management and organization advice, but from a spiritual perspective.

That’s... READ MORE 


Dorm Essentials?

What are some "must have" items at college?

HI gang!  As you read this, Greg and I are winging our way to Boston where we’ll spend the next few days moving Eric into his new dorm room at Harvard.  On the agenda for later today is a trip to a local Target to buy some supplies for his dorm room.

We have a basic list which includes things like laundry detergent, printer paper and a fan.  Since we’ve all had to fly to campus rather than drive,... READ MORE 


"Casual Fridays" Returns

Now in video format. Are you suffering from "messy desk syndrome"? What inspires you in the workplace?

Scheduling Summer

What's on your "to do" list for this summer?

Yesterday, here in San Francisco, I had the amazing opportunity to spend a few hours with fellow Catholic Mom authors Ginny Moyer, Christine Watkins and Julie Paavola.  We spent about three hours meeting, laughing, planning and praying together at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in the heart of the city.  Our time together was fruitful, both because of what we learned from each other and the bonds of... READ MORE 


40 Bags and Fighting Fatigue

Join us for a chat on this week's podcast

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On this week’s episode of the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above) Arwen, Rebecca and I do a “progress check” on the 40 Bags in 40 Days project and I admit to being a slow starter!  We discuss remembering why we purge and organize during Lent - more than just “spring cleaning” this is meant to be a spiritual exercise that draws us closer to Christ and one another... READ MORE 


Moving Stuff Around

Do you like to rearrange?

This past weekend, Greg and I were busy around the house doing a three room shuffle that resulted in me getting a new home office for the new year.  I wish I had a “before” picture of my old space to show you how bad things had gotten in that room before the big move!  This photo is of my new space before we began to move the “stuff” in to the room.  It’s likely that within a month, I’ll have the... READ MORE 


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