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
From Start to Finish
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Friday, June 03, 2011
I love everything about this story of twin Franciscan friars who spent their entire life together and died together too.
They played together, went to school together, as young men traveled cross-country together—and, in their 20s, joined the Franciscan order together.
And on Wednesday, after 65 years as identical twins wearing the identical brown robes of the Franciscans—mostly at St. Bonaventure... READ MORE
Learning from the Couch
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Being a mother is a busy, busy job.
My husband and I try to build a certain amount of slow, quiet time into our lives. (My theory is that God must think this is important, or he wouldn’t have designed children to need more sleep than adults!) As long as our routine is plugging along, I get enough slowing-down to keep myself from being frazzled and out of control.
But still: busy, busy, busy. Except... READ MORE
Isn't Daddy Great?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, March 03, 2011
For me, this is one of the cool things about having children: my kids are small, new-ish people… who think my husband is all kinds of awesome. Just like I do.
The gifts of family life keep on giving. I love that my husband comes home each evening and is fascinated by all my stories about things the kids did that day. Even the most well-meaning grandparent can’t sustain that kind of enthusiasm forever... READ MORE
Ups and Downs
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, March 02, 2011
As part of training for his new job, my brother had to take a cold-weather survival skills training course.
Among other things, it involved his being outside overnight in single-digit temperatures.
“I have never been so cold and hungry in my life,” he says. He told me about pacing the beach at 2am, trying to keep warm, wanting to quit but having no choice but to keep going and make it through the... READ MORE
BEEM - A Perfect Day
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Saturday, February 05, 2011
I’m having a pretty great day today. It has involved sleeping in, baking something yummy for my son’s breakfast, having my morning quiet time, going to the gym, and playing a rousing game of Mahj Jong with my girlfriends, all before 2 pm. But the day is not quite what I’d call “perfect”, since Greg is at work and Adam’s off hanging out with a friend all day.
As I adjust to my new state of “emptying... READ MORE
Into the Woods
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Friday, January 28, 2011
We are going to have temperatures in the 60s this weekend and I am so eager to get outdoors. Doesn’t everything just seem better after time in God’s creation?
Here is a favorite quote from Henry David Thoreau:
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover... READ MORE
Marching!
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, January 24, 2011
Did you make it to the March for Life in Washington, D.C. today (or in another city for that matter)? What did you think?
My sister Joanna was there, and she took this picture. She said the day was wonderful (though a bit cold!).
(Also, The Anchoress has a nice round-up of links for the day.)
Rise and Shine!
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, January 19, 2011
I love waking up early.
Sleeping in has always been a challenge for me, and I always opt to get in bed early so I can get out of bed early. I’d rather have the house all to myself in the early morning hours instead of late at night. To me, there is nothing like the peace of early-morning quiet.
For years, when my older boys were little, I got up at 5 a.m. to hit the gym. It got to where I didn’t even... READ MORE
A Moment in Time
Posted by Lynn Wehner in Faith on Friday, November 12, 2010
A moment in time
so quickly does fly,
here and then gone,
in the blink of an eye.
A moment in time
created for good,
so full of potential
to live as we should.
A moment in time
so what will YOU do
with this moment created
by God just for YOU?
- Lynn Wehner
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