How I Began to Know My Mother
Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Sunday, May 24, 2009
Hello, Faith & Family readers! It’s a pleasure to be guest blogging this week. My topic will be Mary, and every day, I’m going to use a different topic as a jumping off point for a discussion of Mary. I got my ideas for each day’s topics from the forums.
Now, for a confession: I’m not an expert on Mary in the traditional sense. I’m only a wife/mom/daughter who has learned to turn to Mary for... READ MORE
‘Keeping Women Down’ With Breastfeeding
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Well, well, well.
I suppose it was only a matter of time before I read a feminist, anti-breastfeeding article like Hannah Rosin’s The Case Against Breastfeeding in this month’s Atlantic (HT: Crunchy Con).
Rosin is unconvinced by medical evidence that breastfeeding is a superior form of nutrition for human babies. And she may have a point there. Some of the studies comparing breastfeeding to formula... READ MORE
I Have Not Arrived
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, February 19, 2009
When I was pregnant with Henry, it seemed like the nurses and doctors at my OB’s office were always wanting to give me too much credit.
“You already know how this works,” a nurse would say before taking some blood or measuring my abdomen. Most times they were right, of course—this was my fifth baby, and so much of this drill was clear in my head. But sometimes I needed to be reminded about a “how”... READ MORE
Small Successes
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Thursday, January 15, 2009
Some days, it feels like I might be failing ... as a mother, as a wife, as a homemaker. But that is only when I fail to recognize the fact that many small triumphs can add up to one big one.
Here, my small successes from yesterday, a day which just so happened to be one of those days:
1. When my 7-year-old son was repeatedly bouncing up and down on the couch singing, “I’m a teapot-I’m a teapot-I’m... READ MORE
Getting Away
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Friday, October 17, 2008
This weekend I’m going to my parish’s annual women’s retreat.
I’m a little apprehensive because it’s my first night away from Camilla, ever. I’m excited, though, because it’ll be my first lengthy stretch of alone time since Camilla was born. I’m also excited because our parish’s retreat was wonderful the last time I went, and I’m expecting the weekend to be very spiritually rewarding.
I’ve written before... READ MORE
Mom’s To Do List
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Paul and I are discussing our schedules for tomorrow. We have been planning a meet-up to pick out new cellphones (we reached the time limit on our contract to get the deep discount—yippee!) and thought we’d rendezvous at the phone store while the boys are at school.
Me: Are we on for tomorrow?
Him: Let me look at my schedule. What do you have going on?
Me, looking at my calendar: Nothing really. I... READ MORE
Playing Dolls
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Okay. When I saw a description of this video clip from the Today Show, I was prepared to be disturbed. Grown women playing with dolls—dressing them, naming them, talking to them, and taking them out in public? It’s creepy, right?
But the whole concept didn’t turn out to be as weird as I anticipated. These women aren’t so much creepy weirdos as they are collectors with an eye for beauty. These expensive... READ MORE
Parental Grace
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Friday, August 15, 2008
* is the only thing that prevents me from crying out, “What do you want? For the love of all that is lovable, what on earth do you WANT already?” when the baby cries out “Mama, Mama!” just one more time at the end of a long day.
* is what helps me keep a straight face when a 6-year-old boy glances nervously backwards and asks in all earnestness, “Which shoulder does your guardian angel sit on?”... READ MORE
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