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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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Are You a Group Fitness Fan?

Finding motivation to exercise

If you noticed, many of us are writing about the snow and being stuck indoors. I have a normal tendency to hibernate in the winter, but this weather is even affecting my usual exercise routine.

I regularly wake up at 5:23 a.m. to get ready for the 6 a.m. group fitness class. I take a spinning class on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and a resistance weight-training class on Tuesday and Thursday.

Lately,... READ MORE 


Mark, Set, Go!

Tricking myself into work

Sometimes, I get overwhelmed. When piles of unopened mail stare at me from the counter, I start to ignore them. When my Inbox gets fuller each day, I quit paying attention. The longer I put things off, the longer I’m able to do just that.

One recent evening I just didn’t have the heart to get the paperwork in order, but it needed to be done. I decided I’d give myself a finite amount of time to tackle... READ MORE 


5 Ways to Motivate Your Workout

a Monday morning shove in the right direction

It’s Monday morning. Do you have a plan for exercising today?

This time of year, I often find myself dreaming of hibernating instead of pulling on a pair of sneakers.

But especially during these dark, cold days of winter, I find that I need the mood boost that comes with exercise. Today, I thought we could share some ideas to keep ourselves motivated toward fitness. Here are some of mine:

1. Find... READ MORE 


50,000 Words in 30 Days

Have you ever done NaNoWriMo?

Have any of you ever participated in the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November?

If so, what were your results? Did you actually succeed in producing 50,000 words in 30 days? Anyone game to try it with me? Am I crazy for even considering it?


It's Not About the Scale

But seeing results helps provide motivation...

Last week, I shared with all of you that I had taken myself back to Weight Watchers as my birthday present to myself.  Those of you who have done WW in the past know that sick feeling that comes from falling “off program” and then having to go back at some point in the future and climb back on that scale.  Once the initial weigh-in is behind you, it becomes easier to focus on the journey ahead.

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