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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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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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Weekend Wish For You

may you get a nice nap!

I got nuttin’ this afternoon, so I am shamelessly stealing this from Ironic Catholic.

And she got it from this post, which is also funny.

Have a nice feast of St. Therese and a great weekend, everyone!


Nap-tastic

Little boys who play hard together and get dirty, sweaty, and band-aided together ... fall asleep on the floor in the cool of the fan together too.


Early to Bed, Early to Rise? Maybe Not

Are your kids in their beds by 7:30?

I thought yesterday’s Coffee Talk discussion about family bedtimes and Arwen’s ongoing discussion of sleepless babies made for some very interesting reading.

Bedtimes are something I’ve thought about a lot in recent years.

You see, we used to be a 7:30 pm bedtime kind of family. I loved that!

But then those grade school kids we were so fond of pushing around had the nerve to grow up into middle-sized... READ MORE 


Are Naps Necessary?

on the spiritual benefits of a little snooze
http://www.sheknows.com/articles/804627.htm

This excerpt from “the Summa,” On Whether Naps Are Necessary For Salvation, will give you a good chuckle, ladies. 

It’s only about adult naps, though. Toddler naps, as we all know, are absolutely necessary for salvation of mom’s sanity.

I guess that wasn’t a disputed question.


Moms Need Breaks Too

finding time for you

My recent post about trying to find some alone time in the bathroom was meant to be lighthearted.

In the comments, though, Jay shared her real-life struggle as a mom who is desperately seeking a break:

I guess I need some encouraging words after my 23 month old is no longer contained in the crib and is not napping since this week.  This was my two hour recharge time.  My almost four year old doesn’t... READ MORE 


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