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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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Hallelujah!

a sweet little video

I know we’re early in the Advent season, but this video is too good not to share. It’s the Hallelujah Chorus with a little help from a group of 5th graders in Quinhagak, Alaska. Enjoy!


Cool Catch

Play ball!

It’s baseball season, and that means awesome photos and videos of people catching—and missing—fly balls.

One of my favorites making the rounds is this awesome lady, catching the ball while holding a baby!

And from the fine fellows at Creative Minority Report is this footage of a dad having to make a tough choice—between his kid and the ball. What did he decide? Hmmmm.

Have you ever caught a ball... READ MORE 


Winter Wonderland

A magical morning, December 2007

In many parts of the U.S., snow has fallen already this winter season. From flurries to blizzards, the white stuff has made its presence known. Dreamily thinking of that snow, I remembered the following little reflection I wrote a couple of years ago to show a group of kids how you can paint images in people’s minds with your words.

I know, I know, this is the same person who, just a month ago, blogged... READ MORE 


Hanging Summer Hopes & Dreams

an easy way to communicate and motivate this summer

What are your family’s hopes and dreams for together time this summer?

Lisa’s recent post about scheduling summer got me thinking about the kinds of activities I hope to fill our summer days with this year.

Then this post at Teach Mama really inspired me. Shouldn’t every family member—even the smallest ones—have a say in our how your family spends its time this summer?

It’s a good idea to have personal... READ MORE 


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