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24 Picture Books for Advent and Christmas
It’s been a couple of years since I wrote about picture books for Advent and Christmas and we have acquired so many more good ones to share with you! This year I’m going to wrap each book with...
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How We Do Simple Birthdays (and a Beatrix Potter theme)
(Flowers from our garden and simple homemade raspberry cupcakes for Lucy’s first birthday party.) We do simple family birthday parties at our house. Not that we don’t make a fuss over our kids! We...
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Preparing for a Child’s First Confession (And Giveaway)
I don’t know the first thing about how to prepare a child for the Sacrament of Reconciliation which is why I’m glad there’s people like Kendra who are a few years ahead of me in the journey of...
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Why New Orleans Has My Heart and How to Visit with Young Kids and Have a Blast
We have some history in New Orleans. Daniel grew up there and I think that’s where he picked up his appreciation for good food–something I’m really glad he brought into our family culture. NOLA’s also...
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The Secret to Not Fighting With Your Kids About Their Messy Room
Want to know the secret? Get rid of all the toys. Ok, ok, not ALL of the toys. Just a few garbage bags worth. Seriously. After weeks of begging, threatening, and fighting over the kids’ messy room,...
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The One Thing I Regret About My Wedding
I was 20 when we were married. Generally speaking, I didn’t know much of anything. I knew I wanted to marry Daniel in a church. I didn’t even care so much which church (it was a few years before we...
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“I’m Not Prejudiced, I Just Don’t Like 25% of Humanity”
What if I told you there was an article going around Facebook called 26 Reasons Women Shouldn’t Be Scientists, with photographs of women doing dumb things? And that the comments were full of men...
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27 Books for Your Mass Bag (And Tips for Dealing with Little Ones in Mass)
After I posted about how my kids didn’t ruin Mass despite their best efforts, I often get emails wondering how we deal with having small children in Mass and what we do to get them to behave. Don’t...
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My Body, My Children’s First Home
As my fourth baby has learned to crawl over the past few weeks, I watch her launch out across the living room to grab toys and explore. After scurrying several feet away, she will turn her head back...
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When God Loves You Through Your Kids
It was three months after my fourth baby was born and I had been feeling like I was going to have a panic attack all morning. On the verge of tears, lump in my throat, brain whirring through all the...
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