Dear Declan, We just celebrated your first birthday and darn, I did not get any pictures of you on the day! Some will say it’s simply because you’re the third baby, but I say it’s because we were too busy loving on you all day long that not a moment was wasted. You know, sometimes… Continue reading On Declan’s 1st Birthday
Dear Brennan, The lateness of this letter just goes to show it is not only subsequent children that get the brunt of mom’s scattered brain at times… Happy 4th Birthday! This year, we celebrated your birthday on house arrest due to coronavirus but we still made it a great day with cinnamon buns, an egg-free… Continue reading On Brennan’s 4th Birthday
It’s an uncanny feeling—writing someone else’s conversion story. Usually these types of stories are told first hand in a specific-to-the-teller sort of way because coming to Faith after a lifetime (whether that’s as a child, teen, or adult) is always a unique journey. I can only hope that through the help of the Blessed Mother,… Continue reading On my Father’s Conversion
“So, what IS NFP?” I asked our priest during one (of two) premarital meetings. “Oh, erm, a sort of natural birth control you can use so you don’t have too many kids.” The Monsignor replied. That, my friends, was my introduction to world of Catholic Birth Control. Now before you modernists get all up in… Continue reading On Trusting God
By now, my family’s return to the Traditional Catholic faith is no secret. Some folks call it a phase, some call it goofy or “too much” but surprisingly no one has asked what we are turning from— as it is assumed today that there lies a certain amount of relativism within Church walls where one… Continue reading On the Rejection of Modernism
This is simply a loose list of how our family lives liturgically and tries to celebrate feasts days. It is more a guide for myself to go back to when I’m feeling overwhelmed and need to go back to basics as this doesn’t really apply to a specific feast. I thought to write about it… Continue reading On Celebrating Feast Days
Why homeschool? Ah, homeschooling. Yet another thing to be added to the “things I said I’d never do” archives. I would love to tell you how thrilled and excited I am…or that God has placed this on my heart for years and years but to be honest, that simply isn’t how things worked out for… Continue reading On Homeschooling Part I
With the permission of my husband, I wanted to share the greatest love story of our lives— our marriage and its return to the traditional Catholic faith. In 2013 when Liam and I began hanging out, I was a very lapsed Catholic (going to Mass on Sunday’s and unworthily receiving Communion) and Liam considered himself… Continue reading On Our Journey Home
Dear Winston, Two weeks ago, we celebrated your second birthday! I’m sorry this letter is a little late, but in those two weeks we have moved to our dream home, God-willing, our forever home. You have moved three times in your two years of life, but you probably won’t remember them! We are so thankful… Continue reading On Winston’s 2nd Birthday
Happy Due Date, baby Declan! I meant to type this out much sooner but your first week of life was a bit more eventful than we anticipated because your big brother Brennan got bit by a tick and basically imploded. Glad it took less than 48 hours of you earth side for us to be… Continue reading Declan’s Birth Story
