I briefly mentioned in a previous post of my “reversion” to Catholicism, after some time attending other churches. Since I tend to talk a lot of Catholicism I wanted to reminisce a little on my time away from the Catholic faith. I hadn’t given it much thought until sharing practices of faith with my friends… Continue reading On being a temporary Baptist
Righteous anger—is there such a thing? I find myself angry at many things in life—bad drivers, bad sushi, and bad Catholics—to name only a few. It’s easy to defend and rationalize the actions that follow the feeling but you can never justify sin when you act in anger (Ephesians 4:26). As ever-growing Christians, controlled anger… Continue reading On Anger
It is estimated that the average baby goes through 2700 diapers in his or her first year. If you average 20 cents per diaper, that is $540 for year 1. If your child is magical and completely potty trains by year 2, then you will come out at spending a little over $1,000 including wipes.… Continue reading On Cloth Diapering
Dear mom, In a rare moment of all boys napping, I realized I have the amazing gift of just being (amidst the laundry, dishes and diapers). Even though it is calm here, your presence is deeply missed by both me and Liam. We have found ourselves saying more than once, “wow my mom/Linda would love… Continue reading On [Grand]parenthood
So Winston’s arrival doesn’t have much to it, so I’ll pen it down while it’s fresh in my mind and I only have one, easy, sleepy babe to take care of (24 hour hospital vacation for the win!) I went to my 39 week appointment extremely confident; I had been drinking my raspberry leaf tea,… Continue reading Winston’s Birth Story
With Winston’s upcoming arrival (T-minus seven weeks!), Liam and I have been perfecting our freezer meal skills. As an attempt to corral them all in one place, I figured I would let you in on some of the really yummy recipes we use! They are mostly chicken recipes since that’s what we eat but a… Continue reading On Easy Meals
It took me over twenty years to see a woman veil her head during Mass. Though initially confused, I thought it was a most beautiful way to worship. I did some light research and discussed with Liam my desire to begin such a practice. He encouraged it straight away, but I read somewhere in my… Continue reading On Veiling
