Sick
So I’m sick. And spent more time on the computer today than usual, owing to my being in bed most of the day. I did try to work on one of Yena’s summer outfits this morning, and got as far as the...
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Musings and Inspirations
The Importance of Touch – shared by Elizabeth and found on my reader, so I am now a subscriber as well :). This reminds me of another thread at 4real — which I googled for and cannot find right now —...
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Honoring St. Augustine (and his mom)
“Our hearts were made for Thee, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in Thee.” “Sero te amavi pulchritudo tam antiqua et tam nova!” (Late have I loved thee, O Beauty so ancient and so new!)...
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On Handling the Tough Questions
We have created a society where children are afraid or embarrassed to ask their parents tough questions. We can either accept that/assume that it is true of our child/teen as well, or we can take steps...
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An End-Of-Year Examination of Conscience for the Family
Continued from this post on Raising Pro-Life Children Amid A Culture of Death. There are many versions of an examination of conscience out there. I wrote this for our family, but I share this here in...
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The BSA Policy: One Step Forward, Two Giant Steps Back
Source: http://blogs.momaha.com/2013/01/31182/ Any discussion of child sexual abuse is difficult enough. In today’s moral climate, add homosexuality to the mix and the conversation instantly turns...
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Homosexuality and Real Solutions
In Part 1, I talked about the band-aid solutions offered by popular culture being inadequate to address the prevention of same-sex attraction/homosexuality itself. Speaking to those causes listed by...
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Further Up and Further In: The Adventure of Raising Catholic Teens
I started this post days ago. A discussion at the 4Real forums called my attention to this article, and I quickly typed up some notes — things I wanted to cover in response. That very night, with this...
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Vaccination Needs to Remain a Prudential Decision
Do you know how hard it is to be a parent these days? Oh goodness. The multitude of decisions we need to make on a daily basis, ON TOP of just living daily life and deciding what’s for dinner. To...
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Life Lessons from a Game of Chess
Two weeks ago, I beat my six-year-old at chess. At first I worried if I should let him win some of the time, but after talking it over with hubby and mom friends, decided not to go easy on him. That’s...
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Shepherding Our Domestic Church
Continuing my series over at Fathers for Good. This week, I talk about parenting. Through homeschooling we’ve embraced a lifestyle that allows us to spend time with our children. Since we don’t...
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Sex Education in the Homeschool
A homeschooling mom friend asked how we do sex ed in our homeschool, so I’m listing some suggestions: Until age 10 or so, sex ed is pretty much “go with the flow” around here. Children are naturally...
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Living Spiritually in a Material World
One of the biggest challenges for families today is how to pursue happiness while at the same time develop the virtue of holy detachment. It’s the job of a lifetime for us, as individuals and as...
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Let’s Talk Submission, Part 2: Some Practical Suggestions
Miracle at Cana by Valerian Ruppert Let’s Talk Submission: Part 1 Let’s Talk Submission Part 3: Last Thoughts We can do a lot towards rebuilding the husband’s role in our marriages: We need to stop...
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Helicopter Parenting, Hypersexualization and College Readiness (Rethinking...
In my previous post, I suggested that perhaps college is no longer the best way to prepare our children for life and career, but while hypersexualized youth is a big problem, that’s just the tip of...
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Help! We’re having a baby! How do I homeschool the toddler/older child(ren)?
[I wrote this post a year ago because a friend who was new to homeschooling AND was expecting a baby wanted to know how she could possibly homeschool when the demands on her time potentially could be...
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The Gentle and Arduous Task of Shepherding Little Souls
Yesterday after supper, the 6-year-old squeezed himself into the space between me and the back of the couch while I tried to catch up on reading. He does this often, using me alternately as pillow,...
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Intimacy Through the Lens of Fear (Part 2 of a Series)
The fear of intimacy is neither rare nor new. Every person has this fear, though we experience it to different degrees. Its root of course is a fear of rejection. As we raise our children, it is our...
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