Parenting
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A Mother’s Prayer in a Broken World
It’s no secret that the events of the last few weeks have left people rattled, restless, and frustrated. We’re desperately trying to make sense of this profoundly broken world. The news feels like an endless cycle of tragedy—another day, another murder, another reminder of suffering. Certainly, we’ve all had a lot of thoughts swirling through…
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A Mother’s Heart: Sanctified in Service
On this eve of Mother’s Day, there may not be anything that illustrates so accurately what it means to be a mother as the number of times I tried to set aside time to write this article. Despite my many attempts and the swirling of motherhood musings that filled my mind, there was always someone…
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That Pesky Promise of Vocational Love
As a mom of many, one becomes very accustomed to certain greetings in public. If you have four or more kids and find yourself in the grocery store or at a public event, you know what I’m talking about. Greetings like: “Boy, you have your hands full.” “Better you than me” “I don’t know how…
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Jesus as Part of a Family
Sometimes, when I’m out, I like to stop and watch families. I love watching Dads run errands with their kids. I like observing the quiet conversations when Moms are trying to follow the grocery list with the constant flow of questions and commentary from their toddler. I chuckle a little when I see parents trying…
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The Sacramental Life
This weekend we celebrated the baptism of our 6th baby, Leo Benedict. It was a beautiful baptism day. Leo wore my dad’s Christening gown and we were surrounded by friends and family. Our pastor gave a beautiful homily on the profound impact of the day and how the Leo’s soul was to be made new…
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A work in progress.
Love is like that. The more we flex that muscle of unconditional love, the stronger it gets.
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Becoming a Matriarch
Mother’s Day 2023 I’ve spent a lot of hours thinking about motherhood. I always knew I wanted to be a mom, I never questioned that motherhood was my vocation and I’m grateful that my hopes aligned with God’s will. I entered motherhood with astounding confidence – and was immediately knocked off my feet with a…
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Those Newborn days….
This may be an unpopular opinion – but goodness, I love those newborn days. I love them so much I don’t even care about the postpartum part of it all. I know, its crazy. My body is wrecked, I haven’t slept, I may or may not have showered recently – but the gentle weight of…
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Your Monument, Your Masterpiece
“Lector, Si monumentum requiris circumspice.” “Reader, If you seek my monument, look around you.” Sir Christopher Wren was an English architect, astronomer, mathematician, and physicist. Wren is known for his contributions to the reconstruction and rebuilding of 52 churches in the City of London after the Great fire in 1666, but he is most highly…
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