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Lately {pretty, happy, funny, real} (Vol. 16)
Lately, we’ve been busy. (That’s nothing new! Everyone seems to be busy these days! All the time!) And it’s fine: I don’t even feel particularly stressed out right now. So this isn’t one of my cranky,...
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Joyful Absurdity: {pretty, happy, funny, real} Vol. 17
{pretty} Spring is my favorite time of year – there’s just so much {pretty} to be found outdoors. Everywhere you look there are pretty little discoveries, delightful surprises, reminders of what you’d...
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Don’t Call Them Animals
Monday evening, as televisions and computer screens showed image after image of destruction in Baltimore, my Facebook newsfeed filled up with them too. Friends and family expressed anger, fear,...
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Becoming Community: Mid-Atlantic Conference for Catholic Women Bloggers
I hosted a small conference for Catholic women bloggers at my home last weekend, and it was just lovely. The weather, the people, the talks, the general feeling – it was all so lovely that I’m really...
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I Love You So Much and So Much {pretty, happy, funny, real} (Vol. 18)
{pretty} My boys are turning into quite the little naturalists, which is obvious to anyone who approaches our back door. (I require them to leave their rocks, sticks, feathers, etc. outside. Depending...
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A Summer of Writing
This morning I sat in a scene I’ve been fantasizing about – a clear desk, a cup of coffee, a fresh Word document on my laptop, open shutters looking out onto my green lawn, and four hours of...
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If I Believe (or Why I Remain Catholic)
Last week Elizabeth Scalia, who is Managing Editor of the Catholic Portal at Patheos, issued a call for Catholic writers to answer the question, “Why do you remain Catholic?” This “spontaneous...
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Another to Love
On Saturday I wished a happy Independence Day to my friends and family and the blog’s Facebook page with the following photo, captioned: Happy Fourth of July from me and my FOUR! Yes! We’re expecting...
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To the Ladies of Edel
This evening a couple hundred Catholic women will gather in Charleston to share laughter, stories, drink, glimpses of some truly outrageous shoes, and the giddiness that comes from getting a break from...
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Here’s to Another Fifty-Four
Today is my sixth wedding anniversary and I’m not at all prepared: I have no card, no gift, and haven’t given any thought to how we might celebrate, except for some vague idea that we’ll go out to...
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7 Quick Takes… Monday? (Vol. 33) – A Mash-Up of Weddings, (Not) Delightful...
Yes, I realize that 7 Quick Takes are supposed to be a Friday thing. And that it’s been months and months since I’ve linked up to 7QT (Hi Kelly! It’s my first time linking up with you!) But hey, my...
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Who Will Be the Mr. Wintons of Tomorrow?
This is post 1 of my series of 7 posts in 7 days. All the time, I run across news articles or blog posts or radio segments that make me want to answer them aloud with my own take on the situation. So...
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Wonderful Because They’re Them: Thoughts on Mothering All Boys
This is post 2 of my series of 7 posts in 7 days. All the time, I run across news articles or blog posts or radio segments that make me want to answer them aloud with my own take on the situation. So...
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7 Quick Takes Friday (Vol. 34): He’s Not Afraid to Climb the Roof, But I’m...
—1— Wait, what did I say about posting every day this week? Because yesterday came and went, and as far as I know, I didn’t post a thing. (Shhh…) For those of you visiting from 7QT, here are links to...
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Seeking Home
Laura Kelly Fanucci recently wrote a beautiful post on the concept of going home and the question of where home is: Is it where you were raised? Where you hang your hat? Is it, ultimately, where you...
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FLOP {pretty, happy, funny, real} (Vol. 19)
{pretty} I thought it would be nice to do {phfr} this week, so I reviewed my phone’s photos (no idea where my regular camera is at the moment) to see what I could come up with. And I found, like,...
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7 Quick Takes on Last Night’s Debate (Vol. 35)
Has it really been a full week since I’ve posted? Nah… can’t be. At least it doesn’t feel like it, because I’ve been doing so much writing. (Which has felt great!) I was trying to get something out in...
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What This Catholic Wants In a President (And How the Candidates Measure Up) –...
Welcome to my very first series! I’m excited to be undertaking this little project – something of a departure from most of my recent posts, which have waxed sentimental on home and love and my three...
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What This Catholic Wants in a President (And How the Candidates Measure Up) –...
Welcome to Part Two of my (who-knows-how-many-parts) series: Today’s post covers some of the qualities I want in a president and a few of the broad issues that impact many of the more specific,...
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What This Catholic Wants in a President (And How the Candidates Measure Up) –...
Welcome to Part Three of my first-ever series: Today’s post covers some of the “hot” political issues that I care most about. I had been hoping to cover all such issues in this post, but long enough is...
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