Kate’s Blog – Page 143

My Rosary, My Lovey

I’ve always had a special devotion to Our Blessed Mother. Even as a child I remember praying to Mary during my bedtime prayers and then drifting off to sleep while clutching a string of rosary beads in my hand. Back then, it was the actual rosary more than the prayers that went along with itRead the whole post >>

Journaling for Moms

I have a box filled with journals dating back to the second grade. Here’s a look at an entry dated April 13, 1986: “We’re mooing. Today I want shoping and we were going to go to Veterans Acres. But Mom was to cold. Sheetie is getting big. I like this day.” No, I did notRead the whole post >>

Happy Mother’s Day!

“Thank you, women who are mothers! You have sheltered human beings within yourselves in a unique experience of joy and travail. This experience makes you become God’s own smile upon the newborn child, the one who guides your child’s first steps, who helps it to grow and who is the anchor as the child makesRead the whole post >>

Keep Watch Over Your Goats

Last night I poured my weepy, little heart out to my husband and told him how I was in a rough spot and had been feeling blue for various reasons. Dave patiently listened to me, took me into his arms, and then he reminded of one of the many reasons I love him by makingRead the whole post >>

The Power of a Mom

“The first joy of a child is the knowledge that it is loved.” ~Don Bosco A dear friend of mine – we’ll call her Rose – is a true humanitarian. Whether she’s serving her patients as a pediatric resident or volunteering with the Missionaries of Charity in India, Rose is someone who constantly looks outsideRead the whole post >>