Kate’s Blog – Page 19

Tips for bigish families series – intro

With only four children, I am not completely comfortable identifying myself as having a big family, especially when I know plenty of families who have enough children to field an entire baseball team. However, my husband frequently reminds me that we have more than average, and we do get comments when we’re out in publicRead the whole post >>

I cut the watermelon

This post is part of my Recycled Series, so it wasn’t so recently that my husband cut the watermelon. However, I have recently reminded myself to embrace the now and to enjoy the process. Attention Editors: These columns have been previously published, but are available for reprint. Please contact me at kmwicker[at]gmail[dot]com for reprint feesRead the whole post >>

A life of drudgery or a life of joy?

As part of her 120 Days to Momnipotence Series Danielle Bean wrote about the importance of enjoying what’s going on now. She quoted from The Virtue Driven Life. In the book, Fr. Benedict Groeschel writes: “Enjoy what’s going on while it’s going on. If you go to the supermarket, enjoy it. Don’t make it drudgery.Read the whole post >>

Why fasting on food all throughout Lent isn’t the best path to holiness for me

This post is a part of my Recycled Series. Attention Editors: These columns have been previously published, but are available for reprint. Please contact me at kmwicker[at]gmail[dot]com for reprint fees and further information. — Lent is a season of fasting – including fasting from food. Fasting can be a fruitful spiritual discipline, but it alsoRead the whole post >>

Raising Little Girls…Sort Of

This post is part of my Recycled Series. Before you read any further the next few paragraphs are chock full of euphemisms for gas. If you consider bodily emissions taboo and/or your maturity level surpasses that of a 6-year-old’s, then you may want to stop reading. Attention Editors: These columns have been previously published, butRead the whole post >>