Kate’s Blog – Page 50

{this moment}

Quiet time. {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, visit Soulemama to leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments forRead the whole post >>

Weighing In

I’ll spare you yet another post related to making peace with your body and focus instead on my delectable dude who’s weighing in at just over 17 pounds at 4 1/2 months. He hasn’t missed too many meals, clearly. The girls told our pediatrician that he’s going to like jalapenos and Indian food because that’sRead the whole post >>

Books Read in 2011

In lieu of thoughtful and actually helpful reviews, I’m simply going to list the books I read in 2011. (This is an almost complete list, but I’m sure I may have forgotten a title or two). It was a pretty light reading year. I’m just finding there are only so many hours in the dayRead the whole post >>

7 Quick Takes: The Laughing Matters, Star Wars, Homeschooling Discernment, & More Edition

— 1 — One of my most essential survival tactics in the trenches of motherhood is keeping a sense of humor. I have a post entitled “Laughing Matters” over at What to Expect where I share a true-life story of how I ended up laughing when I probably should have been sniveling. Here’s a snippet:Read the whole post >>

To Whom Should We Be Apologizing?

Back when I actually had time to regularly read blogs, I’d frequently see bloggers apologizing for the lack of substance in recent posts or even for an extended silence. I often, especially lately, feel like I should be apologizing, too, for having nothing pithy to say or for just posting only the most flattering photosRead the whole post >>