Kate’s Blog – Page 55

Lucky 7

Dear Madeline, We made your birthday truffles together today. You request these rich globs of goodness every year, and usually I’m the one who makes them, or I have to be engaged in some serious damage control to make sure you don’t burn yourself on the hot melted chocolate or splatter our counter with theRead the whole post >>

An Interview with Lisa Hendey

I’ve been privileged to know Lisa Hendey for several years now. I consider her not only a strong, faithful voice in Catholic media, but also a professional and personal mentor. Despite her many accomplishments what always shines through and impresses me the most is her humility. She never stops thanking others and shifting the praiseRead the whole post >>

And the winners are…

Drum roll, please… Kris Chatfield is the winner of Lisa Hendey’s A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms. And Crunchy Con Mom is the winner of an autographed copy of Weightless. Thanks to everyone who entered. Oh, my readers really know their saints. Madeline was St. Ursula. Rae was St. Rose of Lima. Mary ElizabethRead the whole post >>

Nature Study at Nana & Pop’s

Observe the lizard perched on Pop’s head. I just love Mary Elizabeth’s expression here. — *This is just a reminder that there’s still time to enter to win a copy of A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms: 52 Companions for Your Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul or Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body. DetailsRead the whole post >>

You’re Turning Into Your Mother

Recently, someone asked me how my mom does it – how she always seems to be filled with happiness instead of self-pity or fear when she grapples with so many health problems and chronic pain. “She’s a real stoic,” the person said. My mom would tell you she’s nothing of the sort. She would sayRead the whole post >>