Kate’s Blog – Page 76

Meet Happiness Herself

Dear Mary Elizabeth, Happy birthday! Two years old – wow! Two years old and your constant curiosity has not resulted in too many casualties besides a busted lip, a bruise here and there, and a broken leg – wow-wow-wow! Here’s a much-deserved hat tip to your very busy guardian angel. My adventurous, sweet Mary Elizabeth,Read the whole post >>

Words Made Flesh: Mom’s Day Away

Courtesy of Jen Fulwiler at Conversion Diary I returned from Boston late yesterday afternoon from the Faith & Family Mom’s Day Away. Three blonde girls and one tall, dark and handsome husband gave me the greatest homecoming a mom could want. Now I’m playing catch up. My mind’s all jumble mostly because there’s so muchRead the whole post >>

Random Post for the Week: Recipe for Homemade Hummus

Remember all those reader questions I was going to get around to answering? I haven’t forgotten about them and will respond to each one in due time, which might mean when my youngest – who’s still in utero heads – off to college. Since I’m busy getting ready for my big trip to Faith &Read the whole post >>

Authenticity Online (Part III of a Case for Happy Mom Blogs)

Today I’m going to wrap up my happy mom blog series by exploring what it means to be authentic online. Part I of the series can be found here (my favorite part of the series), Part II here. — Pope Benedict’s recent letter on World Communications Day discussed the challenge of being authentic and faithful,Read the whole post >>

When Your Child Disappoints You (Or You Disappoint Yourself)

I don’t like to admit this, but I’ve spent a good part of my mothering career feeling responsible for every tantrum, every scowl, every less than desirable behavior my child revealed to me or to the world. If a child screamed at her sister, it was because I was not always gentle with my wordsRead the whole post >>