Kate’s Blog – Page 84

For a Friend

He Leadeth Me by Walter Ciszek, which I read last year per Jen’s recommendation, was one of those books I marked all over with a pencil and highlighter because so much of it spoke to me. Last night I was perusing old quotes filed away in a “faith/religious” notebook in search of words that mightRead the whole post >>

The Single Best Thing I’ve Done Lately to Be a Better Wife and Mom

For the past few weeks I’ve been doing something radical. Almost every night after the girls’ story time, bedtime prayers, and tuck-in time, instead of resting beside them for a few minutes before popping up to conquer the world (one dirty sock at a time) I’ve instead slipped into their warm nest of covers, and I’veRead the whole post >>

{this moment}

{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 for all to find andRead the whole post >>

All Saints’ Day Treasure Hunt Idea

Here’s a reprint from All Saints’ Day 2008. My old homeschool group once had a saint treasure hunt. Now we just dress up as saints and give clues and have the other kids guess which saint we are. However, this treasure hunt was fun and memorable. I’m posting it now, so you have time toRead the whole post >>

OT

The girls – all three of them (or so I thought) – were upstairs playing in a safe (or so I thought), designated kids’ area. I was downstairs searching for a blasted username for an online bill payment service and also trying to register for one of those perks programs for our local office supplyRead the whole post >>