Kate’s Blog – Page 91

On Middle Ground

I had a fruitful spiritual direction session a few months back that I’ve been meaning to write about. Fortunately, I take notes, so I can write about things way after the fact. Such is my life right now. Anyway, among other things we spoke about marriage and how I grow in virtue just by lovingRead the whole post >>

Joy Observed

A drooling baby walking toward me with outstretched arms, giggling with each wobbly step. Little girls painting outside, the sun shining down on them and their creation, a muddy cloud of colors. Baking jam-filled muffins in the kitchen. Squeezing lemons and limes to make homemade lemonade and then sipping it together, lips puckering at itsRead the whole post >>

A Good Excuse

The topic of extended breastfeeding (that is breastfeeding beyond one year) recently came up during a conversation with another mom. She asked me if I was getting tired of nursing my almost 14-month-old so much. “Not at all,” I told her. “It’s the only quiet time I have during the day.”I’m one of those momsRead the whole post >>

The Best Purchase I’ve Made in a Long Time

“Mommy, can I vacuum some more?” “Knock yourself out, kiddo.”

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

There was a boy who I thought was the “one.” We met in college – not at some rowdy co-ed party – but at the Catholic Center on campus. Maybe that was my first mistake. I’d so badly wanted to find the “perfect Catholic guy” that I was blinded by bliss and never saw “IT”Read the whole post >>