Tales from the Trenches

What I Did Today… Friday, April 20

So I decided it would be interesting to keep a log of what I did during a typical day in my life. Only, the day turned out to be anything but typical. In fact, as I read back over my notes, I’m almost chickened out. I thought, “I can’t share this day with the world.Read the whole post >>

Feeling Sleepier Than Thou During Holy Week

It’s Holy Week and I can think of plenty of adjectives that aptly describe how I’m feeling and not one of them comes anywhere close to holy. Actually, the first word that comes to mind is exhausted. Aside from being a third trimester preggo and waking up at least two times each night to payRead the whole post >>

A Simple Path

Now that I am expecting baby number two, I am beginning to think about all those sleepless nights and marathon nursing sessions ahead of me. My firstborn was not what you would call a sleeper. Far from it – she was more like a zombie and I, the hapless, sleep-loving mommy, quickly mutated into aRead the whole post >>

Finding Peace in the Eucharist

Each time I prepare myself to receive the Eucharist, I hear a little voice, whispering, “Peace.” It’s not the Holy Spirit invoking wisdom upon me, but instead my 2-year-old daughter Madeline, who refers to communion time as “peace.” As soon as she sees the Eucharistic ministers take their positions throughout the church, she vibrates withRead the whole post >>

Second to None

So I was sitting on my bed, laptop perched on my lap to accommodate my burgeoning belly and obediently doing my Kegels. (Isn’t it ironic that I’m encouraged to exercise the one part of my body I’d actually like to see get a little bigger during pregnancy?) As I quickly typed, trying to shoot outRead the whole post >>