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Randomness

I missed Jen’s Quick Takes yesterday, but I’m going to indulge in some tardy randomness. Madeline makes her big stage debut later today as Narrator 1 in a gripping performance of The Enormous Turnip. I tried to convince the grandparents that they really didn’t need to drive an hour to see her on the stageRead the whole post >>

Top 10 Reasons to Nurse a Toddler

Welcome to the March Carnival of Natural Parenting: Natural Parenting Top 10 Lists This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared Top 10 lists on a wide variety of aspects of attachment parenting and natural living.Read the whole post >>

Weaning Mommy

I have a lot on my plate right now (don’t we all? but my plate is brimming and at a breaking a near breaking point), so to keep from leaving this space dry and white for too long I may be tapping into archives a bit more frequently over the next few weeks. Rachel wasRead the whole post >>

Yet Another Reason I’ll Keep on Bringing and Nursing My Little Ones to/in Church

Because the prophet Joel told me to (Joel 2: 15-16): Blow the trumpet in Zion; sanctify a fast; call a solemn assembly; gather the people. Sanctify the congregation; assemble the elders; gather the children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber. Don’t miss me gettingRead the whole post >>

Talking Frankly About Ecological Breastfeeding

You can read my new column at Inside Catholic: Talking Frankly About Ecological Breastfeeding. But before you do, a few things: I was invited to write a column explaining the benefits of a form of breastfeeding known as ecological breastfeeding (EBF) a long, long time ago after I mentioned the term “ecological breastfeeding” in myRead the whole post >>