Encouragement for Moms

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 >>

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 >>

Christ’s Journey to the Cross: Lenten Inspiration for Mothers

From the 2008 archives (my little Madeline is 6 now!): I still remember the time I first really felt called to be a mother. I was sitting on a subway reading Mother Teresa’s A Simple Path. Out of nowhere I felt a familiar rush behind my eyes as they filled with tears. Mother Teresa wasRead the whole post >>

A Case for Mom Blogs – Part II (Thoughts on Intellect, Culture, & Motherhood)

UPDATE: I just realized an entire paragraph was missing from my post. I have no idea how this happened; it was showing up in my draft but not on the “live” post. When I tried to edit the post in Blogger this afternoon, it wouldn’t let me even open the post until I finally madeRead the whole post >>