Encouragement for Moms

New Column

You can read my latest column at Inside Catholic: Mom the Missionary. Comments are open over there. Have a good weekend, and happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. My husband and I have his end of the year party tomorrow night (date night – woo-hoo) and then on Sunday we’ll be headingRead 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 >>

Rejection, Writing, and Motherhood

This post is for moms, writers, and writing moms. (And writer dads, too, if you’re out there.) From time to time friends or blog readers ask for advice on writing (that is, getting paid to write). I have a generic response in which I share some of my favorite resources and tips for writing aRead the whole post >>

Momopoly Book Club: The Handbook for Catholic Moms

Dear Readers, I’m a bibliophile who always has her nose in a book or two. That’s why I’ve decided to start the Momopoly Book Club. This will simply be a series of posts featuring different types of books, author interviews, book reviews, etc. In the combox, I welcome mini discussions of the book (if you’veRead the whole post >>

Oh, to be Two Again!

We’ve started something new in our home. Each morning we begin with a prayer and a discussion focused on a virtue. Since it’s a new habit and because I often wake up feeling about as alert and spry as a slug, Madeline often reminds me that we need to do our prayer thingy. This morningRead the whole post >>