This post is a part of my Recycled Series. This essay was originally published at Catholic Exchange. — “Mommy, why are you so grumpy?” my 8-year-old asks. I’m on a tear, gathering stray socks, shoes, and toys from the floor. I’ve morphed into what I’ve jokingly come to refer to as a “Tsu-Mommy.” All IRead the whole post >>
A life of drudgery or a life of joy?
As part of her 120 Days to Momnipotence Series Danielle Bean wrote about the importance of enjoying what’s going on now. She quoted from The Virtue Driven Life. In the book, Fr. Benedict Groeschel writes: “Enjoy what’s going on while it’s going on. If you go to the supermarket, enjoy it. Don’t make it drudgery.Read the whole post >>
I need these littles as much as they need me
I’ve felt rather sheepish having a post that complains about an unplanned vacation on my front page for so long. I have had days when I’ve stumbled upon a blog where a mom shares her sadness over her children’s absence. These are often days when I have abandoned my increasingly philistine ways and entered intoRead the whole post >>
This little, unexpected vacation can end now
I’ll never again shoot off an insipid tweet like “Leaving on a jet plane” because we all know the next line of the song goes something like this: “Don’t know when I’ll be back again.” And, see, I thought I knew when I’d be back again and when I thought I’d only be gone forRead the whole post >>
To all the weary moms out there
I had a rare opportunity to spend some time with my mom and dad sans kids, and it turned out to be an early Christmas gift for me. I opened up to them about some of my struggles lately: A parenting challenge I’m facing with one child in particular, how I’m feeling discouraged and aRead the whole post >>
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