~1~ Maybe it’s just fretful me, but sometimes, as a rookie homeschooling mom, I feel a lot of pressure to look like I always have it together and that my children don’t just know their ABCs but are reading living books (by themselves) and are always well-mannered. Part of the pressure I occasionally pile onRead the whole post >>
Change v. Growth (Subtitled: 2011 in a Word)
Back in the summer I read this post about a book called Safe People: How to find relationships that are good for you and avoid those that aren’t. I haven’t read the book, but the post shared some of the red flags about the character of your friends and/or some of the flaws you mayRead the whole post >>
Announcing the Patron Saint of…
In honor of All Saints’ Day, I share with you a recent conversation among the Wicker girls. Me: You know, if we all really love God and try to be really good people, we just might be saints someday. 3-year-old: Weally?Me: Really. 3-year-old: But what would I be the saint of? 5-year-old: You could beRead the whole post >>
All Saints’ Day Treasure Hunt Idea
Here’s a reprint from All Saints’ Day 2008. My old homeschool group once had a saint treasure hunt. Now we just dress up as saints and give clues and have the other kids guess which saint we are. However, this treasure hunt was fun and memorable. I’m posting it now, so you have time toRead the whole post >>
Spiritual Detachment v. Attached Theory of Psychology
Blasted semantics. So many misunderstandings, especially in the online world, boil down to word choice. I mentioned how difficult it was for me to write my latest column at Inside Catholic. A lot of it had to do with the fact that I was rehashing some painful memories in my past. But I also knewRead the whole post >>