We are an inter-generational household. Three and a half years ago, we moved my grandmother in with us. Mark and I both firmly believe in the sanctity of all human life, from conception to natural death, and we believe that all people deserve to be loved and cared for with dignity. We have the means … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Read the full policy here. Our local community was recently rocked by the deaths of two young boys in a tragic house fire, which made me think long and hard about fire safety. It also made me realize just how much assumed knowledge there is in the world, and how … Read more
As per their norm, the kids had very specific ideas about what they wanted to be for Halloween. For months William has been alternating between wanting to be a dragon and wanting to be St. George. I was able to find him a costume on our buy nothing group that looks like he’s riding a … Read more
We are on temper tantrum 7,000 so far this morning, so in the hopes of not losing my ever loving mind, I’m escaping to the world of books instead of posting about how we are actually doing this morning. Anyone else manage to be in the middle of several books at once? Please tell me … Read more
There are few aspects of Maria Montessori’s philosophy of education that I appreciate as much as I do her approach to practical life. Those familiar with a Montessori classroom, will know that much of the activities, especially those of the youngest students, are centered around real tasks, actual work that needs to be done. Children’s … Read more
I thought I’d spend a little time this evening on an old fashioned update, I hope y’all don’t mind. After our tough period in August, with Mark at the VA, he had a plastic surgery rotation in September, which was a nice change of pace. Plastic surgeons appear to mostly work business hours and no … Read more
My kids love the martyrs. For whatever reason, Will and G are both drawn to the gruesome tales of the courageous men and women who gave their lives for Christ. We didn’t set out to intentionally focus on the martyrs in our family, but just like some kids like scary stories and some kids like … Read more
I recently started baking bread. My family goes through an absurd amount of the stuff, and as I’m sure you know, good bread can be very expensive, and cheap bread is often very over processed (and un-bread-like in many qualities). I finally got sick of having to make that choice, and decided to ask on … Read more
I’m in a literary mood, or at least a mood to share about what we’re reading currently, so here goes. 1.Today is the Feast of Saint Francis, so G, Will, and I spent time reading Let the Whole Earth Sing Praise by Tomie dePaola and writing our own canticles. You can see the whole write … Read more
1.G is blowing me away academically this year. My littler firecracker decided this week that she was going to learn how to write paragraphs, and dang if she didn’t do it. I’m pretty sure her handwriting is better than Mark’s . . . 2. At the used book sale last week I bought an illustrated … Read more