“Why did she die Mom? She wasn’t old.” This is the question I got recently from my 5 year old about St. Kateri Tekawitha, the Lily of the Mohawks. And boy, is it a tough one to answer. G fell absolutely in love with St. Kateri last year when thanks to Adalee Hude’s beautiful book, … Read more
Holy Cow has it been miserably hot here. It’s been hot and sticky with high temperatures and high humidity for about 10 days now, and wow, is it wearing on all of us. Thankfully we have window AC units for bedrooms, so the kids are sleeping well at night, but during the day, everyone is … Read more
This year, for various reasons, we are homeschooling through the summer. Here’s how we’re modifying our usual schedule to take advantage of the weather!
The Saint and Children: How to Handle it When Things Get Complicated. . . I love the saints. I love their companionship, their wisdom, the shared struggle, the knowing that we all sin, make mistakes, doubt. They are invariably people that I want my children to get to know as friends. Some saints seem tailor-made … Read more
Happy June All! Summer has definitely arrived here in Michigan, so I’m taking a quick break from the sun and heat to enjoy the comfort of my little mantle fan and some time to write. Here’s what’s been going on with us these days. 1.Mark has been making bubbles with William and in their search … Read more
We’ve hit that stage of pregnancy- the glorious urge to nest. It’s when all the deep cleaning in our life happens. With Charlotte I insisted that the bathroom ceiling needed to be scrubbed. Needless to say, Mark was not happy to find my very large self perched on top of a chair in our tiny … Read more
1.This month reminds me again how thankful I am that Mark chose a reasonable and sustainable specialty. With urology he works pretty normal hours (technically longer than normal, but the kids and I are asleep for the first couple of hours of his work day, so I don’t count them). He’s home most nights for … Read more
We are thrilled to be expecting our fourth child this September (you can find our super cute May the Fourth announcement photos on Instagram, for some reason the blog is not letting me post photos today . . . ), and while Gianna and William are old hats at the introduction of a new baby … Read more
A dream of mine when we bought this house last year was to have a statue of Mary in the yard with a little grotto and flowers all around her. Not having the budget for such a thing, I turned to the place I always do- our local Buy Nothing Group. For those who aren’t … Read more
The days always blur together a little bit over here, especially since Mark doesn’t have a normal M-F work schedule (that starts in July, and I am soooooooo excited for it!), but boy with never leaving the house, it really does make it hard to keep track of the days. Life is odd and unusual, … Read more