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Let’s Stop Comparing Ourselves to Others
Girls, we are too hard on ourselves. I can’t tell you the number of conversations I’ve had recently with other moms, who feel that they are inadequate in one way or another. They don’t cook well...
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The Unexpected Blessing of Being Open to Life
This little guy turns one today, so it seems fitting that I write a post I’ve been meaning to write for a very long time. I’d like to reflect on the fact that, about one year and eight months ago, when...
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Homecoming!
Ray’s Home! After eight weeks in Grand Rapids in neurological rehab, Ray has finally come home. Here’s a how it went down… Yes, one of these kids is not my own. We Had a Week that Could Have Been from...
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#WorthRevisit – Rollerskating with my Father
Looking back a few years to a post that’s “worth revisiting.” A couple of weeks ago, I took my six year old son to his school’s roller skating party. Being six months pregnant, I had no intention of...
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So Much for Good, Strong Bones
My family has good, strong bones. It’s one of the stupid things that I’ve always been just a wee bit prideful about. We may have our weaknesses, we Engelman’s, but we’ve got good, strong bones. Through...
View ArticleStress, Neurotics, and a Plea for Help
(Please note: Any self-derision in this article is largely tongue-in-cheek. While I am critical of myself in an mostly almost entirely healthy way, I’m also well aware of God’s infinite love for me and...
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Great Catholic Teen Fiction for Your Kids’ Summer Reading List
It’s summer time. If your kids are anything like mine, they can barely pull their noses out of their books, and you’ve already had to make three trips to the library to keep them in reading materials....
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That Time I Went to Lourdes and Came Home to Hit Rock Bottom
Putting an end to a very prolonged blogging absence… I’m going to attempt to write the story that has prevented me from publishing to the blog in many, many months – partially because it’s not an easy...
View ArticleThat time I landed my dream job and quit a year later
Seemingly ages ago, I began a series of posts titled “That Time I Went to Lourdes and…” They chronicled the events following on our trip to Lourdes (as you might have guessed, which involved hitting...
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Making the Most of Summer with a Rule of Life
When the kids begin their summer vacations, every mother’s world is slightly rocked. Yes, we’re happy to have them home. However, the increased demands of running kids to and fro, cleaning up after...
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