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Archives for July 2011

Rest in Prayer

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The sun hears the fields talking about effort and the sun  smiles,  and whispers to me,  “Why don’t the fields…
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Of mommies and monks (CatholicMom.com version)

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I always seem to run across this prayer by Thomas Merton just when I need to read it again. I…
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Thought for the week: A steady spirit

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“A pure, simple and steady spirit is not distracted by flitting about from one thing to another, for he does…
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Thinking about babies

Thinking about babies

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This is a picture of Gabriel when he was less than a week old. I can’t believe I’m having another…
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Of mommies and monks

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I always seem to run across this prayer just when I need to read it again. I love the frankness…
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Holy vs. Good Enough

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On one of the talks on the retreat last weekend, I heard something that has been on my heart ever…
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The Man Likes His Cowboy Boots

The Man Likes His Cowboy Boots

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For those of you who only check my blog for baby pictures (you know who you are :), here are…
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The silence was golden.

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This week, I have kept putting off writing about my Miles Christi silent retreat last weekend because it was such…
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Baby Love

Baby Love

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We had our 32-week ultrasound this morning, and we got some gorgeous pictures of our baby girl! We are due…
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I'm a south Louisiana girl, Catholic wife, writer, speaker, and mother of six. Since I started my blog way back in 2009, life has been a roller coaster of babies, plot twists and a plane crash or two. I've been chronicling things here as I've been learning to love and suffer and laugh and trust in the goodness of God in the ordinary and the extraordinary--with a little espresso and a lot of Divine Mercy. Read More…

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