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Erin Franco

Archives for December 2011

A worthy mission

A worthy mission

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Anne and David Trufant, the owners of the summer camps where Michael and I met are the co-founders of a…
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Just enough grace for the step I’m on

Humble Handmaid· Interior Life· Motherhood

My friend Trey called me on Gabriel’s 2nd birthday a couple of weeks ago and wished me a happy birthday–for my…
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Gabriel’s birthday party and some other photo goodies…

Gabriel’s birthday party and some other photo goodies…

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Some snapshots from Gabriel’s birthday party at the park:  Little Andrew is such a special guy 🙂 Beautiful Audrey Therese…
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From Gabriel’s godfather:)

From Gabriel’s godfather:)

Humble Handmaid· Motherhood

Adam Trufant, Gabriel’s godfather, emailed us this poem for Gabriel from Thailand, where he has been traveling this fall. I…
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Gabriel’s birthday breakfast

Gabriel’s birthday breakfast

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Pancakes, bacon and fruit salad, oh my!

Confessions of a former mommy know-it-all

Humble Handmaid· Interior Life· Motherhood

Lately, I’ve been looking back on my not-married-no-kids self, my married-no-kids self, and my married-one-kid self. And I alternately have…
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Birthday trip to Toys R Us

Birthday trip to Toys R Us

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Gabriel picked out an orange truck that launches a ball and a set of wooden musical instruments. Overall not a…
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This Week

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What’s touching my heart and going on in my life this week… I’m still working on training for my 10K…
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Geaux Tigers!

Geaux Tigers!

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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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