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Erin Franco

Archives for February 2013

I need some sugar. And other Lenten struggles. And why charity isn’t just about giving.

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I’ve had a bit of a rough Lent so far, and lately I’ve been craving sugar like mad. Have you…
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“Hold your horses!”: The need to grow in interiority

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My mom was full of euphemisms when I was growing up. I think it’s a Southern thing, and I love…
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Nesting like crazy.

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Time to admit it. I’ve been nesting like crazy, ya’ll. All of the closets, drawers and cabinets in my house…
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A little miracle and a marriage lesson from Downton Abbey (sort of)

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A miracle has happened over the last few days at my house: Michael has now watched four episodes of Downton…
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When blogs can be deceiving:)

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After reading this post over at Moxie Wife (one of my FAVORITE blogs:), I wanted to post a little something…
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See you someday, Downton Abbey Season 3

See you someday, Downton Abbey Season 3

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We don’t have cable at my house–or even local channels. For whatever quirky technology reason, we pretty much only have…
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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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