I absolutely love to read. Gianna has already discovered that books are a door to a whole other world. She is a voracious Audible and Hoopla consumer, and I am so looking forward to when her reading ability takes off and we can move past the Bob Books together. One thing I particularly love about … Read more
Finding a Therapist and Starting Meds When we last left the story (if you haven’t already read Part One of Our Journey with ADHD, it can be found here), we were sitting our pediatricians office with our G, asking for help. Because we had been keeping him in the loop as we tried various things, … Read more
Let’s be real here: kids tv shows can be highly irritating, if not downright annoying. But there’s not a whole lot of getting around them, right? I mean, there are just times when I need to give my kids little screen time to get something done, whether it be cooking dinner, taking a shower, or … Read more
Where there is no honor to the elderly, there is no future for the young. — General audience, St. Peter’s Square, March 4, 2015 I stumbled upon this quote from Pope Francis recently, and it made me realize that it’s been awhile since I’ve posted an update on how Gram is doing and what elder … Read more
Keeping a Marriage Strong in the Midst of a Storm The song “The Bones” by Maren Morris is my anthem currently. If you haven’t heard it yet, I encourage you to take a listen below. I heard it for the first time a few weeks ago and felt like she was singing about my marriage. … Read more
I never thought I’d be someone to write these words, but here it is, the honest truth: I have a schedule for big household chores (and a subset for laundry), and I LOVE it. Seriously, I have never felt more free as a stay at home mom than I have since I made a chore … Read more
As with anything, our morning routine has evolved over the years, and has changed with each new stage of life we reach. But what has been a constant, is that we always have a morning routine. When I was a missionary, we lived by a rule of life modeled after the Rule of St. Benedict. … Read more
The Catholic Church is full of feast days. Every single day of the calendar year there is at least one saint celebrated, not to mention the larger feasts and solemnities sprinkled in. It can feel overwhelming to think about starting to celebrate the liturgical year as a family, at least it did to me. Now … Read more
We have had a full and busy week, so I thought I’d do a quick update on what we’ve been up to with the help of some visual aids. 1.Pool Time The start of the week was HOT, and as we do not have A.C. in our house, and my in-laws have a spectacular pool, … Read more
Currently, Mark’s great-aunt is nearing the end of her life, and the kids always make her smile. We were heading out there for a visit to her and Mark’s grandma, her sister, and wanted to bring them something to let them know how much we care and that we’ve been praying for them both. We … Read more