Mission: Mom
by Lynn Wehner in Faith on Friday, August 20, 2010 6:00 AM
Editor’s Note: This essay was published as part of the annual Catholic College Guide in the Fall 2010 issue of Faith & Family magazine.
“Just face it; you’re going to be a blubbering wreck.” It was a summer-long mantra chanted by friends, day after day after day.
And it stood to reason, really. We were headed to drop off our eldest child, Allie, at college for the first time. Even the words “drop off” seemed odd. This was no play date. No school function. This particular drop-off would create a... READ MORE
Perfectly Reasonable
by Dr. Ray Guarendi in Family on Thursday, August 19, 2010 6:00 AM
Q. When I discipline or limit my 16-year-old daughter, she accuses me of expecting her to be perfect. How can I know my expectations are reasonable?
A. Well, do you expect her to be perfect? I would hope so. Any expectations for responsible and moral conduct are attached to some ideal to strive for. Disciplining your daughter for disrespect implies that you expect respect — all the time, not just some of the time. Grounding her for abusing curfew indicates that you have curfew rules in place for... READ MORE
S'mores & the Great Outdoors
by Margaret Berns in Family on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 5:59 AM
In theory, it seems ridiculous. Why would we choose to sleep outside? In a tent, on the cold, hard ground? As humorist Dave Barry puts it, “Camping is nature’s way of promoting the motel industry.”
Obviously, I disagree.
My friends and I have been dragging our families into the woods for several years now. In certain circles, this is known as “group camping; in others, it’s called insanity. We bring babies, toddlers and unwilling husbands. (The former, I am happy to report, are almost always on... READ MORE
From Home School to the Classroom
by Simcha Fisher in Family on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 6:00 AM
The best advice I got about homeschooling? Do it one year at a time. The whole enterprise was a lot less overwhelming once I realized that I wasn’t making some kind of 12-year vow. I was just teaching my kids at home that year, because it made sense that year. Next year? Who knows?
As it turned out, it made sense for five years. Then we did one year with two kids in private school and the rest at home. And this fall, my four oldest will go to a charter school, one will be in homeschool, and the... READ MORE
A Space of Your Own
by Kate Wicker in Homemaking on Monday, August 16, 2010 6:00 AM
The other day I walked into our living room and felt like I was on the verge of having a cardiac event. There were kids’ toys everywhere. Dolls were resting on the couch. Plastic animal figures that just about represented all of Creation were parading along the carpet. I took a deep breath and wandered into the kitchen where I noticed the fridge rivaled the Met Museum, displaying so much of my daughters’ artwork.
I love my children. I love that my home is kid-friendly. We do our best to keep it... READ MORE
How to Get to Heaven
by Tom and April Hoopes in Faith on Saturday, August 14, 2010 6:00 AM
Sunday, Aug. 22, is the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, Cycle II).
Papal
On Aug. 22, Pope Benedict XVI prays the Sunday Angelus at his summer residence, Castel Gandolfo, at noon.
Pope Benedict XVI returns to Rome Aug. 25 to offer his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
Saints
There are two feasts of mothers this week.
Aug. 22 is the Coronation of the Blessed Mother. This is a highly ironic feast day. The last thing Mary wanted was to be a queen. On this day, we always think of... READ MORE
Big Blessings
by Joseph Pronechen in News on Friday, August 13, 2010 6:00 AM
If there’s truth in the adage “A picture is worth a thousand words,” then the Association of Large Families of America is speaking volumes on its website (FourorMore.org) with numerous photos of big families.
This initiative and its equally new parent initiative HLI America are the newest champions in the culture of life’s corner.
Since 1974, Human Life International has been fighting the culture of death in more than 100 countries. It has recently launched HLI America (HLIAmerica.org), its first... READ MORE
Do the Right Thing
by Kelly Dolin in Family on Thursday, August 12, 2010 6:00 AM
Six-month-old Ainsley had a rash spreading from stem to stern. Three kids, one frazzled mom, a nurse, and a doctor were crammed into a dermatologist’s exam room to confirm a diagnosis of eczema.
Ainsley was miserably itchy. Kolbe was bored from the long wait. John was singing loudly and spinning around. I was trying—in vain—to hear what the doctor had to say.
And then it happened. Kolbe reached over to a computer and began to type on the keyboard.
The doctor quickly grabbed the back of Kolbe’s... READ MORE
Know When to Hold 'Em
by Tammy Darling in Homemaking on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6:00 AM
In the early years of my marriage, 1989 BC (Before Children), my home was immaculate. Floors were scrubbed weekly, not a thing was out of place, and “spring” cleaning took place several times a year. While my 1970’s modular home would never make the cover of House Beautiful, there was a time that it was spotless for more than two minutes.
Fast-forward four children later and you’ll find “spotless” is a thing of the past. Now spots are everywhere — milk spots on the furniture, food spots on clothing,... READ MORE
What I Learned at the Stoplight
by Marion Fernandez-Cueto in Homemaking on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 6:00 AM
We’ve all seen them: those lone, scruffy figures at intersections and freeway underpasses holding bent cardboard signs, asking for a handout. Their faces are as cracked and blistered as the sidewalk. Their meager possessions lie tangled in a bucket, sack or grocery cart behind them. Most of the time, their hands aren’t even outstretched; those long vigils in suffocating summer temperatures belie the fact that it’s only the rare driver who rolls down his window to engage.
Here in Houston, it’s hard... READ MORE
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