Down Awareness Month
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, October 25, 2011
October is Down Awareness Month and I wanted to post about it mostly to give you the opportunity to see one of the sweetest videos I’ve come across in a while.
I met Amy when my family was out in Utah this summer and started reading her blog after that. Her son Frankie has Down syndrome and when I saw this video I knew you would love it. I think it represents clearly all the love and joy and beauty... READ MORE
Sibling Gifts
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, October 14, 2011
Once or twice a year all my siblings and I are in the same place.
Last weekend was one of those times. The six of us went out to dinner for my youngest sister’s birthday. We laughed so hard my stomach ached afterward, but my eyes also welled up a couple times as we shared stories and support and joy at being together.
What a gift my parents gave us in each other.
One of the hard things for me as... READ MORE
Keeping Christ in Christian
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, October 06, 2011
A friend of mine recently shared this perfect cartoon and yes it’s obviously hilarious but it also gave me lots to think about.
It’s very easy, when trying to do the right thing, to get caught up in a black/white way of thinking. It’s easy to point out how others are falling short in being a Christian—and then lose sight of our own failings in the midst of that.
When I think about the times I have... READ MORE
Feed Your Soul
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Yesterday I met my sister-in-law at a park halfway between our homes. From our opposite ends of the state, we each drove toward each other for about 90 minutes and then shared lunch and the joy of chasing our preschool children around a beautiful green-space.
On the drive home, instead of taking the interstate, I decided to find my way back using two-lane highways. It was bliss.
The weather was window-down... READ MORE
Pumpkin Joy
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, September 20, 2011
This Friday marks the first day of Autumn. Hooray!
The bad news is lots of rain is having an effect on pumpkin production.
The good news is you can get pumpkins in a variety of forms. So let’s focus on the good!
What are a few of your favorite pumpkin things?
Around here, I love:
1. Pumpkin spice candles
2. Starbucks pumpkin spice latte (I usually get one, because it starts to taste like pumpkin bread... READ MORE
The Results of Your Prayers
Posted by DariaSockey in News on Monday, September 19, 2011
Introducing Harald Anthony Martin Mathie, my first grandchild. The one I asked prayers for just about two weeks ago when he was delivered at 28 weeks’ gestation.
Baby is doing very well. He’s been breathing on his own right from the start, and seems to resent the c-pap oxygen feed, frequently pulling it off as if to say, “I don’t need this thing!” It will probably be removed in another week or so,... READ MORE
A Woman's Place
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The very first Eucharistic congress was held in 1881 in Lille, France. The very first organizer, according to Vatican Information Services, was a woman.
It is not widely known that the idea to hold these congresses came from a woman, a French woman called Emilie-Marie Tamisier, one of the many lay people to dedicate their lives to the defence of the Church at a time in which anti-Catholic polemics... READ MORE
Father Knows Best
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Over at Sipping Lemonade, Lauren has a beautiful reflection on the birth of her daughter six months ago.
Baby Kate, to the surprise of her parents, was born with Down Syndrome. The news came as a shock, which quickly turned to humble gratitude.
[It’s been] six and a half months since we finally decided on her name in the delivery room – a decision that seemed so hard to make (almost providentially)... READ MORE
Finding Baby Jesus at Home
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Monday, July 25, 2011
Here’s a thought my sister shared on her blog that really spoke to me this week. In light of our conversations about finding time/making time/praying for time for prayer, I thought it might be helpful to some here as well.
Many of us moms have heard the phrase “your whole life is a prayer!” and some of us might even have begun to suspect that it’s a cop out.
Well, it sure can be, but I think these... READ MORE
Love & Marriage
Posted by Danielle Bean in Marriage on Thursday, July 07, 2011
(Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking)
Struggling in your marriage? Have some relationship advice to share? Have a marriage success story to share? Have a man/woman question? This weekly thread is the place to do it.
Come on in and join the conversation!
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