At the start of each year I look for the word or phrase that will nudge me vocationally over the next twelve months. I am not so much searching for a word as I am willing to be found by … Keep reading

It was twenty to eight at night.  I was sitting at the kitchen table with my apron still on.  The preschoolers and toddler were all in their respective beds, and I was waiting quietly for my coffee to brew.  Something … Keep reading

Editor’s Note: I thank Amy Bonaccorso, author of the wonderful book How to Get to “I Do” – A Dating Guide for Catholic Women, for sharing this fantastic article with our readers. LMH “You don’t move to Washington, D.C., to get … Keep reading

It’s two weeks before the jolly big guy in the red suit arrives and for the first time in my 18 years as Mother Goose, I haven’t done a single thing to prepare, not a one and even more shocking—it … Keep reading

Last month I wrote a Catholic defense of using medications to treat ADHD and ADD.  Although medications are important and often essential, the best approach towards treatment of ADD and ADHD is both medication and and behavior management.  Even with … Keep reading

As a writer specializing in parenting, I’m often asked to give advice. As my husband and I wrestle with raising two daughters, ages 13 and 9, I find it difficult to think of myself as an “expert.” Still, other parents … Keep reading

Find the Tech Talk Tuesday archive here. The Cat in the Hat has become quite a character. His TV show is one of my girls’ favorites in the mornings when it’s on PBS, and now we have a whole new reason to … Keep reading

February is known as “Burnout Month” in homeschooling circles.  The busyness of the holidays have come and gone. Field trips and outside activities are at a minimum due to cold and snow. Yet there’s still three to four months to … Keep reading

As a mom of four sons I watch more than my fair share of sports analysis shows. First I heard that Tebow wasn’t good enough to make it in the NFL, so the talking heads said. Then game by game, … Keep reading

A huge shout out of love and congratulations to my dear friends and fellow Faith & Family bloggers Danielle Bean and Rachel Balducci and their partner Carolee McGrath on the launch of their brand new television program on CatholicTV — … Keep reading