Thankful For: Encouragement
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, November 22, 2011
“And so I tell you, whoever is reading this and needs to hear it. Don’t quit. Retreat, yes. Surrender, never.”
We’re in a season when my husband and I refer to Sunday Mass as “the most exhausting hour of the week,” and this article, “Mass with a Difficult Child,” was exactly what I needed to read. It’s by blogger and mother-of-six (and, I believe, F&F reader and commenter) Michelle Reitemeyer, and it’s lovely.
“The goal is to have antic-free children. We call them mature adults.”
I laughed, I nodded, I felt consoled after reading. I hope you will too.
Revealing Our Cracks
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Friday, September 30, 2011
The other day I put this out on Twitter:
If you’ve never sobbed, “What do you WANT from me?” at your baby… well, you’re a better mom than I am, I guess.
I got a surprising - and comforting - number of responses from other moms who’ve been there. Their reassurances helped me cope with a rough afternoon.
But the one that stuck with me, that still has me thinking four days later, was from a mom who said... READ MORE
Happy Moms & Working Moms
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, September 15, 2011
On this week’s episode of the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above), Rebecca, Sarah and I chat about the joys and challenges of motherhood. In our first segment we take up Rebecca’s recent “Happy Mothers” post about moms, our perfectionism, and our happiness. Is motherhood your highest calling? How can the kinds of friends you have influence the way you feel... READ MORE
Scaredy-Cat Mom
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Monday, August 29, 2011
Here’s a strange phenomenon I’ve never seen addressed in print.
I used to adore flying.
Now it terrifies me, and the transition pre-dates 9-11.
I have lucid memories of a turbulent collegiate flight to Europe that terrified many of my seat-mates, but didn’t bother me.
Perhaps I was just too motion-sick to be afraid, but I’m temperamentally pragmatic and tend to weigh probabilities more than worst-case... READ MORE
Faith-Filled Realism for Moms
Posted by DariaSockey in Reviews on Monday, August 15, 2011
The approach of a new school year, with its many changes after a long lazy summer, is often a good time to reassess and update the family’s spiritual life as well. In addition, the coming of fall weather makes many of us feel more energized and ready for new challenges. A new challenge you may wish to consider is Catholic Family Boot Camp.
This slender volume give 30 days’ worth of simple activities... READ MORE
Moms Who Are Happy
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Monday, August 08, 2011
It’s the subtitle of Meg Meeker’s latest book that attracted me.
The full title is, The 10 Habits of Happy Moms: Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose and Sanity.
If you scroll down the page at that link, you’ll find a short interview with Dr. Meeker, a pediatrician, in which she explains that she wrote the book because she wanted moms to enjoy their mothering more.
That struck a chord with me, because... READ MORE
Fighting Our Crosses
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Colleen Duggan offers a lovely reflection over at Catholic Digest, in which she shares some beautiful insight she gained about “fighting her crosses” through the words of her young son.
It’s typically the little stuff Jesus wants me to surrender — the wiggle worm sitting next to me, the request for one more cup of water, or reading the same picture book for the 1000th time. These are the things He wants, the things that make Him happy.
Definitely read the whole thing. You’ll be glad you did.
Influential Women
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Tuesday, July 05, 2011
About twenty years ago a friend pointed out there were no positive role models for Catholic lay women.
I was certain that wasn’t true, since there were many women teachers, politicians, activists and mothers I admired.
Then I tried to name even one Catholic woman who was both personally admirable and widely enough known that she could be called a role model in the sense my friend meant. There was... READ MORE
In Advance of Mother's Day
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Homemaking on Thursday, May 05, 2011
Remember The Mom Song, sung to the tune of the William Tell Overture?
Same artist, same theme—entirely different musical genre.
65 Year-Old Secret Revealed
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Here’s an amazing story I read over the weekend:
65 Years Later, A Mother’s Secret Revealed
An 83-year-old woman, a rape victim who gave up her baby for adoption as a teenager, is reunited with her son—a son her family knew nothing about.
After phone calls and e-mails Haner became convinced Kiser was her brother. She then decided it was time to ask her mother an almost unbelievable question: Did... READ MORE
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