Do What You Are Doing
by Kelly Dolin in Family on Sunday, June 10, 2012 8:44 PM
There’s a story—I true one, I believe—about three priests sitting around talking. Two of them were playing a game of chess.
One of the men posed this question: What would you do if you knew the world would end in fifteen minutes?
The first priest said he would immediately go to the church and begin to offer Mass. The second priest declared that he would attempt to ease someone’s pain and suffering. The third priest said that he’d finish his game of chess.
To everything there is a season and a time... READ MORE
Learning As We Craft
by Jake Frost in Family on Friday, June 01, 2012 8:34 AM
You’ve got to take whatever life throws at you. And if you’re a parent, you probably have to wipe it up, too.
Especially when it comes to craft time. Few words can strike more fear into the hearts of parents with young toddlers than “craft time.” When the paint is flying and the glue is dripping, things can get a little distressing – particularly for your furniture.
I’m always interested in old parenting “how-to” books from yesteryear, and in one from 1964 called A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Family... READ MORE
Baring Brides
by Robyn Lee in Just me on Sunday, May 27, 2012 9:55 PM
This fall I will be a bridesmaid in my friend’s wedding . She picked out a certain designer, but said we could get any dress style we wanted. I scanned the designer website for ideas and then made an appointment at a local dress shop to try on my favorites.
To my surprise, all the dresses were just “samples” which means all the dresses come in one size … size too big. The consultant explained that if the dress is too big for me she’ll pin it in the back so I can visualize how it might look. I... READ MORE
Sibling Revelry
by Rachel Balducci in Family on Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:25 PM
We had a feast at my house the other night. It felt like a billion of my closest friends dropped by for dinner, but when I sit and actually count heads I realize there were only about twenty-five of us.
But still, twenty-five. Twenty-five is a big number when you consider all those people are your immediate family — your parents and their children and their children’s children. And that was with a few people missing.
When my family gets together it is animated and loud and exhausting. It’s also... READ MORE
Give What You've Got
by Jake Frost in Family on Sunday, May 13, 2012 8:55 PM
Sometimes I marvel at the creative power of the human mind. Like whoever first thought of grabbing the wind out of the sky and putting it to work for us. Someone, somewhere long ago, needed more grain milled. What to do? Get more serfs, hire more hands, harness more horses. But what if you don’t have serfs or money or horses?
“Well,” the unknown but audacious innovator thought, “the wind is free for the taking. I’ll use that.” Propeller-powered electric-turbines and the TVA weren’t far behind.
I... READ MORE
Every Child Should Be Heard
by Kelly Dolin in Family on Sunday, May 06, 2012 3:53 PM
Our day was to begin early, so we set the alarm clock for 4:30. We didn’t need to bother. At 4:30 on the nose, two-year-old Ainsley careened into our room wailing, wailing, wailing.
“What’s the matter, sunshine,” I asked, trying in vain to make her comfortable.
“My eye,” she told me as she began wailing once more.
The afternoon before she had wakened from her nap with a gunky eye. I told Dave she might have pink eye. Sure enough. I headed to the bathroom to run some warm water and grab a washcloth.... READ MORE
Catholic Digest Cover Girl
by Danielle Bean in News on Monday, April 30, 2012 8:49 AM
[This is my editor’s note from the May 2012 issue of Catholic Digest. If you are a subscriber and haven’t yet received your copy, it will be arriving soon. If you are not a subscriber ... let’s fix that today!]
I once read a scientific study that confirmed something most mothers know already: That a baby’s smile makes you feel happy and alive. Scientists found that when a woman sees her own baby smile, certain areas of her brain are activated, stimulating happy feelings.
This study reminded me of... READ MORE
Simplify Your Domestic Church
by Elizabeth Foss in Homemaking on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 7:00 AM
There is something about the lazy, hazy days of July that inspire some of us to purge, paint, and putter in our homes. Perhaps it is the heat outside and the light pouring through the windows. Perhaps it is the looming chaos we sense will be inevitable when a new school year begins. Regardless of its genesis, the summer home beautification project has begun in earnest.
Abby Sasscer, author of Simplifying Your Domestic Church and a professional organizer for fifteen years, knows a thing or two about... READ MORE
Small Gifts of Grace
by Kelly Dolin in Faith on Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:45 PM
My fourteen-year-old came home yesterday with the best news I have heard in a long time. His research paper? He scored 105 with—I need a drum roll here—no revisions needed! O, happy day! I nearly cried. While I was certainly happy about the 105, I was flat over the moon about the no revisions.
The pace of life over the past three months has been daunting. Any little break—a rained out game, a canceled meeting, a paper with no revisions—well, the relief is almost palpable.
Over the past few days... READ MORE
Learning to Honor
by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, April 12, 2012 7:00 AM
Our son Augie turned ten last week and as part of his birthday celebrations, we had a family breakfast featuring items from one of his favorite food group: donuts.
We had several non-birthday related activities that evening, so Paul and I opted to have that breakfast be our main (non-party) birthday observance. We put candles in a donut, sang happy birthday to the birthday boy and then took some time to tell Augie what we love about him.
This “birthday honoring” as we call it, is something I grew... READ MORE
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