March 31st, 2010

Pretty Easy, Pretty Eggs

I finally found something to fill my empty corner cabinet.

Please come read about the fun thing we did today!

March 31st, 2010

Feeling Tropical

March 30th, 2010

New Stuff for Small Steps

Great news! Small Steps for Catholic Moms has been sent to the printer and pre-orders will be shipping soon!

In the meantime, we’d love it if you would check out our new book blog, fan us on facebook, and follow us on twitter.

Writing this book together has blessed us in so many ways. Elizabeth Foss and I are really looking forward to sharing this book with you!

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March 30th, 2010

Pro-Life Group Shut Out at Duke

So much for students’ freedom of expression at this American university. Particularly ironic is the fact that Duke University women were denied the right to discuss women’s issues at the Duke University Women’s Center. Perhaps they should re-name the center something more appropriate … Center for Women Who Advocate for the Killing of Unborn Children, perhaps? Then the shut-out would be understandable.

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March 28th, 2010

First Frog of Spring

Some people look for robins. We look for cold and wet amphibians.

And the bragging rights go to Kateri. As usual.

March 28th, 2010

Let’s Get Quiet

I love the Anchoress.

It takes a while to stop the monkeychatter in the brain. But try to let that run itself out, like a spool of film, that goes clackety-clackety-clack and then whirrrs down to silence. And breathe and get quiet.

We are all much too comfortable with our noise, and distrustful and edgy around the silence.

But the noise feeds the chaos. The chaos feeds something else.

Let’s

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March 28th, 2010

Heading Into Holy Week

This simple song never fails to silence my inner “noise.”

Come to Jesus.

Let’s each of us do that this week.

March 27th, 2010

Holiday Confusion

Daniel: I think I wanna be Superman for Easter.