September 17th, 2010

I’m Talking About New Feminism and Sarah Palin at the Washington Post

I’m talking about pro-life feminism and Sarah Palin at the Washington Post today.

I find it beyond ironic that after decades of fighting for a woman’s right to be heard and to determine her own destiny, pro-abortion rights feminists are now eager to put limits on what pro-life women are allowed to call themselves, the kinds of questions they are allowed to ask, and debate the legitimacy of pro-life

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September 15th, 2010

Small Steps Podcast Updates

Elizabeth Foss and I had the privilege of talking with some lovely podcasting women about Small Steps for Catholic Moms recently.

Lisa Hendey had us on Catholic Moments, where we talked about not just the book, but also the tricky business of balancing work and family life.

And Pat Gohn chatted with us on her popular podcast, Among Women. We read passages from the book and reflected on some of

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September 11th, 2010

Our Birthday Boy Looks Like Kyle Bush

Coming …

… and going.

September 10th, 2010

Thumthin’s Mithing

September 10th, 2010

And Then He was Four

Know what I think?

I think little boys should not be allowed to turn four years old. Especially those little boys who happen to be their mother’s “baby.”

A mother’s heart is a crazy thing. Half of it wants our small children to hurry up and wean, hurry up and potty train, hurry up and gain some independence already. And yet the other half wants them to never

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September 8th, 2010

In My Place

Daniel approached me with a copy of the Fall issue of Faith & Family magazine in hand.

“Will you roll this up for me,” he asked, “so that I can kill some flies?”

September 7th, 2010

My Annual Homeschool Freak Out

Tomorrow morning we start our homeschool year. I often choose the Nativity of Mary as a starting date because leaning on Our Lady a bit helps me fight off that choking feeling of panic that rises in my throat every year at the beginning of September.

So, here we go.

I have written before about my ambivalence about homeschooling (Darn that new Inside Catholic site — it’s very cool and

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September 6th, 2010

Oh yes he did

Matthew Archbold wrote a pro-life blog post that was so awesome it got linked up at the Drudge Report.

Which has temporarily crashed the server for NCRegister.com and Faith & Family Live.

Let’s all say a little prayer to the patron saint of servers so that we can get back online quickly …

(Congrats, Matt!)