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April 15, 2017

Writing instead of sleeping, anniversary luck, cupcakes, no secrets from Baba, praying with children, and spelling words (7 Quick Takes Friday)

When people ask me how I have time to blog, I tell them that writing is more important than sleeping. But I have a cold, so I might have to choose sleep over writing tonight. So these might be really quick takes. Of course, I have said that before, and
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April 15, 2017

A look at Columbia Pictures’ ‘Elysium’

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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Pretending our kitchen is a restaurant, school fundraisers, a trip through a corn maze, my high school reunion,

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April 15, 2017

Saint Joseph of Cupertino, Patron Saint of Exam-Takers

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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Celebrating “Mass” in the Living Room

Our younger son has a bad cold, so we decided to keep him home and go to separate Masses.Not long after I told our boys the plan, they started setting up “Mass” for their stuffed animals in the living room.I can’t remember the first time we held a pretend Mass,
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April 15, 2017

Blessed Fra Angelico, patron saint of Catholic artists: The praying painter

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April 15, 2017

Go to Joseph: Honoring the patron saint of the Universal Church and the ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph, along with a song and prayer for his Solemnity

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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: “You Owe Me a Soda”

At Sunday Mass I was marveling at how far we have come with behavior in church. With children who are almost 7 and 9, I no longer worry that we won’t make it through Mass. Sure, I worry that they aren’t getting all they should out of Mass or participating
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: School Picture Day

I used to let our sons wear whatever they wanted for school picture day. But somewhere along the way I realized that it’s the only day of the year we have a professional photo taken, so…well…maybe they should wear something nicer than a Star Wars T-shirt.I know what you’re thinking:
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Not Just Doing a Job

My husband and I were attending an event at his workplace when he spotted a crumpled napkin on the ground. Without hesitation, he picked it up and threw it away.That small action reminded me that especially this month, as I have been looking for holiness in the little things, I have really
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Attending Parent-Teacher Conferences

It was parent-teacher conference day, and—don’t ask me why—but I signed up for conferences early in the morning.So, on a day off from school, the boys and I gulped down breakfast and dashed out the door to get to our meetings.Remind me to do that differently next time.Still, we made
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Bringing Home Crafts from School

When I arrived to pick our boys up from school, one of the after-care teachers reminded them to take home the crafts they had made that afternoon.And maybe it sounds terrible, but whenever I hear we are bringing home more crafts, my heart sinks a little. There are many things
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