Celebrating Catholic Sacraments, Like a Boss
Y'all know me and parties. Like a bee to honey. For many of us, it's sacrament season - baptism, First Communion or confirmation. The trifecta! This year, we're celebrating confirmation (hooray!) and next year will be our fifth First Communion. I do so love inhaling holy oils. Sometimes, the joy of the day gets overshadowed by all the things we worry about. Here, I share my five best tips for loving the day, loving the people there to celebrate and ...
Alert! Alert! We Have a 16yo!
Honestly. That happened in a hurry. I mean, it didn't, but then it did. You moms of littles, who have become bigs, know exactly what I mean. Our oldest turns 16 today and that means... Sappy birthday letter from mom. Dear Will, I've thought long and hard about what to write for such a milestone birthday. There are all sorts of memories I could share, or sage advice, but above it all I guess I just want you to know ...
Spring Breaking was Fabulous
"Hey Dad, when do you get out for spring break?" The kids ask this EVERY YEAR and EVERY YEAR we both crack up. Thankfully, Scott was able to take a couple of days off and they were our two prettiest days of the week. Sweet! We were so grateful that our annual trek to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo fell during this week. The kids have a cooking competition they compete in and it's always a blast. The contest ...
Traveling to Italy? Your 411
Call us addicts, but we've been to Italy five times in the last 16 years and I can attest this is a true statement: Italy, a lifetime is not long enough. Some of those trips were two-week stints as chaperones with our high school youth group. Some were work related and some were pure pleasure, just the Mister and I. Each has given us a unique perspective and an undying love for all things Italian. We get asked quite a bit ...
Sightseeing for Jesus
So many times I think we ooh and aah over friends' photos of faraway places we'd like to visit. We see their beautiful European photographs, hear about their enriching South American travels, wish we could join them in architecturally stunning Russia, taste the Scandinavian food, see the beauty of Asia or simply be in Australia. But we forget that God has placed beauty right before us, in our own back yards. Over on Blessed is She this month, several of ...
It’s Late. It’s Lent. Let’s Chat.
It's getting late, so you know what that means. Sassy Kathryn is in the house. First, let's chat Lent. How's it going? Fallen off the wagon yet? I've only bought one thing since Ash Wednesday as part of my "no unnecessary spending" fast and I'm breaking my arm patting myself on the back. Sheez, Kathryn. As I reminded my kids, Lent isn't a checklist. There isn't some checksheet where you put an "X" in the box if you were a ...
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... and welcome to the mess. I know a thing or two about big families (I've got 6 kids + a daughter-in-law), carpool, grief, Jesus, the Texas Aggies, prematurity, marriage counseling, decluttering and party planning, but I still don't know why it's so hard for my kids to put up their shoes. My Texas-sized heart is honored to have you here!
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