The Best of the Best

Interested in learning more about Catholic schools? If you think it might be the right place for your son or daughter, this post shares some of the biggest Catholic schools myths and why they just might have it all wrong.

If you’ve been around these parts for a while, you know that my heart sure does love Catholic schools. It’s worth noting that both Scott and I are the products of public education and I’m the daughter of a public school teacher. No one school is perfect for every kid, or every family. I can…

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Happy 14 (!?) John Paul!

John Paul is fourteen. Repeat 5 times. Don’t hyperventilate. These are the things I whisper to myself these days. All you mamas of littles, it happens faster than you think. I always love that I get to kick off a new year with a birthday letter to John Paul. Here goes, y’all. Dear John Paul,…

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The Little Things

A few days ago, the regular hum of our household was in full effect. Scott was bathing Gianna, the boys were upstairs arguing over who was going to take the first shower and the girls were giggling in their room. Me? I was washing dishes. I do it every night. And not a single kid…

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2017 in Review

I hope I’m not the only sucker out there for “in review” posts at the end of the year. Just yesterday I went down the Instagram rabbit hole. I guess I just love hearing how folks have grown, what they’ve learned, mistakes they’ve made and what they hope to accomplish in the new year. Believe…

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Still Fa-La-La-La-Laing

Advent started off so great – SO GREAT. I was the keynote speaker at a women’s retreat in Dallas that first weekend. Even though strep had hit our house, hard, the day provided me an opportunity to speak, spend time in Adoration, go to confession and sit and chat with the loveliest of women. Boy,…

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