Making space for prayer: how one mom of 6 designed a home oratory
One evening, just a few weeks ago, my husband was deeply inspired to create a family oratoryand informed me that he had ordered a bronze, Benedictine altar crucifix, an incense boat with a supply of…
Surviving the worst poop nightmare
image credit: Libby Mink Everybody loves a good poop story. I’m not talking about the story that sends little boys into fits of laughter on the floor. I’m referring to the type of story from…
Birth Story: “I Don’t Know How to Deliver a Baby!”
On the evening of February 28th, 2018, I began experiencing contractions with my fourth baby. I wasn’t due for ten days, and my previous baby had come on his due date after twenty-one hours of…
Called to Trust: Our Journey Raising Children with Feeding Disorders
Our twins, Gianna and Chiara, shouldn’t be here, according to medical professionals. At twenty weeks gestation, it was discovered that the twins had Selective Intrauterine Growth Restriction. This meant that the placenta they shared was…
Flooring Renovation: Asbestos Removal and Choosing the Perfect Floor Stain
We finally completed the renovation of our first-floor flooring, and like most renovations, it was a bit more involved than we initially hoped for. When we bought the house three years ago, we knew the…
Roses are red: 8 beautiful shades of a paint color you might not realize you love
Lots of us love blues, greens, whites, and greys. And if neutrals are more your thing, you might think you need to stay far away from a color like red. But we think it’s worth…
