Here you'll find current musings, as well as the archives from two blogs of yesteryear: YoungMarriedMom and What I Learned While Writing a Novel. Please comment and share. We love well when we are in conversation with one another. 

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YMM Grows Up

As of Sunday, I’ve been blogging for three years. Three years!   The past couple weeks I’ve started to really feel like an adult, and the passage of time that’s elapsed on this site speaks to that. Part of it is that we’re preparing for our ever-impending big move this summer (back to New Jersey […]

April 16, 2013

Blogging, Marriage, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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Dear Jacob XXII

Dear Jacob,   This letter has been weeks in the making. Life is busy with you and baby Henry. I think about your growth and progress all the time. I thank God for you over and over each day. I’ve even taken notes as to not forget what I’ve been thinking about you. Now, finally, […]

February 4, 2013

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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Dear Henry IX

Dear Henry,   This last weekend we took you to New Jersey to be baptized. You were baptized in your grandparents’ living room by the priest from the church where your dad and I met, got married, and had Jacob baptized. It was a wonderful ceremony, welcoming you into the Church. I was worried you […]

January 28, 2013

Faith, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Parenthood, Young Married Mom

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