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This Is Your Brain . . . on Motherhood

Blogging has gotten spotty around here because I find I can only barely form a coherent thought substantial enough to write a single sentence. Between moving, caring for kiddos, work, my other blog, revising my novel, and passing a bug around our family (is “ironic” the right word for getting a 103-degree fever during a […]

July 10, 2013

Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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Church Closed

This evening begins the Easter Triduum—Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. (It looks like four days, but it’s three, trust me.) Reviewing the times for services this year, I was struck by the words “Church Closed” listed for certain times on Thursday and Saturday.   Last Saturday, our priest challenged us to […]

March 28, 2013

Faith, Young Married Mom

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Year of Faith: Holy Week

Here we are at the start of Holy Week, the last days of Lent in this Year of Faith.   I admit before this week started, I was feeling somewhat thwarted in my Lenten efforts. Normally I embrace giving up sweets and stop really missing dessert after the first week or so. This year? Not […]

March 25, 2013

Faith, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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