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Baptism, Mercy, and Grace

Today is Jacob’s baptismal day. In some ways, it’s hard to believe that we’re two years out from this.     On the other hand, when I think about how much Jacob can do and say, how aware he is of his world, and how involved he is in daily Mass and prayer time, it’s […]

November 20, 2012

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

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Henry Update

Big news, friends. And I mean BIG.   We had an ultrasound last week and got some great news about Henry. There is plenty of fluid for him, and there are no “normal variants” to speak of. He looks just plain healthy . . . and huge.   According to my research, a baby at […]

November 12, 2012

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The Lord’s Prayer, Jacob-style

One of my favorite things about two-year-old Jacob is that when we pray with him, he joins in. The written word can’t do justice to how simultaneously hilarious and inspiring it is to hear him shout out the last word of each line of the Our Father. (Jacob’s parts are in caps, in case that’s […]

November 9, 2012

Faith, Motherhood, Parenthood, Young Married Mom

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