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April 15, 2017
April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: School Picture Day

I used to let our sons wear whatever they wanted for school picture day. But somewhere along the way I realized that it’s the only day of the year we have a professional photo taken, so…well…maybe they should wear something nicer than a Star Wars T-shirt.I know what you’re thinking:
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: A funny thing happened while I was in the shower, selecting pumpkins and costumes, a birthday party, and teachers who love our children

For years I wouldn’t get in the shower unless my husband was home. I could only imagine what havoc might occur if the children were unsupervised. At a certain point, I decided that if I put on a quick TV show, I could jump in the shower and jump out
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Getting Caught in a Downpour

This has been a busy week. And we had so many appointments today that I had to drive to our boys’ school five times to pick people up, drop them back off, then pick them up at the end of the day.So by mid-afternoon I was tired. And as I parked
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Not Just Doing a Job

My husband and I were attending an event at his workplace when he spotted a crumpled napkin on the ground. Without hesitation, he picked it up and threw it away.That small action reminded me that especially this month, as I have been looking for holiness in the little things, I have really
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: The Beauty of a Children’s Choir

At the beginning of the school year our younger son asked to join the parish children’s choir. I don’t know whether our 6-year-old has any natural musical talent, but I do know that he loves music. I was happy he was so excited to try something new—and that it was
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Bringing Home Crafts from School

When I arrived to pick our boys up from school, one of the after-care teachers reminded them to take home the crafts they had made that afternoon.And maybe it sounds terrible, but whenever I hear we are bringing home more crafts, my heart sinks a little. There are many things
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: An Evening When Baba Works Late

I used to dread nights when my husband worked late. Feeding everyone and getting everyone to bed in a timely way alone seemed extra stressful, especially once homework arrived on the scene.One night six years ago or so when we just had Leo, I remember asking my parents to drive
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Witnessing a Moment of Affection

I was almost-but-not-quite-late to my annual dermatologist appointment, and I was signing in at the desk when I realized there was a couple standing behind me.As I turned to sit down, I saw that they were both a bit stooped, maybe in their early 80s. But it wasn’t their age
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: You’ve Got Mail

It’s 2016. So our sons rarely get mail. In fact, if you take out the bills and the ads and the Amazon packages full of chicken soup, John and I don’t get much either.Many nights I almost forget to check the mailbox, and my husband pulls it out when he
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Toilet paper ghosts, marshmallow fun, lost teeth, silly surveys, homemade cards, and more

Halloween is Monday, and I am making toilet paper ghosts. Tell me I’m not the only one.I’ve really been enjoying all the Halloween decorations in our neighborhood, but these lights I saw at my friend’s house last night are just adorable.And we can’t wait to go trick-or-treating. Happy Halloween!
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: When a plunger sparks a fun Halloween idea

Every October our school has a Friday night Boo Bash right before Halloween. The children and some of the adults dress in costumes, and families can sign up to decorate the tables. The children trick-or-treat at the tables and pick up candy or other trinkets as they go.At some point a
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: A Day of Homework and Pumpkin Decorating

Fall Saturdays could bring corn mazes or pumpkin patches or jumping in piles of leaves. But our boys both had homework projects they had to finish this weekend.Before we started, we tried to have some fun. But their projects were hanging over us, so we pulled out the instructions and
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