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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Packing School Lunches

I am not a morning person.If it weren’t for our 8-year-old son, I’m not sure when I would get out of bed. But he wakes up early—just like his father—and comes in to get me up to start the day.So I leave my warm, cozy bed and head to the kitchen
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Roses and more roses, an elegant dinner, purple potatoes, celebrating Baba’s birthday, a prayer from St. Francis, and more

Contrary to what you might have thought, we didn’t celebrate the Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux in a grand way. I started my daily blogging effort for the month of October inspired by her Little Way, and I did mention to our sons that it was her feast day.For breakfast
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: The Clutter on the Table

Many nights as I’m cooking dinner, I look at the table where we need to eat and realize it’s covered.No, not with a tablecloth or plates or forks.It’s littered with homework papers and toys. There are pieces of mail and magazines. There are field trip forms and report cards and
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Praise for the sandwich maker

Once a week I pick our younger son up from school to take him to an appointment. I feel rushed all morning, worrying I won’t get him in time.Then we race to his appointment and afterward—since it’s during his lunchtime—I take him for a quick bite to eat before we
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Making Dinner Without a Plan

It’s 5 p.m., and it’s time to make dinner.But I have no plan.I glance through the pantry and then the freezer, looking for an idea between the half-boxes of fish sticks and frozen waffles.Aha! Back in the corner is a package of ground beef.“Maybe I could make sloppy joes?” I
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Celebrating “Mass” in the Living Room

Our younger son has a bad cold, so we decided to keep him home and go to separate Masses.Not long after I told our boys the plan, they started setting up “Mass” for their stuffed animals in the living room.I can’t remember the first time we held a pretend Mass,
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Attending Parent-Teacher Conferences

It was parent-teacher conference day, and—don’t ask me why—but I signed up for conferences early in the morning.So, on a day off from school, the boys and I gulped down breakfast and dashed out the door to get to our meetings.Remind me to do that differently next time.Still, we made
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: The Gift of Pokemon Hunting Time

Our evenings are busy on an ordinary weekday. So when I accepted an invitation to attend our parish’s book club for moms last night, I knew I would be pushing things time-wise.But I loved the idea of talking with other women about St. Therese, and I figured we could pull it
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: What I Forgot to Send to School

The school year is well upon us, and I am feeling the weight of it.Our children’s folders come home full of forms to complete and homework assignments that are due tomorrow or next week or in three weeks. I just add them to the pile.I believe our children should manage their
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Being the last mom at pick-up

No one wants to be the last parent to pick up from after-school care.I always feel like Ping, the duck who worries about being the last to climb on the boat. He knows the last duck gets a smack on the back. He hurries and rushes to get in line
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Guess what we’ll be for Halloween, Pokemon hunting, the left-behind jacket, a belated lunch, and candy birthday cards

Don’t ask me what our children are dressing up as for Halloween. We have no idea. I’m pretty sure they want to be rare Pokemon characters who are not available in costume form, although I’ve also heard Minecraft characters mentioned. I’m also pretty sure I’m not going to be learning
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: A Sick Day

When our little boy is really sick, he needs to be held.His cold has been getting worse. He creeps into our room during the night and lies on our floor next to the bed, just to be near us. I wake up and hear his rough breathing, so I take
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