Glory Itches

A mother reached out on facebook today after finding that her 9 year old son was viewing pornography on his dad's phone. I know no othe...

Today I learned that a high school classmate recently died. He was 38 years old. Only 38. Far too young to die, most would say. Surely...

(photo credit: inkwellinspirations.com) Today I'm sick. I have lost my voice and have struggled all day to communicate to my childr...

Image from pinterest.com A friend posted something on facebook the other day asking for prayer about an upcoming trial in life. Several...

I recently watched this video promoting Francis and Lisa Chan's book "You and Me Forever" . The video features our friend...

(Source) I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!" - Psalm 122:1 I've been thinking about ...

In many cultures around the world, boys go through a ceremony or ritual. This is often a proving time. A time for them to demonstrate that...

Do you ever wonder what to do with all the beautiful Christmas cards that come in the mail at this time of year? Sure, some of them have pi...

As our kids are getting older, we've enjoyed using an advent calendar through the month of December. For years we've talked of doin...

image from thejoyfulcatholic.wordpress.com We've all been there. We've sat through the awkward silence after a group leader ask...

I just spent an hour of my life chasing chickens. An hour that I can never get back. Because of my exercise at the chicken coop, a dinn...

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My days are currently filled with lots of sitting. Sitting to nurse the baby, sitting to hold the baby, sitting to read to my toddler, sitt...

A week and one day ago, I gave birth to the most beautiful little boy. Isn't he perfect?! There was a time during this pregnancy...

It's May, and that means Mother's Day is just days away. As I anticipate the arrival of my own sweet babe, I'm honored to s...

I've been slowly making my way through Katie Davis' book Kisses from Katie . I'm reading it slowly not because it's hard...

I'm sitting with a sweet little cuddly boy on my lap. Today he is 19 months old and he has a new fascination with trains. Which mea...

We have received many varied reactions to our family over the years. Some people smile and say how blessed we are to have so many childr...

Today my sweet boy turns 7. And yesterday I wondered for a few moments if he'd see the age of 7. We were at a touristy store on...

We arrived home this afternoon from a wonderful week away. And while the vacation part was great, the odd schedule resulted in some whin...