It finally happened! After five weeks we got a REAL date night. Woohoo! We wandered around Waco, ate at the beautiful Hippodrome, and then went to see Yo-Yo Ma shred the cello. It reminded me how important it is to make time for date nights and just us evenings with little ones and while living in community. We both adore having other grownups around and having other farmies over for meals … [Read more...]
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This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 126 (Including Ballerinas and Links About Goats and Protein-Shake Helmets)
It's been a couple of weeks since the last TWM and I'm not sure where to begin! Things have been crazy. I'm planning a new edition for all my email subscribers to the Carrots newsletter (you can sign up here--it's different from the blog posts) all about what's going on with the house and the move because that's been keeping us busy. In addition to the house and the tree saga (which is … [Read more...]
Three Things for a Tuesday
You know Karen Edmisten, right? If you don't, you need to start reading her beautiful books. Karen is one of my all-time favorite bloggers and just an all-around delightful lady. Christy and I tried not to fangirl TOO MUCH over her when we interviewed her for the podcast. We covered a LOT in this episode including Karen's beautiful wisdom on miscarriage and loss, her conversion, homeschooling, … [Read more...]
Rob Bell’s “Tribe”, MacLaren’s Pub, and the Homeless Guy I Have (Almost) Nothing in Common With
My 22-month-old daughter had made it through most of evening Mass, but after receiving Communion I was holding her in the back of the church so she could wave to her favorite statue of St. “Shoesoff”“ (Joseph) and kiss his “feetsies.” She waved and beamed to the parishioners walking back to their pews. “Hi!” she grinned at an unkempt man wearing an old military coat and multiple bandanas around … [Read more...]
The Isolation of Food Allergies and The Gift of Hospitality
Today you can find me over at Kitchen Stewardship chatting about how to host families with food allergies and how to be a helpful guest: "Whatever the cause (or causes) may be, food allergies seem to be everywhere these days. If no one in your immediate family suffers from them, you probably know someone who does. When my oldest child was diagnosed with food allergies, it wasn’t the end of … [Read more...]
For your listening pleasure…
We're halfway through the week, friends. And if your floors are as sticky as mine are, perhaps you need something inspiring to listen to while you mop? Lucky for you, the wonderful Hallie Lord agreed to chat with Christy and I on the podcast this week and share some of her wisdom on love and marriage. You can hear her tips for surviving those rough patches of marriage and hear us squeal over … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 111 (St. Nicholas Day Edition!)
Happy St. Nicholas Day! Life has been so busy busy. With Thanksgiving, launching our new book, starting Advent and just the usual crazy, it's been nonstop. I'm ready to start the Advent sloooooow dooooown. Last weekend we picked out our Christmas tree at the farm we always go to. It was Gwen's first year in the thick of it and she loved it. She also sported the nerdy Christmas sweater … [Read more...]
Blog Tours, Invitations, Shows About Dresses, and More!
First of all you are cordially invited to a Facebook Party to celebrate our new ebook launch on Thursday evening (9:30 pm EST) to chat liturgical year traditions, Advent, and whatever strikes our fancy! Oh, and I have tons of giveaway prizes to give out (including candles, beautiful prints, picture books, print copies of Feast! and, of course, a few copies of our new ebook!. It'll be like a hobbit … [Read more...]
An Interview About Marriage…
Good morning, friends! We are wiped out over here after our whirlwind trip to St. Augustine this weekend for the Feast of Our Lady of La Leche, but you can find me over at Arleen Spenceley's site where she interviewed me about marriage. Wanna hear about how Daniel doesn't remember the day we met? Check it out at Arleen's. … [Read more...]
