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Part of the Mary Moment Monday series I hear the bathroom door open, followed by the sound of a baby wailing. “Work your magic, Mama,” my husband says. He sounds pretty calm, but I remember when he first did this, six years ago, with our oldest daughter. I was taking my first shower in 36 [...]
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Non-Resolutions
January 1st, 2011 · 1 Comment · resolution, writing
My latest column at CatholicMom.com, “Failed Resolutions,” is more serious than what I’m sharing here today, which is a list updated from a post I did back on the brink of 2008. Subtitled “Things You Won’t Hear Me Saying This Year” “Coffee? Never drink the stuff.” “Um, no, we don’t have any Chips Ahoy or [...]
Gearing Up for Another Year
December 28th, 2010 · 7 Comments · resolution
Source The last week of the year always does something to me. My to-do list, already full of things that need done, is suddenly bursting with exciting beginning-of-year tasks: get the new planner rolling, update the finance folders, clear off the desk and put away this year’s stuff. It’s still Christmas, and the kids wake [...]
Tags: family·New Year·resolution·seasons
Finding Peace This Year
January 9th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Faith, resolution
I started thinking about a one word resolution for the year when I read Rachel Balducci’s recent post at Faith & Family Live, and then, hearing Lisa Hendey and Rachel talk more about it in this week’s Faith & Family Livecast, I found myself suddenly sure that this was something I needed to do. I [...]
Tags: Faith·family·mental health·peace·resolution
Resolving to Try
January 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Faith, resolution
My column from this weekend’s parish bulletin: I have a love-hate relationship with New Year’s resolutions. On the one hand, I love the organized feeling it gives me to examine my life and promise myself and those I love to improve. On the other hand, I hate failing. I fail a lot. Every year, no [...]
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