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A Mary Moment Monday post Did Mary yell at Jesus? I ask myself that question a lot sometimes. Like the day I started the draft of this post. I was trying to remain patient. I was doing my best to keep my voice calm. I failed. I failed big. If ever you think I am [...]
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Did Mary yell at Jesus?
January 30th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Inspired by the Virgin Mary, Mary Moment Mondays, Motherhood, reflection
Tags: Mary Moment Monday·Motherhood·parenting·reflection·Virgin Mary
A Mother’s Hope
May 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Motherhood
It sounds so strange to my ears to say that I have “a mother’s hope.” It would have made me cringe even a few years ago to use a phrase with that ring to it. But now I have a daughter asleep in the other room, and the phrase “a mother’s hope” stirs something deep [...]
Tags: Faith·Motherhood·parenting
Serving as Loving
April 25th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Faith, Inspired by the Virgin Mary, Mary Moment Mondays
A Mary Moment Monday post I had to go to the back of the church to nurse the baby, so I had a clear view of the front of the church after Father’s homily on Holy Thursday last week. He invited everyone forward to have their feet washed. “It’s a gift you give me,” he [...]
Tags: Catholic·Easter·Faith·Holy Thursday·love·Mary Moment Monday·parenting·Virgin Mary
Life in More than 140 Characters
March 26th, 2011 · 9 Comments · guest post, Motherhood
A guest post by Christine Johnson, who’s the woman behind Domestic Vocation and can also be found on Twitter (though not during Lent!). I discovered something almost three years ago: Facebook is not just for high school and college kids. It’s a really neat tool to keep in touch with your family and friends of [...]
Tags: Christine Johnson·Faith·guest post·Lent·Motherhood·new media·parenting·writing
Teaching the Catechism
February 24th, 2011 · No Comments · guest post
Thanks to Charline Cormier-Pellerin for this guest post. She resides in Moncton, New Brunswick, with her husband and their four children. She can be found at Bread ‘n Molasses and at Times & Transcript, where she shares everything from crafts to rants in her regular parenting columns. – When registering our first-born for her very [...]
