We went and came back. It was sunny. It was warm. We saw the ocean, which doesn’t smell like my idea of the ocean, but certainly is lovely. I guess the Atlantic is just funkier than the Pacific. I have lots to say and will try to get back into bloggy mode by answering a… Read More »
Doings.
Just catching you up on some doings! No crafts to speak of. The gorgeous weather of the past few weeks had us frantically yet also peacefully making inroads on the storm-tossed- and-battered landscape we call our yard. There is so much to do, but working outside, especially when the days are warm but also mercifully… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila: Six Strategies for Sibling Rivalry
{Don’t forget to enter the amazing $250 Christmas card giveaway from Minted! Still open!} Dear Auntie Leila, Thanks so much for your blog!As a (grateful) convert to Catholicism and an only child, I love reading your blog for Catholic motherly advice and to see your large family enjoying each other and enjoying life. Being an… Read More »
What can children do? A guide.
From John Paul II: All members of the family, each according to his or her own gift, have the grace and responsibility of building day by day the communion of persons, making the family “a school of deeper humanity”: This happens where there is care and love for the little ones, the sick, the aged;… Read More »
Self-control and where to get it.
Did you see what’s come to be called the “marshmallow study“? It shows, rather persuasively, that children with self-control grow up more likely to be wealthy, successful, and healthy. Not that those worldly things are what we would be impressing people with when discussing our children. That would be crass, and besides, that’s not the… Read More »