I want to hold onto summer for as long as I can, but I can feel it slipping through my fingers. So, I’ve been making strawberry muffins.
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A peachy season, a coffee crisis, a reorganized pantry, and other summer fun (7 Quick Takes)
It’s peach season, and the peaches that made their way to my kitchen counter seemed not quite ripe enough for a peach cake. But sometimes you just really want peach cake—and you realize you have time to make one.
A tiny sign of hope
There in the nest was a tiny, perfect egg.
Celebrating 80 years of positivity, generosity, adaptability and faith
My Aunt Anne has always made me feel like I was one of her grandchildren. In reality, she makes everyone feel special. She is always trying to find a way to share joy with those who need it most.
A saint for TV, a saint for today
It was Christmas Eve and she was too sick to go to Mass. So, Mass came to her, broadcast live on a wall of her room.
Undoer of Knots
Just as mothers like me untangle their children’s knots, Mary, mother to us all, is always willing to help us with ours.
Do the impossible today
Every morning I wake up and wonder whether I will be able to do the impossible.
Nutella and finches and other summer experiences (7 Quick Takes)
Some weeks I wonder whether I have the energy and creativity to share 7 quick thoughts from our week.
God found me on the Atlantic City Expressway
God finds us as he needs us … or rather, as we need him. Let’s continue to browse the appropriate channels of life, tune him in, turn up the volume, and sit back and listen.
The new nothing-but-normal
“This is the new normal,” people say about this pandemic time. But we do not have to accept the current situation as the new normal.
Birthday reflections, schooling prep, and St. Ignatius (7 Quick Takes)
I’ve been hoping to get a handheld mirror for the days when our deck becomes a barber shop for our family.
A review: Catholic homeschooling resources
Kelly, a Catholic homeschooling mom of five, she has created some resources for homeschooling families.