Little James is over a month old now, so we have spent several weeks adjusting to life with him here on the outside. Fortunately, I've done this many times, James being my 9th baby, so I'm much less nervous and anxiety-ridden now than I was with my first. But even so, it takes both baby and me a hot second to fall into the rhythm of our new norm. James is an awesome baby, but he still has moments where he is only comforted by snuggling up tight against me. When he lays his little head on my...

Our Diocese has seen some major changes this summer! We saw widespread restructuring and an equally wide range of emotions. In my cluster, several local churches came together to form a new parish. That new parish needed a new name to adopt its new identity, and the Holy Spirit chose the Parish of the Transfiguration. Our women's group wanted to join the parish–wide initiative to dive into our new namesake, so that was the theme last Friday night. Yours truly presented, so I took the...

One of my sons is attending a military academy this year. Those of you who know me know that my academic philosophy is to discern what is best for each child each year. This has led to my children attending 3 different Catholic schools, 7 years of homeschooling, a micro school, the local public school, and now the military academy. I have some kids that absolutely thrived in every single setting they were thrown into- and others who couldn't reach their full potential in any of them. Never...