Your Most Annoying Child Might be Constipated
Ah, our most annoying child. I have thoroughly neglected that person in distress, which, of course, is precisely how he or she […]
Changing Perspective: Regretful Mothers
I heard a little girl tell her mother, “I’ve never once heard you complain about being a mom.” How odd that she […]
Marriage: A Relationship of Dynamism
We’ve gotten so muddled about marriage that people no longer seem to notice this unique, lifelong bond that underpins the success of […]
Lifting Weights for Women: Worth the Hype!
I’ve long been a proponent of the Hilaria Baldwin style of working out. I’m no scientist, but I’ve heard there are studies […]
Megan Madden of A Mother’s Lace: Building A Legacy of Love
Megan Madden of A Mother’s Lace
Lent: Joy and Suffering
What happy circumstance to find a kindred spirit of bookish bent. Having found someone who shares passages from beloved books that you […]
Phyllis McGinley’s “Sixpence in Her Shoe”: Timeless Reflections for a Homemaker
Serendipity strikes at the public library again! Months ago, a dear friend recommended Phyllis McGinley’s “Sixpence in Her Shoe.” This collection of […]
Caitlin Flanagan’s “To Hell With All That”: Wit and Wisdom for the Post-Modern Housewife
When I started a blog at the beginning of 2021, I felt a bit silly. Blogging was so passé. Who would read […]
Must Marriage Be “Difficult”?
Do we create our own reality? Certainly not. There is abundant evidence that Things Are the Way They Are. We cannot wish […]
What Mother Teresa Can Teach Homemakers
Years ago, I came across the daily schedule for the Missionaries of Charity, which Philip Kosloski outlines here. The sisters in Mother […]