June 27, 2009
June 27, 2009
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#CNMC09: Answering the Call

Today in the keynote address, Father Dwyer talked about responding to God’s call to bring the Gospel to others, using whatever gifts we may have at our disposal. “You may only have 10 subscribers, but you are meeting the needs of those ten people in ways no bishop or priest ever can.” It’s not about entertainment, not about drawing the high ratings, not “singing to the choir.” It’s about reaching people with real needs, who may never dark the door of a church but who know in their brokenness that they need … something. Something more. Something that draws us together, supporting one another and […]
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June 23, 2009
June 23, 2009
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Coping with Breast Cancer: Interview with Judy Reyes at “Women’s Health”

Because women who have never been pregnant (and never breast fed) stand a higher incidence of breast cancer than those who have. Consequently, breast cancer is a special concern for some Extraordinary Moms. I wanted to share this link at Women’s Health, which has lots of information about the diagnosis and treatment of this terrible disease. It also has Cynthia Ramnarace’s interview with “Scrubs” actress Judy Reyes, who helped her mother recover from a double mastectomy.
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June 6, 2009
June 6, 2009
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UP with Fathers! (Now at Mommy Monsters)

Last night I posted my take on Pixar’s UP at Mommy Monsters — I found it especially relevant to the question, “What do I do when I want to adopt or foster, and my husband doesn’t?” Another good article on the subject may be found at CatholicExchange.com: Losing Your Life to Gain It: Guidelines for Growing Old in Up Posted using ShareThis
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June 1, 2009
June 1, 2009
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Miracle Monday: Care Corner Orphanage Helps At-Risk Children in Thailand

Have you ever considered adopting a child in need of a home, but for some reason were unable to pursue this plan? Perhaps a spouse was not in favor, or finances didn’t permit it. If you would like to do something tangible for the children of our world in need of a good, Christian home, I’d like to tell you about Care Corner Orphanage. This orphanage, which specializes in reaching at-risk and seriously ill children, is run by Ricky Tan and his wife; Ricky is a Malaysian Christian I knew well when we were both studying at Bethany College of Missions. I know him to […]
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June 1, 2009
June 1, 2009
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About Social Workers . . . :-@

I have a confession to make:  In the three years I spent dealing with “the system,” I developed an aversion to social workers. I don’t hate them — it’s never a good idea to write off whole classes of people. But during the time we fostered our kids, the vast majority of those we encountered were either burned out (and useless) or inexperienced and as clueless as we were, though they had a tendency to talk to me and Craig as though we were not-quite-bright children.  Foster parenting is hard enough without feeling like part of the problem to be “managed.” I once walked out of an agency training because the social worker […]
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June 1, 2009
June 1, 2009
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Response to the Murder of George Tiller

Today “GrannyGrump” over at RealChoice gave this thoughtful response to the news of the shooting death of abortionist George Tiller. I think she’s right: The fact that he was murdered on his way to church will simply give the pro-aborts another reason to further restrict the peaceful efforts of genuinely pro-life activists. It was Satan, not God, who won the victory here. We have no reason to believe Mr. Tiller died in a state of grace, and so more than ever he depends upon our prayers on his behalf. May God have mercy on his soul.
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May 9, 2009
May 9, 2009
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Adoption Fund Raiser Idea: Media Drive!

Today I found this idea at “Gypsy’s” blog, who is raising $25K to bring her daughter home from Senegal. Thought I’d post it here, in case you’d like to help . . . or could use the idea yourself!
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May 8, 2009
May 8, 2009
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A Father’s Right: National Putative Father Registry Bill

I know the timing on this is a bit strange — it being Mother’s Day weekend and all — but an article that appeared on Today’s Catholic Woman really caught my attention. “My Son the Matchmaker” is about a woman who got pregnant — then kept the baby’s father in the dark about his paternity. The story has a happy ending — the couple winds up married and raising the child together. More often than not, such stories are not tied up so neatly. But it does raise an important issue: the right of a child to know both his mother and father. Now, I […]
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