October 6, 2008
October 6, 2008
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Mighty Mom Monday: “Baby Shoes”

Sugars is now 18 months old. She has started pulling up and “cruising” pretty regularly so I figured it was about time we bought her a pair of shoes. (I have a barefoot till walking rule) Now, I have bought a handful of shoes and been given many more. But have not been able to find any that would fit her foot.  She just couldn’t get more than the tips of her toes in any pair I got, no matter what I tried.  Finally, today I took her to a Stride Rite outlet store and had her measured there. The clerk tells me, “She takes […]
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October 3, 2008
October 3, 2008
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Lessons from the Littlest Women: Guest Post by Sylvia Dorham

Sylvia Dorham is one of my favorite writers at CE … while I was editing “Canticle,” I begged her to let our readers benefit from her gifted wordsmithing. Today her column was a poignant reminder of how even young girls are “hardwired” for our vocation to motherhood — no matter how many Tonka Trucks are put in our hands. Whether or not we give birth, that deep-rooted desire to love, to nurture, to relate is evident from our earliest years. Did you have a favorite doll — or a favorite “doll story” to share?   Lessons from the Littlest Women Posted using ShareThis
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October 1, 2008
October 1, 2008
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Life After Miscarriage: A Guest Post by Dawn Wilde

One of the last articles that I acquired for Canticle did not make the “final cut”… but I felt the subject matter was too important not to give it a wider audience. And so, I’d like to share this woman’s story with you here. “Dawn Wilde” (a pseudonym) experienced her own painful journey from grief to hope after having lost her fourth child six months into her pregnancy in September 2007. She received an outpouring of support from Catholic, Protestant, and even Jewish friends … but her pain was compounded by her own family. Dawn writes, “My sister-in-law was due just two weeks prior to what would have been my […]
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September 29, 2008
September 29, 2008
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Mighty Mom Monday: “Potty Training 101-102”

This classic post is from “My Wonderful Life” . For those who just can’t get enough, here’s installment #3!(June 2007). Thanks, Sarah! OK, here we are halfway through the summer. I had 2 goals for this summer back in May. 1) Get Alligator’s fingers OUT OF THAT MOUTH. 2) Potty train Sonshine. Apparently, God laughed and laughed when I told Him these goals. I’ve given up on Gator-Boy for now. He started cutting those 2-year molars and, to tell the truth, it just wasn’t worth the fight. Sonshine, however, I am working with. So far he’s decided he wants to spend every waking moment in the […]
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September 28, 2008
September 28, 2008
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Rejoicing For Joyce: Good-bye, Farewell

Anyone who has ever lost a loved one too suddenly to say goodbye will related to Lionel’s anguish as he shares this moving tribute to this EM at Rejoicing For Joyce. When our time is not God’s time (as so often happens in life), it helps to recall that there is no time in heaven. Though there is nothing more that we can do with or for our loved one here on earth (apart from the funeral), because of the love we share in Christ we are never separated wholly from those we love. We can ask God to bring that precious soul gently to […]
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September 22, 2008
September 22, 2008
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Mighty Mom Monday: A Day in My Life

Today for “Mighty Mom Monday” we’re going to send you over to Sarah’s  site, aptly called “My Wonderful Life.” This post, written almost one year ago today, is an important reminder of how much things can change in a very short time! (Something that can be a tremendous source of encouragement when life gets hard.) A week or so after I (Heidi) got our kids, I jotted down my own “classic post” called “Day in the Life of a Foster Mom.” Reading it again, I laugh. At the time, it was all I could do not to cry. (You’ve been there too, I’m sure.) Keep […]
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September 19, 2008
September 19, 2008
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What Does Your Doctor REALLY Think?

Ever wonder what your doctor writes about your family after each visit? According to one Australian blogger, the secret (often illegible, though that is slowly changing with computerized medical records) language of doctors has a subtext most of us are simply not privvy to — though it speaks volumes once you learn to interpret it. Especially during these next few months, when a presidential hopeful spouts off about nationalized health insurance it’s a good idea to keep in mind the big picture. Today I stumbled on this tongue-in-cheek post at “Dragonfly Initiative” (writes from Australia) entitled “How to Interpret Medical Letters.” Courtesy of “A Chronic Disease Blog,” […]
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September 15, 2008
September 15, 2008
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Mighty Mom Monday: “You Might Be A Mommy…”

Mighty Mom (with a nod to Jeff Foxworthy) would like to encourage you today with this tribute to Extraordinary Moms everywhere. Sometimes knowing you’ve got company in the ol’ boat makes it that much easier to pull. Thanks, Sarah! If you have to make an intentional effort to take a shower at least every 48 hours … you MIGHT be a Mommy. If you go out for a dinner alone with your husband, hear a kid scream and have to look over just to make sure it isn’t one of yours … you MIGHT be a Mommy. If you no longer put “laundry” on your […]
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