Mommy Monsters - Life on the Road Less Traveled

November 6, 2020

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Mommy Monster Grows Up

Nearly two decades after venturing into the wonderful world of foster-adoption, I look back on the road my husband and I have taken, shake my head, and give thanks that we really had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. I don’t have THAT much courage. It was a bit like our recent trip to Acadia National Park, when my husband made me heave myself over boulders the size of refrigerators in order to get to the reward at the top of the mountain: “You think THIS is hard? Just you wait!” Here … take a look at the first post. One morning when […]

August 20, 2009

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Simple Living: A Recipe for Life

Today I stumbled on a post by one of my favorite Extraordinary Moms, Sherry Antonetti, who has decided to close her blog “Chocolate for Your Brain.” I admire her courage — it’s not easy to stop doing (for the good of your family) something you’d much rather be doing (for yourself). If it’s not writing, it’s something else … reading, showering, sleeping. You know what I mean. Sherry inspired me to do something that I’ve known for some time I should be doing, to make room for new challenges ahead: Conclude my tribute to the Blessed Mother, “Behold Your Mother.” I’ll also be blogging less often at […]

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

September 11, 2008

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In Memory…

Today at Mommy Monsters is a brief reflection on today’s sad anniversary. Time passes. The smoke clears. Life moves on. Or not. Oh beautiful for patriot’s dreams that sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam undimmed by human tears! America, America, God mend thine every flaw. Confirm thy soul in self-control; thy liberty in law! Click here for a profoundly moving tribute.