Before she was even born, we had a date on the calendar for Azelie’s baptism: April 19, Divine Mercy Sunday. As one of our family’s favorite feast days, it felt like the perfect opportunity to celebrate such a special occasion. Charlie’s baptism remains one of my absolute favorite memories, and I was giddy with excitement […]

I usually try to post my goals as early in the month as I can, but I’m glad that I didn’t get to my June goals until a little later. Last week, I spent a few days almost completely offline so I could pray and reflect, followed by a few days of being online more […]

Three-and-a-half years into parenting, this is the first blog post I’ve typed up on my phone! Not a bad run there :) We’ve has a whirlwind week between celebrating Memorial Day and Azelie’s baptism, and then playing catch-up ever since…hence the lack of posting this week and this phone-typed-while-nursing Love List. I have had a […]

Cheers to the long weekend! Ours is actually extra long because Dave’s company gave everyone the day off today and he’s taking a half-day on Tuesday for Azelie’s baptism. Even though the days are certainly still blending together (seriously, HOW is it almost June?!), the weekends are starting to feel extra special now that summer […]

In an effort to stick to my posting schedule after finishing up some work tonight, I peeked at my drafts folder to see if there was anything that was close to ready. I have 12 posts sitting there, ranging from a list of my favorite Catholic books that doesn’t feel long enough to be worth […]

Charlie’s breakfast of choice is overnight oats. He loves them–almost every morning, when he runs into my room with bedhead and far too much energy for the time of day, the first words out of his mouth are, “Mama, did you make me cold oatmeal?!” Usually, the answer is yes, but on Wednesday night, it […]

I suspect that no matter how much a mother loves her job, the end of maternity leave always carries a hint of sadness. This is the last week of mine, and looking back, I can think of few times in my life when the reality played out in such a drastically different way than I […]

Even though our weekdays have looked incredibly different over the past few weeks, the weekends have felt pretty much the same. With a newborn, we anticipated sticking pretty close to home this spring, so doing exactly that hasn’t been as much of a letdown as other things have been. A perfect example was our anniversary […]