The View from the Backseat

The View from the Backseat

Recently, I needed to drive a few friends to an event and I was able to gain a new perspective of the backseat of my car. I saw trash on the ground, toys tossed about and kids sporting gear still riding in my trunk from the weekend, not to mention the extra junk...

Building a Joyful Home

One of the most difficult aspects of motherhood is hearing your children fight over small matters! My blood starts to boil when I hear them start with the the complaining and fighting. Saint Pope John Paul II stated that “To maintain a joyful family requires...

Summer Time- FROM A MOTHER’S PERSPECTIVE!  Summer is the one season that children long for all year! In my house they start talking about it right when the leaves begin to fall from the trees. All winter long, we discuss the joys of summer, and this hot topic of...
Hugs Matter!

Hugs Matter!

One of the greatest attributes of a good mother is to be tender. Before Pope John Paul II became pope, he wrote that tenderness was the “ability to feel with and for the whole person” (Love and Responsibility, Karol Wojtyla). This type of embrace is one which can only...
Be Gentle Removing My Splinter!

Be Gentle Removing My Splinter!

  Splinters require gentleness and a lot of patience! It is a real task to overcome a young child’s fears with calm words and yet you are required to have steady hands. Nothing is worse than when a child fights you while removing a splinter so you have to hold them...