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Resignation or Not Will Make No Difference At All
Call me vain. I finally finished my site logo this morning, and so far I’ve spent over an hour uploading it and trying to get it to work with my header, but IT.JUST.WON’T. So I’ll have to let it go.… Continue reading
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Q&A: How should we, as atheist parents, talk to our kids about god and religion?
Answering as a Catholic here. 🙂 Even people raised religious have to own their faiths at some point. Every religious person at some point in their life questions why they believe what they believe, and whether they will continue believing,… Continue reading
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Life Begins at Conception
This was a compilation I put together in 2012 for our homeschooling group. —– in case it helps. some references. At the moment when a human sperm penetrates a human ovum, or egg, generally in the upper portion of the… Continue reading
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The Tim Tam Slam
Last week, the 16-year-old and I went to Jungle Jim’s so I can buy ingredients for dishes my brother was requesting, and she picked up a package of (expensive) Tim Tams. (There was a strawberry version at the clearance aisle… Continue reading
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A Character Report Card for Catholic Homeschoolers
We’ve been using this character report card sporadically for a while now. We updated it recently so we can use it with the 9-year-old who needs this kind of guidance and self-monitoring at this time. So I thought I’d share… Continue reading
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Even Sporadic NFP Use Has Many Untold Benefits
My husband and I were one of those Catholic couples who got married not knowing about Natural Family Planning (NFP). We planned to have kids right away and were ultimately shooting for six kids (five for a basketball team and… Continue reading
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Farmers’ Markets Around Cincinnati
… that we want to visit this year. We subscribe to Cedarmore Farm’s CSA, which makes visiting farmers’ markets largely unnecessary, but still. And we have yet to check out Grassland Graze, which is just minutes from us. It would… Continue reading
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SMASH Reviews plus Cod Liver (Not Oil)
Salmon, Mackerel, Anchovies, Sardines, and Herring: They’re good for you! Continue reading
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How to Trust Like Mary
Tradition holds that Mary was in the midst of prayer when the Archangel Gabriel came with his message. At that moment, her mind, her soul, her heart, her very body, was prepared to receive. “Hail, full of grace,” he greeted… Continue reading
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Is Contraception Really What Filipinas Want?
This past week, I ran across three interesting posts online, from three different Pinays. The first comes from a single woman studying at one of the top universities in the Philippines. In it, she tells Facebook that she is for… Continue reading