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This little, unexpected vacation can end now
I’ll never again shoot off an insipid tweet like “Leaving on a jet plane” because we all know the next line of the song goes something like this: “Don’t know when I’ll be back again.” And, see, I...
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I need these littles as much as they need me
I’ve felt rather sheepish having a post that complains about an unplanned vacation on my front page for so long. I have had days when I’ve stumbled upon a blog where a mom shares her sadness over her...
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If you love your body and yourself and have never been on a diet or a juice...
February is winding down, so that means that a whole bunch of people are either pumping their fists in triumph for making progress on their New Year’s Resolutions or slumping in despair. Now I’m well...
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Peanut Gallery
On Saturday the course of a 5K went right past our house. Since I’ve gained considerable skills as a race cheerleader in the aftermath of my dreadful hamstring injury, I rallied the troops (three out...
View ArticleWhen you don’t have to choose your Lenten sacrifice
I know everyone, or at least a lot of my most loyal remnant who have managed to stick around to read my sporadic ramblings here on this sorely-neglected blog, are probably sick of my whining about my...
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A not so peaceful way to start Lent & a repost of Lenten resources because...
Below, you’ll find a re-post from two years ago that includes all sorts of Lenten resources. Forgive me if some of the links are bogus. I started to click on each one to check them, but then Mary...
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And the living is {very} easy…
What’s not to like about life when you’re reading The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun...
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It’s not easy being 2…
…as evidenced by the following series of photos. I had told Thomas he could help open my birthday presents (I am getting old and am okay with it). Everything was all hunky dory until Mary Elizabeth...
View ArticleComing in Spring 2014!
Remember when I was flew off to Philadelphia and got stranded in North Carolina thanks to the snowpacalypse? Well, this teaser proves that it was well worth it! From the Momnipotent website: Danielle...
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Out of the mouths of my babes (Vol. 1)
6-year-old Rachel as I was attempting to use the bathroom with an entourage in my midst: “I just realized something. Mommy never gets any alone time. I remember when I started school, and it was quiet...
View ArticleMomradrie
As I mentioned in this post, I’m going to start sharing some posts, essays, etc. from the archives, which will hopefully mean I have more time to work on my novel. All of these posts will be labeled as...
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Lessons from Miss Rumphius
Regular readers know one of my favorite activities to do alone or with my kids is reading. I’ve decided to start sharing some reflections on favorite books around here – the ones that we read over and...
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Raising Little Girls…Sort Of
This post is part of my Recycled Series. Before you read any further the next few paragraphs are chock full of euphemisms for gas. If you consider bodily emissions taboo and/or your maturity level...
View ArticleWhy fasting on food all throughout Lent isn’t the best path to holiness for me
This post is a part of my Recycled Series. Attention Editors: These columns have been previously published, but are available for reprint. Please contact me at kmwicker[at]gmail[dot]com for reprint...
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A life of drudgery or a life of joy?
As part of her 120 Days to Momnipotence Series Danielle Bean wrote about the importance of enjoying what’s going on now. She quoted from The Virtue Driven Life. In the book, Fr. Benedict Groeschel...
View ArticleI cut the watermelon
This post is part of my Recycled Series, so it wasn’t so recently that my husband cut the watermelon. However, I have recently reminded myself to embrace the now and to enjoy the process. Attention...
View ArticleTips for bigish families series – intro
With only four children, I am not completely comfortable identifying myself as having a big family, especially when I know plenty of families who have enough children to field an entire baseball team....
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High Five
Dear Mary Elizabeth, Happy birthday, my fairy-loving, yellow-is-my-favorite-color-of-the-moment-but-I-love-all-colors, sweet little girl! I can’t believe my little flower child is five now! You truly...
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Tips for bigish families series part 1: Grooming is overrated and so are clothes
So here’s part one of my Tips for Bigish Families Series. Read the introduction here. Tip numbero uno: Grooming is overrated. I am always eager for spring and the gradual greening and warming that...
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We are an Easter people
This post is a part of my Recycled Series. This essay was originally published at Catholic Exchange. – “Mommy, why are you so grumpy?” my 8-year-old asks. I’m on a tear, gathering stray socks, shoes,...
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