Over a year ago my eldest daughter mentioned to me that she was interested in having a new prayer book for devotional reading. This lea...

As in all callings, raising children is full of Sisyphean tasks, and the acquiring, ordering, and cleaning of their clothes is probably the...

My dear sweet girl, When I kneel beside you in Eucharistic Adoration, I always wonder what is going on in that sensitive heart of yours. ...

  I have a good friend who goes on what it seems like four outings a day with her kids ranging from play dates, to grocery shopping, to a m...

In the traditional Roman Catholic calendar (the one they used before the implementation of the new Mass after Vatican II), the Christmas sea...

We hosted my side of the family for Thanksgiving, everyone from my parents down to our two month old niece. Some people stayed with us, ot...

The Professor went to a conference this past weekend, and his mother came over from Michigan to help with the kids and keep me company. It h...

Where have the last two weeks gone? I have been so busy these days that my writing has been on the back burner. Plus, I have a book review t...

It is summer break time here in the Spencer home. This means that we get to experience all the benefits of having a professor in our home. T...

1. Happy Easter! We had a lovely Triduum, not pushing our limits with four kids. M and G went to Holy Thursday. I made it out to the alta...

This recent New York Times article about how some babies are easier than others rang true for me this week, but I did not need an article...

In my research for writing the second installment of the story of my relationship with M, I have been reading my old prayer journals. First ...

I have been trying to come up with something interesting to say on the blog, and nothing really seems that interesting about life lately. He...

I'm linking up with Kelly at This Ain't the Lyceum a few days late for Seven Quick Takes. 1. We have been home for two weeks now, ...

My Dear L, You have grown so much in the last year, and now you are five. Your birthday always comes in the whirlwind that is Thanksgiving...

 My dear F, Today you are three. Three. Three years ago, I woke up at 4:30 am in labor with you , and you took another 15 hours to come ou...

Every year I pull out the sewing machine in October to make costumes. Our kids dress up as saints and go to a really cute All Saints party...

My Dear Sweet T, A year ago this week we learned that you existed. A little line in a small round window told us that you were here. Tin...

1. Nine years ago today I woke up to go to the 6:30 am Mass in Christ the King Chapel. I woke at 6:07, got dressed in running clothes, stum...

Okay, so it's Wednesday. For some reason school is taking like no time this week. I think it has something to do with math not taking ...