What do you need to adopt about your home and about yourself as a parent or spouse to have the kind of home you want?
Lenten Swim Class
I don’t like doing things badly. I don’t like doing things badly in front of other people. I really don’t like doing things badly with a bathing suit on in front of other people. This was the set of parameters I had to work with for my Annual Discernment of Kit’s Lenten Practice this year.
I tried to wield Lent over my family’s heads. It doesn’t work.
My attempts to modify others’ behavior during the six weeks before Easter haven’t really been any more effective than my mother’s were.
This Lent, I’m practicing breath prayer with my teens. You can too.
I encourage my boys to pray, but I’m not sure I’ve done a good job of showing them how. That’s something I will change this Lent.
Parenting refines the soul. That’s not pleasant.
Your screaming toddler just might save your soul.
Lent is about persistence, not perfection.
There will be days when we don’t run well—when we fall down or throw up or cry or can’t finish. And that is ok. We have not ruined Lent.
Lent with Young Ones: An Adventure
Are your kids too young to “get” Lent? Here are some fun ways to turn the season into an adventure.
No Battle Hymns for this Christian Mother
As Christians, we approach child-raising differently.
How do we order our days? St. Benedict shows a way.
The Rule of St. Benedict provided – and still provides – a basic guide for living the Christian life.