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1. You get your homeschooled student to do a respectable job on the ACTs, you have them take some CLEP tests and an AP course, you make a transcript, fill … Read the rest
. Marriage, motherhood, music with a side of mirth.
. Marriage, motherhood, music with a side of mirth.

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1. You get your homeschooled student to do a respectable job on the ACTs, you have them take some CLEP tests and an AP course, you make a transcript, fill … Read the rest
It was the evening of my eighth grade graduation, and I was excited. School was out, I would be entering high school the next year, and I thought I might just win an extra award that evening. I had worked … Read the rest
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I am thinking…
there have been four hugs in my life that will always stand out in my memory.
Two of … Read the rest

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1. Mother’s Day is this week. Since losing my mom in 2009, I can’t help but be a little sad about it. Life has certainly changed in the 7 years since … Read the rest
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Outside my window…
I am thinking…
About the weekend, the funeral, and all of my in-laws who came together for that event. It was wonderful to see everyone and to be in touch with them, and … Read the rest

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1. One of the funniest things I read on Facebook last week:
… Read the rest“Wow! Andrew Jackson, a racist populist who has for generations been honored as a founding father of the Democratic
I’m being featured on Catholicmom.com today during their special focus on The Theology of the Body. #TOBtalk. Here’s an excerpt –
… Read the restThat first baby started our reversion back into our Catholic faith. We wanted to live an authentically Catholic lifestyle
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Outside my window…

or in this case – inside my window!
I am thinking…
about the concert I played yesterday. Mr. Pete and I had a concert at the big theater downtown, while our kids had … Read the rest

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1. One of my in-law’s children has come out as transgendered. It didn’t surprise me and it’s been coming for a long time. But I was surprised at how much it … Read the rest
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