Today’s edition of momthoughts is brought to you by a person (a man!) I know who finds a way to utter these words every single time we have a short conversation: “When you have kids, you just can’t have a clean house.” Finally, I began to question everything. Was this gospel? Did this guy speak the truth? Was I destined to have a messy haus? … Continue reading momthoughts: do kids equal a messy house?
Today’s edition of Momthoughts is about a topic that I’ve never seen covered before: Catholic family sizes and the pressure that’s put on Catholic moms to become the next Michelle Duggar I grew up around families of at least 7 kids and felt like my family of 5 kids was small. I always saw the “good” Catholic moms in church with their huge vans and … Continue reading momthoughts: Catholic family sizes
Welcome to MomThoughts! It’s like MomTok, only less dysfunctional. Since having a child, I’ve seen and heard things that have caused me to stop and think. Also, the baby doesn’t like to play alone, and playing with a baby is boring so I have plenty of time to think. My intention with sharing these thoughts is to encourage others to stop and think for themselves … Continue reading momthoughts: The Non-Toxic Lifestyle is Toxic
You’re constantly rehashing everything in your life. You dropped a spoon on the floor while drying it? Tell everyone from your sister to your driver. It is important information. You wouldn’t have any luck if it wasn’t for bad luck. You randomly say, So and so has an agenda against me *and proceed to give a stupid reason such as, when we were three I … Continue reading You Might Be A Wanda Character If…..
Have you ever heard of The Baxters? No? Then you must not be a good enough Christian. Continue reading i read and watched karen kingsbury’s the baxters
It’s that time again. This year I’m including some Canadian sites for your enjoyment. I didn’t know where to put Yoho as I didn’t really feel like we did enough there to merit a rating. So, it gets an honorable mention. I liked it. It was pretty. The town of Field was fun. 32. Indiana Dunes National Park Yes, Indiana Dunes is still at the bottom … Continue reading ranking my national parks: 2023
Emblazoned on my tombstone will be my crowning achievement:
She listened to all the Beatles albums. Continue reading the great musical experiment
Giving someone advice (if they asked for it or are about to do something extremely stupid) is a good thing. However, something I’ve felt lately is that there’s just too much advice out there, especially for certain subjects. For some reason, the thought of publishing this post makes me nervous. But I’m doing it anyway because this is something I’ve come to feel strongly about. Continue reading too much advice
Considering how Roe v. Wade was overturned nearly three months ago, you would’ve thought we’d have posted something about it by now. I Continue reading Post Roe America
I got annoyed by a blog post that said for women a M.R.S. degree is the highest degree they can attain besides the religious life. I’m all for stay at home moms, or being a religious, but some women are called to be single or be married and still have a career. Continue reading catherine’s take: vocations
Mellow Musings 