Joia @ CatholicMom.com

August 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Joia was recently interviewed by Lisa Hendey, founder of of CatholicMom.com.  A HUGE thanks to Lisa for the article.

The musicians who live in my house probably dream sometimes about having a mom as cool as Catholic rocker Joia Farmer. This amazing mom of four, a pro-life advocate, musician and speaker has done an amazing job of using her God-given talents to spread faith and joy to so many. I’m happy to share my recent conversation with Joia and hope you’ll enjoy and purchase her music to support her fantastic apostolate.

Read the whole interview (concert video included) by clicking here…

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August Saints (Part 2: 16-31)

August 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment

 

August Part 2… Some more heroes to imitate and intercessors to call on during August.  Chock full of links (all the underlined words) to learn more if you care to.  Add your favorites to your calendar and do something special to remember them and pray with them on their feast days. [Read more…]

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August Saints (Part 1: 1-15)

July 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Check them out!  Some heroes to imitate and intercessors to call on during August.  Chock full of links (all the underlined words) to learn more if you care to.  Add your favorites to your calendar and do something special to remember them and pray with them on their feast days.

This month I’ve decided to split the post into two, so there can be a second reminder about these friends and allies in the middle of the month. [Read more…]

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July Saints

June 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Every Saint is an incredible model of heroic virtue and powerful intercessor.  Some stories affect our lives more intimately or reveal God’s power more extraordinarily.  Here are some June Saints to be sure to check out.  Add ’em to your calendar and do something special to remember them and pray with them on their feast days. [Read more…]

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June Saints

May 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Every Saint is an incredible model of heroic virtue and powerful intercessor.  Some stories affect our lives more intimately or reveal God’s power more extraordinarily.  Here are some June Saints to be sure to check out.  Add ’em to your calendar and do something special to remember them and pray with them on their feast days.

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Fuel Up on Fatima

May 12, 2011 by 5 Comments

Our Lady of Fatima, May 13th

In honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima (May 13th), here are some links to explore the history of the miraculous events and the messages.  Also, to help us grow in our prayer life, here are some links to one of my favorite prayers, a true powerhouse and what St. Padre Pio says is an important weapon in the spiritual life… the Rosary.   [Read more…]

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May Heroes

April 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Every Saint is an incredible model of heroic virtue and powerful intercessor.  Some stories affect our lives more intimately or reveal God’s power more extraordinarily.  Here are some May Saints to be sure to check out.  Add ’em to your calendar and do something special to remember them and pray with them on their feast days.

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Get ‘Er Done

April 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Over the years we’ve experimented with different charts and systems to get our kids motivated to do household chores, with varying degrees of success for them and difficulty for us. We have now discovered a great website that actually has our two 5-year-olds and our 9-year-old obsessed with pitching in.  They can’t wait to log in and check off the chores they’ve done and they’re constantly looking for other chores to accomplish. This system strikes a nice balance between “you get paid an allowance just for being a member of the family” and “you do the chores or else [insert terrifying threat here]”. It’s easy to set up, easy to modify, easy enough for even 5-year-olds to use, and it’s FREE!  Check out www.myjobchart.com .

As it says on their website: Using an innovative job chart that is based on technology, positive feedback, and mutually determined rewards, myjobchart.com helps parents help their children be responsible and develop a good work ethic.

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Baby Simon’s Dance Video

April 12, 2011 by 1 Comment

Check out this kid’s moves!  Not bad for 10 months old. And, yes… he’s ours.

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Kids at Mass

April 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Getting Kids Ready for Church

I come from a family of five kids and I have four kids of my own, so I know the hassle of getting ready and out the door on time for church on Sunday morning (or, in reality, trying to be only a little bit late).  It is tricky, and often, we roll into Mass in a bit of a frenzied state of mind, hoping to distract the kids enough for an hour or so that we don’t disturb the people around us… or even, if there happens to be Sunday school for the younger ones, have some time of prayer ourselves.  Seems crazy, doesn’t it?  The “source and summit” of our Christian lives, and we just hope to make it through.

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