Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Hearts for Home June 30, 2009

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Gae at Cherished Hearts and Home writes: ”In my weekly 'Hearts for Home' post I am encouraging myself and others to commit to think...
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Monday, June 29, 2009

Downstyle makes headlines easier to read

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As part of my training for my new job with the Examiner, I have been instructed to use Associate Press Downstyle for my headlines. They say...
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Is there baseball in Heaven?

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Christ Glorified in the Court of Heaven, 1419 “Do you think there will be baseball games in Heaven?” I asked my husband over dinner. “I don’...
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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Sunday Snippets - Catholic Carnival

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This week... * I received news that my grandfather passed away * I participated in a new Hearts for Home forum * My daughter lost her champ...

Family Photo Meme

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Loren Christie has tagged me in a Family Photo Meme. Post a family picture with a story behind it and write about it. This picture is of m...
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My First Paying Writing Job

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Woman Writing a Letter I can now officially call myself a Freelance Writer! I have a new, paying, column at Examiner.com that will be up an...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Small Successes: End of School Edition

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This is a list of my small successes at the end of this school year: 1. We ended the school year with all children passing with flying color...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The Championship Game

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High Fly It was like a miracle that my twelve-year-old daughter’s softball team made it to the final championship game. My husband even cam...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Hearts for Home June 23, 2009

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Gae at Cherished Hearts and Home has started a new Tuesday forum . She writes: “In today’s busy and aggressive society mothers at home are n...
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Monday, June 22, 2009

My Grandfather Has Passed Away

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John S. Nagy, Sr., NYPD and veteran of war, is survived by his loving wife Delia Nagy, four children, and many grandchildren and great-grand...
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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Sunday Snippets – A Catholic Carnival

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I don’t always write about religion per se, but you will find a little bit of faith built into everything I write about. On Sunday I wrote a...
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Friday, June 19, 2009

Beauty in the Eyes or Ears of the Audience

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The Music Lesson Late last week, I received an invitation from my son’s second grade teacher to go to his “Mini Recorder Concert” at the sch...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Devotional Catholicism

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“Each month there are particular devotions and novenas for saint feast days. Devotional Catholicism is pleased to be able to present this in...
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Small Successes: Spring Softball Edition

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This week my successes belong to my athletic children. When we mothers give up so much of our time to our children’s endeavors, the fruits ...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The Impossible Dream

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Jackie Robinson Stealing Home, May 18, 1952 I wrote last week about the unusually unfriendly (for our league) rivalry between my oldest gir...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Full Closure: Reflections on “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”: Book Five (Chapters 55-56)

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Please click on key word A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for previous installments in this series. I think it is imperative to find out as much as ...
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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Growing Up Too Fast: Reflections on “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”: Book Four (Chapters 43-54)

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Please click on key word A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for previous installments in this series. In our present time when high school is a given ...
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Please Join In Our Book Club Conversations At Any Time!

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I had a few questions about catching up on the book club selections and joining in on the conversation at a later date. I would love it if ...
Saturday, June 13, 2009

Sunday Snippets: A Catholic Carnival

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I am joining a weekly Catholic Carnival over at This and That , where bloggers highlight their faith-based posts for the week. This week I m...
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Friday, June 12, 2009

Family Pride: Reflections on “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”: Book Three (Chapters 15-42)

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Please click on key word A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for previous installments in this series. Francie is made to feel shame in many social are...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009

A Mother’s Wisdom Finally Recognized: Reflections on “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”: Book Two

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Please click on key word A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for previous installments in this series. In Book Two (chapters 7–14) of “A Tree Grows in ...
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Small Successes: Toddler Edition

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As my allergy-induced laryngitis continues and I am unable to voice my frustrations at the challenges of toddler-hood, celebrating my small ...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Playing Dirty

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The Baseball Game This year my eldest daughter happened to be placed with the worst team of the league. It isn’t that her teammates can’t p...
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Remembering our Childhoods Even-Handedly: Reflections on “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”, Chapters 3-6

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Click here for my reflections on Chapters 1-2, which set up the story of this autobiographical novel by Betty Smith. Francie Nolan deals wi...
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Monday, June 8, 2009

A Poem at MWLM

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Today I am reposting a poem over at Mom Writers Literary Magazine blog that I wrote in 1997 and that first appeared here in February 2009.
Saturday, June 6, 2009

What book should I blog about next?

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The Reader If you enjoy reading my reviews of books I have read, or following my thoughts as I read through a book, maybe you can give me so...
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Friday, June 5, 2009

How Times Change, and How They Don’t: Reflections on “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”, by Betty Smith: Chapters 1-2

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Along with Loren Christie and one or two of our friends, I have just started reading “ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ”, the autobiographical nov...
Thursday, June 4, 2009

Small Successes: Spring Gardening Edition

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This spring I have had more time and energy to start new gardening projects, not because I am less busy but because my toddler now will let ...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Is Your Life Exciting or Boring?

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I thought for sure that this blog quiz would tell me I led a boring life. After all, my vacations are all but non-existent and I haven'...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

In Celebration of Small Failures: A Gardening Disaster

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Hosta Leaves I do love the new “Small Successes” forum that I have discovered on Faith and Family Live. Although I shared my own successes ...
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Monday, June 1, 2009

An Essay about Me by my Son

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Lady Templeton And Her Son c.1801 This is the essay I received in my Mother’s Day card from my eight-year-old son. I just love to see how h...
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