Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Stitches

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Istabraq, Champion Hurdler What do you think of when you see a fence? To me a fence represents a challenge, something blocking my way from w...
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Petition against Statue Offending Our Blessed Mother

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Mary was pure and courageous enough to give birth to Jesus, who gave his life that we might live. Along comes artist Soasig Chamaillard who ...
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Monday, March 14, 2011

Grounders

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I felt the pain when I tried to cut my daughter’s English muffin in half. As I brought my arm back to perform the cutting motion, the ache t...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Gnomeo and Juliet: A Movie Review

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Who could forget the story of Romeo and Juliet? Anyone who had this story overanalyzed in their high school literature class will remember t...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Review of “Song of Renewal” by Emily Sue Harvey

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Emily Sue Harvey published her first novel, Song of Renewal , in 2009. Apparently she thought she could do better, because she went on to a...
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Friday, February 18, 2011

Being a Model for the Pro-Life Cause

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Phil. 4:8 "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever...
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Monday, February 14, 2011

Valentine’s Day: Slices of Life

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St John The Evangelist Teaching The New Commandment 'That Ye Love One Another', 1861 Canvas Painting by Valentine Cameron Prinsep - ...
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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Contraception Commercials

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What’s worse: a broken watermelon in your living room or a perforated uterus? If the latest Mirena commercials are to be believed, the firs...
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Blog Giveway to CSN Stores

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It's a blog giveaway! One lucky winner will be awarded a $55 gift certificate to CSN Stores, a group of online stores selling everythin...

Saints for the Sick

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I was contacted by Zac Brakefield, Video Director for TAN Books and Saint Benedict Press, who has begun to produce book trailers for some of...
Thursday, January 13, 2011

"The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids" by Alexandra Robbins

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If you have a college-bound teen in your house, then “The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids” (Hyperion, 2006) is a must-read f...
Friday, December 31, 2010

Resolutions 2011: How to make chore lists for kids

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My final Examiner post this year is on How to make chore lists for the kids . Happy New Year and here’s to helping our kids to become indep...
Sunday, December 26, 2010

Five Barbie Dolls

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Every year on the Eve of the Feast of Saint Nicholas, the children write a letter to Saint Nicholas and put it in their stockings. This is ...
Thursday, December 23, 2010

Loren Christie's Blog

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Day Dream, 1880 Today a local newspaper attributed my blog title to my good friend Loren Christie. Her blog is called Dude Where Am I? and ...

Celebrate the Whole Christmas Season

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While Honey was at the vet getting spayed, Thumper got loose and explored under the Christmas Tree. Click here to see my Examiner column o...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

“Doing-it-all”: the Bare Minimum Approach

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House Sparrows (Restrike Etching) Today I am baking for my Christmas baby: a cake to celebrate at home, and cupcakes to bring to batting pra...
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Friday, December 10, 2010

“Little Star” by Anthony DeStefano

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If you are looking for an original, Christ-centered Christmas picture book, then “Little Star” by Anthony DeStefano might just be the one ...
Thursday, December 9, 2010

10 Reasons to be Thankful for a Cold

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Girl In The Hammock Although I suffer from seasonal allergies, I very rarely come down with a full-blown cold. Although no one ever wants t...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Reaping What I Sowed

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Cats in a magnolia tree, 1993 Writing is a tough way of life. Like motherhood, it is not something you choose for earthly riches. You have...
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Monday, November 8, 2010

Honey the Lion Hunter

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“She’s out again!” my husband yelled through the front door on his way to work today. I really don’t have the time or patience for this. Fo...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Monica and David: HBO looks at a young wedded couple with Down Syndrome

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Isn’t it sweet? In one of its newest documentaries, HBO looks at a young couple in love during their wedding preparations and the early sta...
Thursday, October 7, 2010

Honey

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Once upon a summer, a trucker was driving down the highway outside Fayetteville, North Carolina when something made him stop short. A pair ...
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Thursday, September 30, 2010

How to Adopt a Dog

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We adopted Honey Bear Miller from Save A Dog A Day in East Hampton. The process was rather complicated. Here is my latest article on How t...
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Friday, September 24, 2010

Bear's Pet Memorial Garden and Stone Marker

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Click here for a post on how to make this garden marker as part of a pet memorial garden. My 13-year old was artistic director for the gar...
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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Bear Midnight Miller

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"Also the animals possess a soul, and men must love and feel solidarity with our smaller brethren." Pope John Paul II “Bear is goi...
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

This Old Dog

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This week brought a new trial to the Miller household. Our black Labrador, Bear, who has been completely healthy for thirteen years, starte...
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Monday, August 23, 2010

"Parenting with Grace" by the Popcaks: A Book Review

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Parenting with Grace: The Catholic Parents’ Guide to Raising Almost Perfect Kids, 2nd Edition, by Gregory K. Popcak, PhD., and Lisa Popcak, ...
Friday, August 20, 2010

The Send-Off

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“Promise me you won’t swim on the ocean side,” my husband warned our thirteen-year-old daughter. She was packing to visit her friend on Fir...
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Saturday, August 7, 2010

Erosion

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“CAUTION STRONG RIPTIDES NO SWIMMING ALLOWED” the sign read at Smith Point, our nearest ocean beach. It was 5:30 PM; the lifeguards were ju...
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Living Deliberately

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Walk Along Walden “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could ...
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Sunday, July 4, 2010

Five Raccoons

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Group of raccoons standing erect Coming out of the King Kullen parking lot, a light blue Oldsmobile with Florida plates cruised uncertainly ...