Friday, September 23, 2011

Kindergarten

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 6:30 A.M . I woke up my five-year-old with a gentle hug. “Rise and shine. It’s time to get ready for school.” ...
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Monday, August 29, 2011

Review of “Stealing Jenny”: A Novel by Ellen Gable

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I have reviewed Ellen Gable’s first two novels “Emily’s Hope” and “In Name Only” on this blog, and have eagerly awaited her third novel. E...
Sunday, August 28, 2011

Irene

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A Passing Shower On Long Island The impending storm barely blipped on my radar earlier this week. I received an email from Examiner askin...
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Welcome to the Texting World

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“Give me your cell number so I can text you the information,” the coach said over the (home land line) telephone last week. “We don’t h...
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Friday, July 8, 2011

Full Count

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Ball one. Outside. It is a stressful evening, getting four kids ready to go out the door for our typical evening of sports. Dinner is on the...
Sunday, June 26, 2011

A Dream Worth Keeping

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The day of the rehearsal for my daughter’s first dance recital, the rain was as close to a monsoon as it gets on Long Island. My 14-year-ol...
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Friday, June 17, 2011

Book Review: "The Invisible World" by Anthony DeStefano

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If you ever doubted the existence of God, the supernatural, angels, the devil, or Hell, this book will give you pause. Not only does DeStef...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Parenting to Potential

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May 19, 1997. 3:14 a.m. In the months, hours, and minutes leading up to that life-changing moment, I knew I was going to have a blessed addi...
Monday, May 9, 2011

Every Day is Mothers’ Day

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Lotte (Werther\'s Leiden) My Mom Elizabeth Nice, loving, Hardworking, moneymaking, caring, Very nice to people Mom Happy Mother’s Day 20...
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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...