Life of a Catholic Librarian

Well hello all! It's a gorgeous day for our first May 2016 episode of: Today I talk about the Pentecost novena, and a quick compila...

Hi all. If bad mornings are rated on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being "eh. Not terrible, I'll live," and 10 being "well...

Hi all. *super emotional* Goodness, I knew it would be a tough morning. Needless to say, I didn't sleep very well last night. I was ...

Hi all! I hope that your first week of September is off to a good start, and that you're ready with your tea for our time together today...

Happy Tuesday everyone, and I hope you had a great Labor Day. I love Labor Day weekend, so crisp and fresh-feeling. This year, I was sick fo...

...yes, this would be on Hank's personalized map of the United States that he filled in and colored. He's almost 8, he's almost ...

"Mommy, there is a big contest at school for the Year of Faith, and the winner gets to have lunch with the bishop!" "Well t...

A few weeks ago we had our autumn parent conference with Henry's teacher. This year, Mike and I were both able to go, which was wonderfu...

"Morning Honey, it's time to get up" *no response* "Come on Sweetie, go use the bathroom." *eyelids slit open*...

So last night I dragged a comb through my hair, added some blusher, and hoped I looked alive enough to head to parent orientation night at H...

"Hi Honey! How was your first day of school?" "Good." "Do you like your new teacher?" "Yes." ...

I was thinking about Lent this morning because I haven't been doing nearly as well as I would like with my daily devotions. When March s...

It's Catholic Schools Week here in my diocese, and Hank is all excited about all of the special activities they have planned for each da...

We have had a *very* mild winter this year, and Mike and I were actually commiserating about how much we miss the snow! Well, God answered o...

Now that Hank is 2 months into his new adventure at Catholic School, I thought I'd post a progress report. It's been an interesting ...

Yesterday was an incredibly long day, and it ended with me attending the parent orientation at Hank's new Catholic school, so I thought ...

Well, today is a better morning, and for that I am most grateful. As always, I will detail. :) When I got home from work yesterday, my spiri...

That's Henry, not looking so happy on his first full day at his new Catholic school. He does look adorable though, no? He's mostly u...

I have to be honest and admit that I don't look forward to my birthdays anymore the way I used to when I was younger. :) Last year, when...

*drumroll* The decision is final. Henry will be going to Catholic school in the fall for first grade. *Hallelujah chorus* I'm going to r...