Phyllis McGinley’s “Sixpence in Her Shoe”: Timeless Reflections for a Homemaker
Serendipity strikes at the public library again! Months ago, a dear friend recommended Phyllis McGinley’s “Sixpence in Her Shoe.” This collection of […]
Caitlin Flanagan’s “To Hell With All That”: Wit and Wisdom for the Post-Modern Housewife
When I started a blog at the beginning of 2021, I felt a bit silly. Blogging was so passé. Who would read […]
Must Marriage Be “Difficult”?
Do we create our own reality? Certainly not. There is abundant evidence that Things Are the Way They Are. We cannot wish […]
What Mother Teresa Can Teach Homemakers
Years ago, I came across the daily schedule for the Missionaries of Charity, which Philip Kosloski outlines here. The sisters in Mother […]
Mothers Who Read: Their Secrets
Everywhere I have lived, I have found continual delight in a rare type of person: the mother who reads. There are oodles […]
Free Range Kids: The Difference Between Independent and Unsupervised
Writing last month about a Georgia mother arrested for letting her 10-year-old son walk less than a mile away from home, I […]
Living By Faith (Beyond the Theological Kind)
Years ago, I wrote about the need to take action in order to have hope. We think of hope, perhaps, firstly, as […]
Why are Mothers Angry?
I am afflicted by pangs of conscience following my negative review of “Screaming on the Inside.” I maintain that the book is […]
Forgetting How to Read, Forgetting How to Feel
“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to […]
What Do Women Desire?
When I attended a business dinner with an infant, the presence of a baby inspired strong reactions from most of the women […]