Peace Garden Mama II

A garden blend of family, faith and following the muse

   Dec 22

writing wednesdays: settling down for a long winter’s nap

Yes indeed, it’s time for a long winter’s nap, is it not? (A Christmas shout-out to my dear mother-in-law, Bev, who shared this photo with me through email recently.) I know that many of you readers are getting ready to travel, are already on the road or are hunkering down with your families and/or friends [...]

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   Dec 20

mama mondays: a phone date with donna-marie (and other bullet points)

          I’m posting a bit early, since tomorrow will be filled to the brim with activity. After the five-kid, mad-dash drop-off in the morning, I’ll be heading over to the Real Presence Radio station to co-host with Tanya Watterud on "Real Presence Radio Live." During the final half-hour time slot at 10:30 a.m. [...]

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   Dec 01

writing wednesdays: ‘spotlight’ series: introducing donna-marie cooper o’boyle!

Writing Wednesdays: Spotlight’s on… Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle! When I first “met” Donna-Marie during an online exchange in which we connected over our lives as mothers and writers, her first book, Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers, had just come out. Five more books, all of which affirm the vocation of motherhood, followed in quick succession. And [...]

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