by Michele Faehnle | May 7, 2016 | Blog, Living the Works of Mercy, Mercy Story, Motherhood
Emily and I would like to wish you all a very blessed Mother’s Day! We hope you have a wonderful day, surrounded by your family. As we celebrate motherhood, today we also recognize that some women may have difficult relationships with their mothers or...
by Emily Jaminet | Apr 10, 2016 | Blog, Motherhood
The other day my husband showed up with a sports car that was worth almost as much as my house! He smiled and said, “Jump in, lets go for a ride.” Had I not known what was going on, I would have been worried that my husband was going through a mid-life crisis and had...
by Emily Jaminet | Mar 1, 2016 | Blog, Corporal Works of Mercy, Divine Mercy, Living the Works of Mercy, Motherhood, Year of Mercy
“Merciful like the Father” – The Papal motto for this extraordinary Year of Mercy As mothers, we can be a bit overwhelmed on how to live out an extraordinary jubilee year! We can start to think on such a large scale that nothing really changes in our... by Emily Jaminet | Jan 17, 2016 | Blog, Motherhood, Prayer
With the birth of my sweet baby number seven, I have been reminded that nothing is worse then being sleep deprived and overwhelmed by young children, especially in the middle of the night! This is the time when I struggle most. For some of us (like me), lack of sleep... by Emily Jaminet | Jan 10, 2016 | Motherhood
We all have days where our daily duties seem to hold us down. We wish we were at the pool on a summer, sunny afternoon or meeting up with friends for coffee instead of doing the work that is involved in family life. Consequently, running a family in this moment in... by Emily Jaminet | Jan 2, 2016 | Motherhood, Trust, Year of Mercy
As the snow was melting and spring flowers were beginning to bloom last year, I was looking forward to a new chapter in my life. The following fall, all my children would be in school (even though for my pre-schooler, it was only for a few hours a day). For the...