Call number
248.8431 BEA
Status
Available
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Pages
178
Description
Share the happiness--as well as the challenges--of Danielle Bean's sometimes chaotic, often inspiring, always blessed life as the mother of six young children. In a collection of thirty short essays that takes us from the grocery store to a memorable Christ
Publication
Pauline Books & Media (2005), 178 pages
ISBN
0819848379 / 9780819848376
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LibraryThing member AnnieHidalgo
When my daughter was young, reading a Catholic family magazine led me to find an entire community of Catholic mom bloggers. I wasn't actually Catholic myself, but a convergence of several events going on in my life at the time led me both to the religion, and to the community, which I found
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throughout my daughter's early life to be a great source of inspiration and comfort, both in a religious way, and as a new mother seeking guidance. These Catholic moms seemed to have everything that I had wanted as a parent. They had large, close-knit families. They taught their children traditional, practical skills, classical history, literature and philosophy in their homeschools. They loved to cook. I wanted to be the kind of mom they were, so that my children would grow up feeling such a strong sense of home, and be well-rounded and cherished. Danielle's books and blog were like listening to the big sister I never had. I am not Catholic now, but I do think that even if you are not Catholic, Danielle, and the group of Catholic moms that used to blog together of which she was a part, can provide a lot of support, especially when you are at the beginning of your parenthood journey, as wiser folks who have been there before you. There is a great deal of insight and compassion in her work. I still admire her. Show Less