I need blog recommendations
I can’t do much right now. One of the surprising side effects of my condition is that I am extremely easily overwhelmed.
My brain seems to be operating at about 60% of capacity, maybe as an oxygen-preserving measure? I can — and am in fact supposed to — get up and walk around occasionally, but even normal household occurrences like having one kid rooting through the pantry and two others fighting over a toy are enough to send me into a near panic attack (luckily I have a lot of help and don’t usually have to handle that kind of thing by myself). It’s hard for me to keep up with conversations for more than a few minutes, to write replies to emails, and I even have trouble reading books, since my focus drifts after a few pages.
One thing I can do, though, is read blogs. They have been a lifeline for me through all this. Reading posts about what’s going on in other people’s lives has given me a much-needed sense of connectedness to the world, and the one-way format (as opposed to, say, social media or in-person interactions) is easy for me to handle since it requires little brainpower.
The only problem is that I am reading all my favorite blogs faster than the authors can post. I keep opening up Google Reader to find no new content. So, obviously, I need some new blogs to read. This is where you come in:
What blogs do you recommend that I read? What are some of your favorites?
The ones that I love the most right now are slice-of-life blogs where the authors talk about the goings on in their lives. Some share tips and tricks, some post lots of pretty pictures, and some just talk about what’s new with them that day; some are hilarious, and others are just really honest. All tell stories about their lives in some form or another. To give you ideas, here is a random sampling from my Google Reader:
- SlowMama
- Barefoot and Pregnant
- Look. Snap. Love.
- Fountains of Home
- Sarah Sitting Down
- Kelle Hampton
- Mama Needs Coffee
- My Shtub
So, based on that, what else should I be reading? Recommend away! Please include a brief description of the blog, since clicking through and figuring out what a blog is about on my own is waaaaay out of my league right now. (And shameless self promotion of your own blog is welcome!)
Now I’m all exhausted from writing this post, so back to resting. Thanks in advance.
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Jen ~ You are welcome to peruse my humble – but stridently sincere – family blog. It features my sagacious insights, family photos with mildly humorous commentary and political worldview rants. I certainly have enjoyed your roar-out-loud, poignant posts, so hop by mine, if you’d like.
“EYE HAS NOT SEEN” in 2013 ~ Care
http://macmurchy.blogspot.com/
Well you’re welcome to read mine
I’ve got over 1,000 blog posts on my primary blog alone, “Blog of the Courtier”, and if you’re thinking about ever visiting Barcelona I have another blog-project called “Catholic Barcelona” with histories of all the interesting churches, basilicas, monasteries there, in English, with photos.
I’m one of the regulars on SQPN’s “Catholic Weekend” podcast and this past Saturday we did ask our listeners to pray for you. I hope you will continue to be on the mend and God bless.
Shamelessly plugging my own blog. Slice of life with kids ranging from 10 to 20.
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Well, I’m writing again in a very different way–and glad to hear that you are on the mend! I learned about your health issues from Melanie on Facebook. What I’m writing would be–let’s say a “change of pace,” and not exactly on same lines as your usual reads. My “Booknotes from Literacy-chic” is what I’m calling a “notable moments” blog, which means that I blog mini-scene-analyses while I read whatever it is that I’m reading. Right now, I’m working through the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, which is kind of historical fiction with a fantasy element and romance leanings. So yeah. But Melanie’s interested, so I thought I’d mention it in case you get really bored!
Hi Jen! We’ve been following your status and praying for you. You can check out hawthornediaries.com and be sure to read what my little Peter decided to ingest recently! Wishing you guys the best!
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Well, I will certainly shamelessly promote my own blog, which is about living a healthy lifestyle and mostly focuses on food.
I really really like Cam’s blog, awomansplaceis.blogspot.com, because she blogs all the time about her daily life, keeping me occupied, and because she’s obviously very sweet and faithful. Plus, her kids are cute!
Hope I made first comment
Self-promotion: I keep a blog, Truth in Love, about my conversion from Evangelical Protestantism and my discernment from practicing attorney to becoming a cloistered Dominican nun. It’s at http://www.supporttarasvocation.wordpress.com.
My prayers continue for you and your family!
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Well, I guess I can offer a shameless plug for my blog. It is about how I learned that less (stuff, spending, baggage, etc) makes room for a richer life after our family of 7 had to walk away from our home and belongings because of a toxic mold infestation. I also have a bunch of good blogs in my sidebar on various topics, but with the unifying theme of simplicity. Having a large family I find simplicity is essential, in crisis times more than ever!
Praying for your recovery and your sweet bbe!
Whats the link to your blog? I am interested!!
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Hi Jen, I humbly suggest my family blog if you enjoy chit chat about family life, simple recipes and projects for the non-Martha Stewart types, talk about Downton Abbey and just trying to find and love God amidst the blessed chaos of family life.
it is http://revolutionofloveblog.com
We are continuing to pray for you and your family!
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A great blog is mychildiloveyou.blogspot.com. She is a very inspirational Catholic mom of many blessings.
Oh, you can read my blog
I am not a fancy blogger, but I am sometimes funny and occasionally sassy and have the most beautiful mixed babies!!!
Lots of prayers headed your way.
Feel better
I thought that might have been you, Mary! I told her to read your blog as well
Jenna@CaIllHerHappy recently posted..Loving God Above ALL Else. Yes, Even Your Children.
I love Sarah at amongstlovelythings.com and she recently had some HUGE news! She’s a homeschool Catholic slice of life blog. Carrotsformichaelmas.com is a new one I’ve been reading… homeschool literary mom life blog. And Ginny’s blog Small Things http://www.gsheller.com is a treasure of beautiful photos and writing on her family and life in general.
Continued prayers for you and babe!!
You are more than welcome to visit my humble little place http://www.betterthaneden.com – Catholic, homeschool, slice of life with the occasional pontification of subjects dear to me
So many prayers your way, Jen! Hang in there. I know it has got to be tough to let others take care of things and you… when you are the one that’s supposed to be taking care of everything. Take your recovery one day at a time… you’ll drive yourself crazy otherwise.
My best friend’s blog is one of my faves… Shiny Happy Catholics: http://shinyhappycatholics.blogspot.com/ She is a newlywed. New mom. Lover of all things Catholic. Talks about anything and everything.
Catholic Cookie Jar: http://catholiccookiejar.blogspot.com/ Newlywed. Likes to bake. Has a TON of pics. She is fun.
And… if you are interested in mine… Jumping in Puddles: http://jumpinginpuddlesisfun.blogspot.com I am single… Catholic. Write about all sorts of things.
Happy reading!!
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Blogs about daily life that I find hilarious:
thebigmamablog.com – daily life in Texas
amalah.com – life in DC
byebyepie.typepad.com
These 3 blogs are all written by women about their daily lives, are all funny, but all have completely different lives.
House blogs – DIY but doesn’t make you feel bad:
younghouselove.com
thenester.com
Current events in light of the Bible:
flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com (Joel Rosenberg)
I second thebigmamablog.com!
Come visit us, dear Jen…we’re converts to Catholicism, too…and have long enjoyed reading yours! And we’re no strangers to adversity…joy and laughter too. Stay well…you’ve been in my thoughts daily and my prayers nightly. http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com
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I’d love to have you stop by and read what’s new with our family adventures. I usually blog about family, homeschooling, prayer and today’s post about the importance of being flexible
Prayers for you, your baby and family!
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Also, another blog I love to follow because she is funny and has the most adorable new twin girls with LOTS of pictures to ooh and ahhh over is “All This and Heaven” at http://www.allthisandheaven.blogspot.com
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Camp Patton is hilarious. I laugh every time I read her posts.
I don’t post much but this is mine http://www.simplehiddenlife@blogspot.com I also enjoy Small Things, Feather + Anchor, Get Along Home, jambalaya, and House Unseen Life Unscripted off the top of my head.
If you haven’t checked it out yet, definitely visit my friend Haley over at CarrotsforMichaelmas.com where she writes about motherhood, faith, urban homesteading, and living the liturgical year. Love & prayers sent your way.
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I’m not sure my blog would be your cup of tea right now because it can be a bit heavy. I write mostly about life after the death of my baby girl Ella. I’ve only been writing since last June and try to post at least once a week. I also post the occasional picture of my girl because her status as most awesome baby on the planet still stands.
Best of luck to you and many prayers for you as your continue down the road to recovery!
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i had a few minutes to read some of your blog and your writing is lovely. Your sweet daughter is beautiful and so well loved it is obvious from her sweet smiles. I am so sorry you lost her to congenital heart disease. Please keep writing ! I feel we don’t talk about grief enough in our society.
Thanks for your kind words! I’ll keep writing for as long as it keeps me sane…and then some, I hope
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I’m going to self-promote and list my “Christopher Closeup” blog at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/christophers/
I’ve been praying for you, Jen. My best to you and your family.
The ladies of CathSorority would LOVE you to read our blogs! Most of us are 7QT participants, and we’ve been praying for you. Here is the link to our google reader bundle: http://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user/09059777737446483224/bundle/CathSorority
Great idea, Jen! We have some pretty rockin’ blogs in that group
Jenna@CallHerHappy recently posted..January at CatholicMom.com
My wife recently re-started her blog after having our latest child. We have three kids, three and under her blog is about her humerous way of looking at and commenting on the craziness that goes on in our day-to-day lives, as she tries to successfully raise our children to be functional members of society, master projects on Pinterest and stay sane in an otherwise insane little apartment. You can read it at http://theartofmakingahome.blogspot.com/
Jamie’s blog is really funny! Definitely read it, and her kids are adorable.
My sister (www.piercedhands.com) has an awesome apologetics blog that also often includes cute pictures of my kids.
And my blog (www.rosie-ablogformymom.com) also has about a trillion pictures of my kids, ages 3.5, (almost)2, and 2-month-old twins.
I feel you on needing more blogs to follow! I’m usually stuck on the couch nursing two babies and spend a lot of time on Google Reader, so I’ve been finding lots of new blogs to follow, including yours! Praying for you and your family, especially your unborn baby
You are welcome to peruse my blog – I write about my every day experiences and finding God in all of the little things in life. Also, you might like the “CathSorority” blogs – you can find many of them through my blog by clicking on the “CathSorority” tab! Happy reading!
Many continued prayers for you and your family =)
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Always good to hear from you, you are in my prayers. You could try my BLOG. It’s in dutch but there is a translation-button on the left hand side. Translations by computer are weird I must say, I tried it, but it is something different, definitly. My BLOG is about being a catholic (convert). And about food, I love cooking. I believe there’s a lot about religion and food. I am relatively new to BLOGGING but passionate. Will have a look at the BLOGs you and others mentioned when I can find time this week. Love and prayers.
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Shamelessly adding my personal blog. I’m just getting it started so there’s not that much on there but you’re welcome to read it if you are bored. I just linked your site on my last post. I’m a Protestant to catholic convert and just started homeschooling.. Again..
Faithinlove.blogspot.com
I have been praying for you and I’m so happy you are keeping us updated!
you will like ‘Posie gets Cozy’- http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/posie_gets_cozy/ it is mostly a crafty blog with beautiful photos of landscape, food, etc- but she recently was able to adopt an infant girl
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Oh yes! Good blog!
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I have been loving A Design So Vast by Lindsey Mead. Also, just have to share that one of my friends had what you are going through with her fifth baby and everything turned out perfectly well for both mother and child. I am praying for you!
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I am a first year Catholic School music teacher and so I just began a blog at the beginning of the school year talking about all my new experiences of living on my own and teaching. You are welcome to read it if you would like.
I have been so inspired by so many of your articles and my prayers are with you and your family! God bless!!
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Hi Jen!
I’m shamelessly promoting my own blog.
I think you would like it. It’s definitely slice of life, and I aim always for humor. I’m a cradle Catholic, a librarian, a wife and mother, and a belly dancer, and I write about all of those things, so it’s what you would call…eclectic. 
I post 5 days a week and ramble about what is going on in my life. Come check it out!
http://lifeofacatholiclibrarian.blogspot.com/
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Hi Jen, you are in my prayers. I’m 9 months pregnant with number 5 and my pelvis is popping like a damn bag of popcorn. Not suffering as much as you by a long shot, but still. I can offer it up for you. Kernels of love. snap crackle pop. lol? lol. So anyway, go ahead and visit me at my blog. I haven’t updated in a month, but trust me, it’ll be updated soon.
oops! my blog is castlesandkidlets.blogspot.com
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Praying for you and your family! http://Www.temptalia.com is a fun makeup blog I just discovered
Shameless plug it is
I’m an Air Force pilot’s wife, writing about our little family (two yellow labs and our first little boy on the way), my adventures with the military, moving, home organization/decoration, Catholic faith (along with everything I’m learning since I’m currently converting), and whatever else pops into my head. I’ve been reading your blog like crazy lately, catching up on everything I missed since you started blogging long before I found it, and definitely keeping you and your family in my daily prayers! Take care of yourself, and know that there are lots of people praying for your speedy recovery!
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I have two that I try to stay on top of…
cadyly.stblogs.com
cadyly.wordpress.com
I know exactly how you are feeling! Prayers!
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http://www.kissingtheleper.com/
Kissing the Leper is my blog. Joyful suffering? We’re all about it at my house!
My blog is fairly new, but focuses on our Catholic Faith, Family and living Healthy. I love Posie Gets Cozy @ http://www.rosylittlethings.typepad.com/ You could crawl through her archives, just a very beautiful blog.
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I’m a new devotee of your blogs, and have so enjoyed them. Mine has been sadly neglected the last few months, but I’m dipping back in.
http://www.betsyannlob.blogspot.com/
She’s kind of a big deal, so you probably already read On Clover Lane-it’s beautiful and peaceful. http://www.memoriesoncloverlane.com/
My farmer writes a funny family/farming blog, if you’re curious about SW KS small time farming. http://lobiwan.blogspot.com/
Thankful for your recovering!
Betsy recently posted..I miss blogging
Another shameless plug for my brand new blog from a fellow Austinite and fellow convert. I’ve only made 4 posts so far but hey, I’m just getting started and could use some traffic! Hope you are feeling better soon, Jen!
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Hi Jennifer,
Hope you are feeling better soon. You are in my prayers.
I have a website, Franciscan Quote of the Day, (http://www.franciscanqotd.com/), where I share writings that resonate with my ongoing formation as a Secular (also known as Third Order) Franciscan. The quotes aren’t all from strictly Franciscan sources but they all have, I hope, a Franciscan flavor.
I also really enjoy Shirt of Flame (http://shirtofflame.blogspot.com/), by a really wonderful Los Angeles-based author Heather King.
Thanks for offering a chance to do a little self promotion!
Lee
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Well, of course there is Catholic Sistas: http://www.catholicsistas.com which I have a feeling you’re well acquainted with. I also love Sarah Reinhard’s blog, Snoring Scholar and I believe you know Sarah so that one might already be in your reader as well. Another of my favorites is The Breadbox Letters: http://thebreadboxletters.blogspot.com/. All her posts feature a beautiful art work and a quote of some sort from a saint or pope or poet or something that is interesting, intelligent, thought-provoking, etc. They are short and pretty regular (daily or almost daily). She has some other blogs too, but I currently only follow this one. She does occasionally have slightly longer posts in which she offers a reflection on something.
I also enjoy following Pat Gohn’s blog: http://www.patgohn.net/blog/. Fun posts, reflective/spiritual posts, and links to her weekly podcast.
There are probably a bunch of others too, but that’s just a few of my favorites. I’ll also humbly promote my own little blog: http://journalofnobody.blogspot.com. I’m currently not posting as much as I would like, but I try to post occasionally about my twin boys, share pictures of them, write pieces on whatever is on my mind, and sometimes just family stuff. I was writing a series on why I am pro-life and I still have a fourth and final part I haven’t gotten around to. So there is more to come, eventually.
Prayers for you!!
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My dear cousins blog – Celebrating The Year Of Faith – http://yearoffaith2013.com/
Many prayers for you from a fellow Texan!
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You should go read my friend, Steve’s, blog at http://www.everythingesteban.com. You might know him actually since you guys probably crossed paths during his time at SQPN. He just moved to Papua-New Guinea to teach at a seminary and live as a volunteer with the Capuchin Fransciscan Volunteer Corp. He posts when he can get internet access, but the pictures alone will transport you from that hospital room.
Praying for you and your family!
TRW
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Apart from your blog I keep up with a few other homeschooling and/or catholic moms’ blogs:
Elizabeth Foss http://www.elizabethfoss.com/reallearning/ She is a homeschooling mother of nine children. Very inspiring spiritually.
Sincha Fisher http://simchafisher.wordpress.com/ Very funny, honest. She writes for the National Catholic Register and other publications.
Jamie Gladly http://www.mostgladly.net/cj/ Funny, smart, inspiring mother of five.
Sarah http://www.amongstlovelythings.com/ is a homeschooling mother of four, who just found out she’s expecting twins. I’m so looking forward to hearing all about that!
This is my blog http://familyinlebanon.blogspot.com/ Slightly different in that we currently live in the Middle East. I am a part-time working wife of the most amazing university professor, homeschooling mother of 3 boys, a fourth one expected beginning of April. Can you say “prenatal care in Beirut?”
I hope you feel better soon. Know that you and your family are in my prayers.
I am an attorney turned stay at home mom who runs a baby organic centric Etsy shop and tries to keep our two kids alive! Currently I’m blogging a lot on little person behaviors and surviving without sleep. With a dose of Catholicism on the side next to my fav dinner recipe of the week!
I hope your path to recovery is swift!! You’re on our family prayer list.
Let Love Be Sincere: Catholic family life on a budget. Sarcastic, informative but never condescending.
Catholic Icing: Awesome family activities and crafts for celebrations anf feast days.
Held By His Pierced Hands: Living out of her car and still rocking awesome apologist posts.
Praying in Color: Learn to pray by doodling!
The Loveliest Hour: Mom and incredible graphic designer. A lot of focus on Catholic daily life.
Parenting in Crappy Pictures: If you don’t already, just read it. Or don’t if you’re having trouble breathing. It’s hilarious!
Verily Magazine Blog: Modest, fashion and new feminism.
Advanced Style: Short posts about extremely fashionable elderly people
Call Her Happy: Well, I wouldn’t be a real writer if I didn’t shamelessly promote, would I? I would love to have you!
Lang Premier Properties Blog: If you’re looking for something to increase your knowledge about real estate…yeah…, try reading here. Somehow they entrusted me with this job and I get paid for it. Beats me too.
After you have this baby and you’re feeling back to normal, I would love to hear about some of the blogs you discovered. Put it on the back burner for now, of course!!
Happy Reading!
Jenna@CallHerHappy recently posted..January at CatholicMom.com
shirtofflame, by Heather King, a writer and regular contributer to Magnificat, excellent.
I blog at http://www.eucharistalways.blogspot.com. Someone described it as eclectic. One or two people said I’m funny. I keep it scorpion-free, and no housekeeping is required.
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Hi there!
We have a Marian Mondays link-up going on at http://animakinsi.blogspot.com and http://jizazito.blogspot.com
Also, I have a more casual, though strictly fun and quippy blog called HusbandQuote. http://husbandquote.blogspot.com
Enjoy!
If you’re looking for slice of life with humor and reality all mixed up, please come visit me at http://www.amysadventures.org. I run an orphanage in the African bush and life is never dull.
The first blog I ever read, and have read every day for at least 7 years, is Quiet Life (http:booshay.blogspot.com). Donna is the funniest, most honest, humblest blogger I know. Her once daily posts run the gamut from photography (she did the photography section of Pioneer Woman for several years), to simple recipes, to best-dressed runway critiques for the Oscars and Grammys. She homeschooled for years but her youngest (by a decade) daughter is now in Catholic school. Her comments section is the sweetest place on the WWW. Her tagline, “encourage others” says it all. I think you would enjoy all the archives. Praying daily for you and baby boy.
http://applecidermama.blogspot.com/
Love this blog! Family life, recipes, children… very warm and friendly…
I don’t follow too many blogs that you don’t probably already follow but some of my not Catholic favorites are http://give1save1world.blogspot.com/, marfmom.com, trustychucks.com, corasstory.com, and I don’t blog anymore but I blogged through the most intense period of grief after losing my son in 2011 at http://www.everyoneandyourmother.blogspot.com
Blessings, Jen. You are in my heart and on my mind!
K, I’ll add mine.. I’m 18 weeks pregnant with our 8th. I blog mostly about motherhood and my ever growing relationship with God. Still praying for your tiny son…
http://Www.sojourner-ephraim.blogspot.com
You already read another couple of my faves… Steve Gershom & Kelle Hampton.
Shameless plug of my wife’s blog:
http://agrowinghome.com/
Food, family, garden, home. Washingtonian Evangelical turned stay at home mom, Catholic convert in the Silicon Valley.
I am the pastor of St. Andrew Catholic Church in the small town of Milord, Ohio, 30 minutes by car east of downtown Cincinnati. A unique focus and emphasis of my blog is that it speaks of the life and the struggles of the Christians in the Holy Land, particularly the Christian Palestinians. I have a very special place in my heart for the Catholic Church in Beit Jala in the Bethlehem-area. People say that I have a Palestinian soul. That pleases me.
In accord with the special role our patron Andrew had among the apostles as the Great Introducer, it is the particular character and charge of St. Andrew parish to welcome and engage all who come to us, as “our doors open wide at the very thought of your coming,” hoping to introduce them to others and to Christ.
Father Rob Waller recently posted..God in Diapers
In the spirit of shameless self promotion I would love to have you visit my blog all about a hot mess Catholic family and our misadventures with kiddo’s ranging from Age 1 to 18. Come on by. We would love to see you in our neck of the woods! http://hayshousemisadventures.blogspot.com/
Another blog I am truly loving these days is Ashley Ann Photography’s. They have adopted a baby girl from China who just successfully completed her first cleft lip surgery. She’s an inspiring writer who often brings me to tears with her heartfelt posts. http://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/
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Keeping you and your little Peanut in our family’s prayers. Blessings to you both!
Angie recently posted..No Leaf Left Unturned…Or Something Like That
I love Cynthia’s meal plans for a paleo diet and I know you like to avoid sugar and grains so you might find them interesting. Her blog is http://schroederfamily-cynthia.blogspot.com/ She also does a bunch of mother to mother series from other bloggers..
Shameless self-promotion it is! But just because my blog — Caspara — sounds like just the kind of thing you’re reading right now. (Caspara.blogspot.com). Plus I’ve been blogging since ’09, though I cringe saying that, lest you actually read those early posts. You can, and probably should, skip till last year at least.
I would also recommend No Big Dill, Making Room: Our Life in Sicily, Mommy Coddle, and I recently discovered The Tiny Twig.
Praying for you, Jennifer. And your little guy.
Joy recently posted..Forward Thinking
I would shameless promote my own blog, but locally here we’ve been addressing the issue of homelessness. And the “Merrimack Valley Regional Network to End Homelessness Blog” here in Lowell MA is something I would rather shamelessly promote so others can do in their own communities.
“Yesterday (photo above), Centralville resident, Paul Belley invited myself, along with Kim Scott, Tom Michaels, Roland Cartier and Tori Germann to make the trek down to the camp at Beaver Brook. There we were greeted by 9 men and women who call that area their home for lack of housing.
A young woman who has bone cancer. Most mornings she has a great deal of difficulty getting out of her tent due to the illness that is slowly – painfully taking her life. This illness currently goes untreated as she has lost her insurance due to lack of an address, lack of connection with homeless service providers, a healthcare provider and the wherewithall to have the insurance reinstated. In addition, she reported that she had been wearing the same pants for the past several days because they stuck to her leg after sustaining a burn, which goes untreated. By virtue of her disease, she has severe mobility issues. Ultimately, if she is not re-housed in short order, she will die much sooner and her last breath – taken in a cold, snowy tent along the banks of the Merrimack River.
No need to remind you, dear reader, that we experienced significant snowfall last evening and heading into a cold weather stretch. Admittedly, this is a photo of the wooded area in the back of my home this morning. The terrain along the banks of the Merrimack is rather treacherous for the average person, never mind someone with such significant medical and mobility issues.”
Small things make a big impact…
“While $5 may not seem like a lot, here are some gift card ideas that have a terrific impact:
CVS/Rite Aid/Walgreens for prescription co-pays/OTC medicine – chronic illness & mental issues are often intertwined within our homeless population. The ability to secure the appropriately prescribed medication to treat an illness is a great prevention tool for our homeless men and women. Once again, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”.
Bus Passes – will allow homeless men and women to access services that they require, find employment or get to work so they can earn money to become housed once again.
Pre-Paid Phone Cards – allows a homeless individual to facilitate communication with family, employment and service access.
Haircut – gift certificate to a local barber or hairdresser.”
A good read…
Renee Aste recently posted..The poor are people too
I feel awkward, because while the subject may not as light as you need. It’s not too overwhelming, a lot of happy stuff about what my community is doing.
Renee Aste recently posted..The poor are people too
Oh, do pop over and visit me at http://www.winterpastfinally.blogspot.com – about Catholic life, motherhood, and this crazy-fun journey of homeschooling three teenage boys!
Keeping you in my prayers,
LuAnne
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http://www.rurallyscrewed.com great blog of former NYC magazine editor turned farm wife and mom. Fabulous stories and photos!
Also you might have been in the hospital when Grace Patton did her Birth Story Link up. http://www.camppatton.com/2013/01/birth-story-link-up.html
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My blog!
I write somewhat anonymously as a Chinese American volunteer youth minister working in high-tech/media with a Catholic and Protestant upbringing.
http://wideeyedwideningheart.blogspot.com/2012/11/jesus-to-abc.html
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Shameless plug alert!
http://bellavitadolce.blogspot.com- my life with a toddler and bebe on the way.
You’ve been in my prayers- hoping you recover very quickly! Also, I’m looking forward to Thursday night’s episode. My husband enjoyed watching the last two with me as well.
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I regularly read Melissa Wiley’s blog (children’s book author writes about children’s books and her family). But I think you know this blog, as I think it used to be in your link list.
http://melissawiley.com/blog/
On a lighter note, one of my favourite new entrants into the blogosphere is Eye of the Tiber, a fake Catholic News Service full of nonsense with headlines such as
Liturgical Dancer Tests Positive For Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Man Angry that only Women can become Womenpriests
Thousands Expected To Ring In The Solemnity Of Mary Mother Of God In Times Square
http://www.eyeofthetiber.com
hahah those eye of the tiber posts are cracking me up.
I haven’t posted in several months-but you’re welcome to laugh at mine! I am in the middle of a few new pieces, so maybe I can fire them out before you get through all the ones you’ve already received!!!
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Late to the party, but my blog is about having a child with Down syndrome. She’s our fifth. There is also one of a dear friend about her daughter’s Trisomy 18 diagnosis. It began as a journey about choosing life for her baby, and now continues about the daily miracle her child’s life continues to be. Ms. Nora is 8.5 months old and doing great!
http://www.noraroseyusko.com
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Well, I guess you already ready Simcha Fischer and Hallie… I just spent 45 minutes going through Simcha’s NCR blog roll. Hil-arious.
I just yesterday stumbled on http://www.revolutionoflove.com/blog/. I’ve only read a few posts, but Bobbi has some amazing insights embedded in casual reflections about living her life as a mom of four. One of my favorite points was something about how Bobbi was at one point discerning a call to the religious life. She went on a summer-long retreat where they
There’s also one that barefootandpregnant recommended recently, but I cannot for the life of me remember the name of it… or find it.
http://ironicalcoincidings.wordpress.com/ is fantastic and pretty different. It’s not a “slice of life” blog. It’s the reflections of PhD student at UChicago. He writes excellent movie reviews and has interesting posts on technology, art, the origin of words… it’s written by a friend of mine who is one of the most intelligible intelligent people know.
You are so welcome to read mine but 1: it’s just starting out and 2: I recently posted requestions prayers for your “pulmonary embrosis.” Which is so not a thing.
It’s rachelandreesa.wordpress.com.
Both Rachel and I (Reesa) went to UD (of Calah Alexander fame). I posted recently but usually stick to “quick takes.” Rachel posts reflections on being a first year teacher and aspiring opera singer– also some pretty epic movie reviews. There’s one on Les Mis up now. My family and I are praying for you and your family, and thank you for asking for blog recs!
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Fr. Zuhlsdorf’s blog http://www.wdtprs.com
Check out http://crappypictures.com/ It is a hilarious blog about daily life of parenting small children. I cried laughing.
Thanks for sharing this. I can’t breathe through the laughing. Jen…maybe wait on this one??
Praying for your healing!!
My blog only has about 28 posts in it, but it basically just my thoughts and feelings along with some good ole’ slice of life stuff! It’s a pretty humble, small blog, but you are welcome to peruse it.
http://onecatholicmama.wordpress.com
Prayers for your full recovery!
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I think innermosthouse.blogspot.com would interest you.
It is a journal of philosophical musings by a woman who, along with her husband, lived in a secluded, tiny house without electricity for seven years. The discussion in the comment section is very good, too.
Here is a link to a short video about this couple and their little house in the woods: http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house-video/kirstens-innermost-house-video/#comments
I would like to recommend Keep on Spinning, http://keeponspinning.wordpress.com/ which is the blog of a Catholic woman doctor who has suffered from breast cancer for a few years. She has an amazing family with two special needs children. Her story is incredible. Her hobby is spinning wool and knitting and she makes the most amazing things. If you can start at the beginning and work your way forward that would be really cool. This is I think her first post in 2008 http://keeponspinning.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/day-6-174-to-go/ Her blog will keep you riveted. And the small doses you can read now would be excellent. She does not post that often.
I also like Abigail, a 3rd order Carmelite mom, and her struggles in the faith raising a family. http://abigails-alcove.blogspot.com/
Feel better soon!
I read many blogs that are probably already on your radar, like The Wine Dark Sea, Scrutinies, Karen Edmisten, Charlotte was Both, Testosterhome, Conversion Diary (:-D). There are a few that aren’t in the normal Catholic blog categories, like Email from the Embassy. It is written by Donna, a foreign service spouse who currently lives in Amman. She has four kids and works at the Embassy there, too. Before Amman they were in Beijing, and several other places before that.
Like Jen, I was thinking…we already read a lot of the same blogs! You’re always welcome to come over to St Monica’s Bridge (stmonicasbridge.wordpress.com) and see me there or on my autism blog (smilingautismmama.wordpress.com) but I’m enjoying this list as it’s giving me some great new blogs to check out!
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Praying for you and yours.
My blog, http://yardsaleofthemind.wordpress.com/ is weird – I’m an older married guy with kids and obsessions with bad Science!, Carl Sagan’s insanely inflated reputation, philosophy and bad church music. I try to include amusing pictures with witty hover-over texts. The ‘Gol durn kids! Get offa my lawn!’ category does include pictures of sundry parts of my children, out of a no doubt misguided respect for their privacy. One could easily conclude from the pics that they shamble about decapitated. If *I* were sick in bed, I would avoid it like the plague.
We have 2 slight connections: we almost met up at the West Coast Walk for Life a couple years ago, but you didn’t get my email in time; and you have been to my blog at least once already, because you linked to an essay about my sister, the Sisters of Mercy and the LCWR.
Anyway, if you’re *really* desperate, give it a click.
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