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Welcome to all my weary mom friends!
To learn about Fulton, Teddy, and our family’s journey with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, plus my top posts relating to special needs, visit the Special Needs Page.
Best posts for frazzled mamas who need a laugh
- Saving Money on Essential Oils
- Stich Fix(ings)
- Livin’ it Up, Anti-Lyceum Style
- The No ‘Poo Experiment Failure
- The Homeschool Mom Capsule Wardrobe
- How A Downloadable Planner Did Not Magically Transform My Life
Best posts for Catholic mamas who want ideas on how to share the faith
- Baby Steps to Living Liturgically
- Saint Anthony, Find Me Seven Quick Take
- Up Your Spiritual Game With Deliberate Practice
- Beyond Candy and Crafts: Living Liturgically With Older Kids
- To Be Or Not To Be…A Godparent’s Commitment
- How To Start A Family Prayer Time
Best posts for overwhelmed mamas who need education inspiration
- Planning to Prevent Burnout Now
- Your Child WILL Read
- Learn From My Preschool Mistakes; A Letter To Myself
- Outside the Classroom; Finding Your Homeschool Community
- Why I Keep Homeschooling Even When It Sucks
- How To Write Your Own Lesson Plans
Best posts for unmotivated mamas who need a kick in the butt
- Heroic Patience: The Ten Virtues of Mary
- Seven Ways To Stop Anger From Stealing Your Day
- How Can We Keep Our Faith When Bad Things Happen To Our Children?
- The Seven Deadly Sins of Facebook
- Seven Things To Do When A Friend Chooses a Different Path
- The Hard Work of Choosing Joy: A Practical Guide
- I’m the Last Woman Who Ever Thought She’d Have Five Kids
- For Mothers, Young and Old, All Are Welcome Here
- NFP PSA ASAP
- Rules and the Role of Obedience
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I just discovered your blog. I LOVE it. I was looking for reviews on The Story of Civilization (vs SOTW) and found ThisainttheLyceum. Your no BS sense of humor and unapologetic Catholic faith immediately and strongly resonated with me. Then I saw that you have a child (children?) with SMA. Well, we have five kids. Our oldest has severe CP. We are Catholic. AND we are finally taking the plunge into homeschooling. This decision has been a long time in coming (11 years to be exact). Funny, but the pandemic facilitated our decision. Another long story of course, but bottom line is we live in California where Planned Parenthood is infiltrating our public schools, which are barely more than glorified socialized childcare centers anyways, and where our “Catholic” schools are…unsatisfactory academically and deplorable religiously (when we left our local Catholic school, my comment to others was that “I would rather my children be educated by good pagans than rotten Catholics”). I meant it, too.
So, moving on, I am looking for religious formation materials or for guidance on how to provide a solid Catholic formation. We of course go to mass (when things are normal) and do our best to participate in the sacraments, but their knowledge still seems so bare bones and “fluffy.” Their ages are 4-15. I would be extremely grateful for anything anyone is willing to share about their experience with methods and materials addressing the task of religious formation. Thank you in advance for any input. I am so happy to have found this site!