Erika Higgins: just a simple Catholic wife & mama
Category Archives: motherhood
Pre-natal Exercise & **Give-away**!
I love being pregnant; having the miracle of life growing inside me. However, I’d be lying if I said I also loved how it changes my body; I rather dislike it. Probably the thing that bothers me the most about … Continue reading
Bun in the Oven
It’s hard to believe I’m already “half-way” through the pregnancy! Now that the end is getting closer I’m definitely starting to think a lot more about this baby, the birth, post-partum time, etc . In the first part of the pregnancy, … Continue reading
Posted in birth, motherhood
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Establishing Daily Routines and Rhythms
This year during Lent I did something different – I focused on me. Don’t worry, Jesus was part of the focus too. Actually I focused on me, as a wife & mother, and on my family and I thought about how I can … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House, Marriage, motherhood
Tagged daily routines, daily schedules for busy moms, rhyhm of life
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All I need is just a little patience
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve prayed for more patience, I’d be one rich lady by now. Hopefully I’ve at least accrued a substantial lump of grace and time off in purgatory for my patience prayers. It … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Marriage, motherhood
Tagged Help my kids are driving me crazy!, humility, Patience
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Children point us to LOVE
I stumbled upon an old journal entry from way back in 2005 when our dear daughter was just under 2 years old. I thought I would share it today on the day everyone celebrates “Love” in a special way. Wednesday, … Continue reading
Signs of 2nd Trimester
Slowly, very slowly, I am starting to creep out of the 1st trimester tunnel and am seeing some signs of “light” from the 2nd trimester peeking in. 1. I vacuumed the van. 2. I went on a walk 2 days … Continue reading
Uninterrupted sleep interrupted
A couple months ago, when I was supposed to be talking about our simple Christmas, I ended up whining about our dear 2 year old’s horrible sleeping habits. I am happy to say that he really is sleeping much better … Continue reading
Overturning Roe v. Wade by helping one woman at a time
Today we remember the 39th anniversary of one of the worst decisions in our nation’s history; Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court decision that basically legalized abortions, a medical procedure that ‘terminates’ the life of a baby in the … Continue reading
First Trimerster “Tunnel”
This post about the “Tunnel of Parenthood” has been going around for a while. The “tunnel” in Emily Sederstrand’s post refers to the first 5 years of parenthood and how hard and anxiety-producing it is. We’ve been at this parenting thing for … Continue reading
Two lines of Hope
Time to look. One line. Whew… A little sad… Wait. What’s that? A second line? Could it be? Is it? Yup. A little faint. Definitely there, though. Eternity passes through me. A lump forms in my throat. A flood of … Continue reading
Posted in motherhood
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