While You Were Folding

This week, I had my awesome friend and Marquette Instructor, Bekah Knobeloch, on the podcast to talk about all things NFP!  We covered a lot of ground in our conversation, and I have a feeling Bekah will be a regular guest because I get *A LOT* of NFP-related questions from all of you.  Can’t wait […]

What’s New Sonja Corbitt’s Bible Study Fearless Lazy potty training going well Revisit Last Week’s Episode Topic: Self-Sabotage Philip’s update: perfectionism as procrastination and stress-eating carbs My update: phone on kitchen charger and book down at 10:30 p.m. Today’s Topic: The Dinner Table What’s one mistake you made, and what did you learn from it? […]

What’s New: Totus Tuus  Resumed donuts and drinks on the parish playground after Mass.   Revisit Last Week’s Episode: Several of you said that Episode 034 Summer Structure was helpful.  I hope you’re finding a loose framework that’s working for your family.  I know it’s helping us! A few of you sent me some private messages […]

Revisiting Last Week’s Episode: What books/shows/articles have you read or seen that are challenging you lately? I’m rereading Brené Brown’s The Power of Vulnerability (and I’m not usually a re-reader!) Parenting insight that we can only love our kids as much as we love ourselves.  Good gut punch! Today’s Topic: Summer Jobs for the Kids Laminated, personalized […]

While You Were Folding is BACK! New format: Shorter episodes Shooting for 1 guest interview per month Embracing the imperfect – interrupted recordings, imperfect audio, recording while I’m folding my laundry or walking around the neighborhood with a friend Getting Caught Up: Vision problems Nesting It’s a girl!  Gloria Benedicta (more information on her namesake, […]

Catch up: Health update Plans for the podcast in the New Year My 34th birthday, Thanksgiving, a marriage retreat How we’re Advent-ing this year: “We have a lot of time with our family” – Jane  Keep quiet calendar as much as possible Say “no” whenever possible  and limit commitments Making time for silence and prayer Ascension […]

First, I shared my laundry list of excuses why I haven’t recorded a podcast episode the past few weeks. My Holiday Mental Health Saving Tips: Healthy expectations – people don’t magically change because of the holiday Treat everyone in your family (including yourself) like a toddler Meet the primary needs (rest, hunger, affection, down time, […]

Today, I thought I’d “Shine a Light” on two awesome things that happened in our parish family this last week. Before I got to that, I gave a quick update on my spiritual challenge to cultivate a spirit of gratitude.  How’s the challenge going for you?  What areas do you notice yourself struggling with gratitude? […]

I asked my spiritual director to help me come up with a daily, practical way to work on cultivating a spirit of gratitude. His challenge to me (that I’m passing along to you!): Choose a time of day that is generally interruption-free Take the time to relax my mind and body! Relax muscles from toes […]

***LITTLE EARS WARNING: We talk about the HPV vaccine and some sensitive material in this episode*** I apologize that I didn’t have an episode ready for you last weekend!  I was too sick to record, and I didn’t have my life together enough to let you know.  Thank you for bearing with me!  I hope […]

My last podcast episode dropped July 11.  We had made the decision to move forward with a new adoption agency to adopt a baby from South Korea.  I promised to be back in September with new episodes, but I was going to take time off from the podcast so that I could focus on adoption paperwork […]

An adoption update!  In today’s episode, I shared: Our history with wanting to adopt, our previous application to adopt from China Our decision to withdraw from our previous adoption agency and no longer pursue adoption from China A quick overview of how international adoption works in general The bad news: We have to start all […]

Sorry I missed you last week!  We decided to skip town and head to Kansas City while our house’s main floor is getting a remodel.  That picture is our family at Worlds of Fun as we waited out a rainstorm that never ended. Trip recap: Renting a house is my new favorite way to travel […]

This week, I’m sharing a conversation I had with Ashley Stevens about how she and her three girls thrive when her husband, Brad, has to travel for work.  She share some great tips and general advice. My weekly recap: Our kids are participating in the Diocese of Lincoln’s Totus Tuus program this week It is so […]

Last week’s recap: The summer chore chart is still a success around here Philip and I celebrated our 10-year anniversary and had a quick getaway to Palm Springs I’m 20 years late to the Harry Potter party.  I need your opinion: Should I read the other books on paper or listen to the audio versions?  […]

In today’s episode, I thought I’d share about our Summer Chore Chart.  This thing is already saving my sanity this summer (yes, we’re just a week in).  I explained how I came up with the chart, which kid is doing what, and when these jobs are happening.  It’s super simple, and it just might save […]

Weekly update: Happy birthday to Walt! Have you seen the movie A Quiet Place?  Philip and I saw it last week, and I shared my thoughts about the film.  Here’s Bishop Barron’s Review of the movie. Main topic:  This week, I shared my most embarrassing parenting moment of 2018…so far!  Since it’s only May, I’ll probably have a […]

It’s episode 20!  Woo-hoo!  Thank you for all of your support and cheerleading of While You Were Folding! This week, I have a great episode to share with you.  Jen Trausch shared about her experience ministering to the men on death row in the state of Nebraska.  She shared what the experience is like, how […]

This past month, I started making some changes to how I approach my days.  I used to jam-pack my schedule and rush from one thing to the next.  Now, I’m bringing my planner to my prayer time, and I’m choosing my “Big 3” things that I hope to accomplish each day.  Most days, I limit […]

If you had any doubts as to whether or not God has a sense of humor, listen to the story of how today’s guest and I met.  Today, Brenda and I talked all things books, and we got to do a little literary matchmaking. Some of Brenda’s Childhood favorites: The Chronicles of Narnia series by […]