by marybeth | Dec 6, 2022 | Faith at Home, Faith Traditions, Family
How to Raise Children Who Express Gratitude, One Family Tradition at a Time May we all look for small ways to cultivate gratitude, forming our families closer to the heart of Jesus. Raising a grateful family is a challenge in modern culture but well worth the effort....
by marybeth | Nov 2, 2022 | Faith at Home, Mary
I’m 46 years old, and I think I’ve figured out how to be a mother. It’s not bad timing considering that I’ve launched only three out of the home, and my youngest is 10 years old. I still have time to keep trying, and many lessons have been learned. The...
by marybeth | Aug 4, 2022 | Faith at Home, Family, Keeping Kids Catholic, Life
The rooms in my home are quiet, the only sound being the typing of my fingers on my keyboard and the occasional yawn of a dog by my side. My college students, home for the summer, are still asleep. My husband has taken three of the kids fishing, and the rest are out...
by marybeth | Jun 27, 2022 | Faith at Home, Family, Life
It’s spring-cleaning time in the Eberhard home and that means everything from windows to deep freezers. Spring acts more like a natural New Year’s resolution time for me than January. There is something about the rebirth of nature timed so well with the resurrection...
by marybeth | Jun 21, 2022 | Faith at Home, Family, Life, Special Needs
I looked in the mirror this morning in wonder at the woman I saw. I knew her face and features, but something in her eyes was different, a newness not there before. Ahh, I thought, there you are. You see, this is not the first time I have had this moment, a moment...
by marybeth | Apr 20, 2022 | Faith at Home, Faith Traditions, Family
I’ve been reflecting a lot about the behind-the-scenes efforts of raising a Catholic family. Since it is winter, and I have been hunkered in my home, I am noticing all the little ways we have nurtured our Catholic faith through environment. It is a delicate balance...