Organic Mothering

Occasionally I check my stats here at the blog to see what posts people are reading most. Sometimes articles are viewed that I wrote a l...

I have just updated this Organic Mothering blog with a new image of the Madonna and Child, which features the Proverbs 31:18 verse, Her ...

I spent a considerable amount of time looking on the internet yesterday for information regarding how to detox from unschooling. I found nex...

On New Year's Eve my husband and I watched the movie, Now You See Me on DVD. The French actress Melanie Laurent, who I had never previo...

Since becoming Catholic, I have found the Christmas season to be so much more fun and meaningful than ever before. First of all, there are a...

St. Anne and the Virgin Mary    I have at times half joked that if my husband ever died, I wouldn't remarry. I'd become a ...

We have had some gorgeous fall weather here in NW Ohio, and also some chilly, rainy days. I even heard talk of s**w for this week on Faceboo...

http://www.caraloren.com/ Cara Loren  I just had to introduce you to Cara Loren's namesake blog today. I found her while searchi...

Father's homily today was a message I really needed to hear. Unfortunately, my ability to hear was hindered by unhappy young children be...

What made it possible for me to do my big wardrobe cleanse was first catching up on the laundry. Some things got packed away in the attic to...

In France it is necessary, at the very least, to greet people with a polite, "Bonjour."  Bonjour Madame or Bonjour Monsieur is pre...

It is a 90 degree day, and the children in our district went back to school today. I remember wanting to wear new clothes on my first day of...

The Essential Wardrobe, having one's clothing streamlined to a small number of key pieces, of good quality, which you can mix and match ...

I discovered for myself that in France presentation is not incidental, but capital. The kings may be long gone, but customs that start...

I think I will be writing on this topic of the singular, French enjoyment of living for a long time to come. Joie de vivre encompasses every...

The French live on a grand scale, but they do it in small morsels. I am scaling my email inbox back, unsubscribing to most blogs and shoppin...

Today I received my Ebay order--and was disappointed. It really does usually work out well ordering clothing online! One of the blouses didn...

Let's continue the conversation of the essential wardrobe and how it relates to the French concept of joie de vivre . After all, the Fr...

I had to sit and take a break! I think I overly inspired myself with "The Essential Wardrobe" article, on the tenets of French sty...

Continuing with our exploration of joie de vivre , we must naturally pursue the topic of what to wear. It may seem counterintuitive, but I t...