Our Episiode of Catholic TV's House + Home: A Late Report

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Those of you who are long time visitors of a our blog may remember that last year our family was  asked to be filmed for the pilot show of a new series being created by Catholic TV, called House + Home.  The premise of the program is to feature various  Catholic families, that vary in family size and lifestyles, and how they live out their Catholic faith in their daily lives, in their homes, and as a family.  Each episode would feature a new family, and we were the first to be asked and filmed, thus being the pilot show.

We blogged about filming day when it took place back in October.   In that post, we said we would let you all know when our episode was to be aired.  But…we didn’t end up doing that, so this is a very late post.… Read More

A 6 Star Date

As parents, we’re always looking for new ideas to keep encouraging good character trait development in our children.   Quite a few weeks ago, I came up with this star system.

I put all of the kids names on this chalk board, giving them each a few sections in vertical columns.   When any one or more of the kids has an exceptional day, we give them a star on the chalkboard under their name, after they’ve gone to bed.  Now, an exceptional day equates a day full of good and wise behavioral choices, exercising compassion and/or sacrifice for others, and overall behavior that exemplifies that which we expect of our children.… Read More