About Courtney Vallejo

Courtney Vallejo is a Catholic wife and mother who lives in California. She and her husband are raising their two adopted children. She holds a Master's degree in Film Production and a California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. She also writes for her own blog, acatholicwife.blogspot.com.

Latest Posts by Courtney Vallejo

What if Everyone Yelled During Mass?

As many of you know, my husband and I adopted our two children about a year and a half ago.  My son …

A Mommy Star Chart

Last month I shared the start chart that my kids and I made to promote good behavior.  If you missed the article, …

And Now for Raising the Kids – Star Charts

In case you may have not seen my posts the last few months, they’ve been centered on the adoption of my two …

My Kids Are Finally Mine!

It’s official, the state of California now officially recognizes my husband and I as the adoptive parents of our children!!! In our …

November is National Adoption Month

As we approach the end of November and prepare for our Thanksgiving feasts, I wanted to take a quick moment to recognize …

Season of Change

Fall has seemed to finally arrive!  It felt like it happened overnight.  In our town on Saturday it was at least 70 degrees and …

Good advice from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

A few weeks ago I had to take my son to Children’s hospital because his pediatrician had found a heart murmur.  We’ve …

My First Day of Kindergarten

I’ve only been a mom for 10 months, but somehow, here I was in line with all the other Kindergarten parents getting …

The Voice

“You are, I admit in a better state than if you were satisfied with yourself.” – Blessed John Henry Newman Have any …

Love Will Hold Us Together

Editor’s Note: Today, I’m happy to welcome a fellow Central Californian to our CatholicMom.com family of contributors. Courtney is the mom of …

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