Living a Holy Life: Child’s Play
Years ago I attended a lecture which described average moral development. When a child or even some adults choose to act justly …

People look at me, their eyebrows shoot up, their mouths drop open and they sputter,
”YOU had 9 children??' This is because I am 5’ 1” and weigh 104 lbs. I was pregnant or nursing for 17 years without a break. I have been pregnant 10 times and I am healthy and happy and I have my BBB back. (That would be my Before Babies Body). My husband and I raised 9 children on a hobby farm and discovered fulfilment and joy. When the words "The Joy Of Mothering on a Hobby Farm" popped into my head as a subtitle for my short stories it was like an epiphany for me because those few words verbalized my experience living with little people. The very existence of a joyful mother of nine children seems to confound people. My writing is humourous and heart warming/ thoughtful and thought provoking with a strong currant of spirituality running through it. Part of my call and my witness is to write the truth about children, family, marriage and the sacredness of life, especially a life lived in God.
Years ago I attended a lecture which described average moral development. When a child or even some adults choose to act justly …
I don’t want to argue theology with sisters who are Protestant, I just want to encourage other women with the thought that there are …
Editor’s note: Today, we welcome new contributor Melanie Jean Juneau to our CatholicMom.com family of writers. Melanie – a mom of nine …