The one thing I’ll never do in front of my daughter again
This moment taught me a lot about myself and who I want to be as a mother.
Kate Madore
Kate Madore is a wife, pianist, and mama of five living in the temperamental but gorgeous state of Maine. She steals time to write while washing and putting things away and drinking all the coffee.
Latest articles by Kate Madore
6 Things I wish I’d known when I stopped homeschooling
If you're making a transition to mainstream education, keep these things in mind ...
Moms and dads, don’t be afraid of doing what you love
Something sacred happens when we put aside our to-do lists.
Why the Catholic Rural Life movement is important for everyone
Let colorful seed catalogues inspire you, even if the only planting you'll be doing is on your window sill.
Finding hope when you’re parenting a pre-teen
Some things are in hibernation, waiting for the right environment to uncurl and find their moment.
A letter to a priest: It’s an omission that I’ve never told you this
You made a little table where Christ and I could speak ...
The silver lining on my disastrous Advent
I realized there was a problem with my "perfect" Advents of years ago.
Driving home the loneliness of my Dad’s journey
How simple it would have been to just have picked up the phone and been there for him.
I felt lost until Jesus placed this one word in my heart
It soothed me right down to each nerve ending.
How I learned that being pregnant means learning to “decrease”
Feelings of "losing myself" are transformed into something wonderful thanks to St. John the Baptist.
When God’s timing seems just awful
It's hard to trust Him when too many things are falling apart at once, and yet, He's got this.
God isn’t docking me points for attitude. He’s sending Spring.
Something greater is in store beyond this world, a place of wholeness and comprehensive sunshine, endless energy and completion.