tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7902332526058821592.post5580462138347263347..comments2023-07-19T04:26:33.427-07:00Comments on letlovebesincere: 7 Quick Takes of election, thank yous and adultingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7902332526058821592.post-15285181089680322842016-03-04T10:34:14.726-08:002016-03-04T10:34:14.726-08:00I will pray for you as you work on that retreat! I...I will pray for you as you work on that retreat! I'm sure it will be a blessed and epic experience :) Good luck figuring out the house thing! My husband and I (and the boy in my belly) are in an apartment now, but we'd love to get into a house at some point, since it's a better financial deal over here to put payments towards owning a house rather than just paying a landlord. And the size issue is something that I bounce back and forth on, though we haven't talked about it super seriously yet. I've read tons of Catholic blogs and articles about small home living and putting 7 or 8 people in just over a thousand square feet, and I think that's great-but at the same time, sometimes people just need more space to spread out and not constantly be tripping over each other, you know? So I don't know; maybe list out some more pros and cons of staying in the house vs. moving, and consider rearranging furniture and/or decluttering if you stay there and have more kids? Or just move altogether? It's a tough call. <br /><br />On the schooling thing-have you ever considered moving to Wichita, Kansas? A little-known fact about it (to people who don't live there) is that it's a thriving Catholic stewardship diocese. So, if a family practices active stewardship in their parish (time, talent, treasure) then the parish pays for their kids to attend Catholic school. All 12 years of it. (parents still pay for books & uniforms, though) I highly doubt y'all would want to move to a new state for that kind of thing, but I just thought I'd toss the idea out there ;) Also, while Catholic schools are great, I have friends who had wonderful public school experiences! I think that public school education often gets a bad rap from many Catholic circles (though some of it is deserved), but if you have a good school and a strong Catholic family home life, it can be a really great thing! AnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462442204217572325noreply@blogger.com