Shyness, Boldness, and Healthy Shame Welcome to The Diner! It’s season two and you won’t want to miss out. Come sit at the counter of our virtual diner and let us serve you a slice of mental pie! It’ll go good with a cup of coffee, then you get your refreshed self back to the … Read more

Self-explanatory Summer has been here for over a month now in all its glory. As usual it is fun, fresh, and exciting. And also, as usual, it is busy. There are places to go, people to see, pools to swim in… you get the idea. We are taking a break from writing and podcasting for … Read more

How Envy Relates to Toxic Shame Welcome to The Diner! It’s season two and you won’t want to miss out. Come sit at the counter of our virtual diner and let us serve you a slice of mental pie! It’ll go good with a cup of coffee, then you get your refreshed self back to … Read more

What is your next step? It’s been a long time since we added to this series. Probably because we were busy, you know, juggling. But if I’m being honest, it’s because this next step is as important as it is difficult, and it’s much harder to talk about than prayer. I doubt there was much … Read more

Patterns for Life Audiobook Chapter 13 This month, instead of including an excerpt of our own words, we have included the segment of the chapter that lists the 55 Maxims of the Christian Life by Fr. Thomas Hopko, of blessed memory. These are worth much contemplation and meditation. Here they are in written form, followed … Read more

Part 2 of a response to “Welcome to the Analog Renaissance: The Future Is Trust” by Peco and Ruth Gaskovski This is part two of our conversation where we address some of the things brought up in part one. If you missed part one, you can find it here. The intro below is the same … Read more

A response to “Welcome to the Analog Renaissance: The Future Is Trust” by Peco and Ruth Gaskovski Hello, dear readers! Lisa here. In our book, Patterns for Life, Laura and I wrote as one person. We included the odd personal anecdote here and there, but for the most part our voices were unified. Here on … Read more

Meet Juliana Every month here at Patterns for Life we highlight an individual homeschool mom through a written interview in order to encourage and inspire our readers. We know it can be helpful to meet — whether virtually or in real life — other mothers who are in the trenches with us here and now, … Read more

How Unknowing Relates to Chaste Yet Ardent Eros Welcome to The Diner! It’s season two and you won’t want to miss out. Come sit at the counter of our virtual diner and let us serve you a slice of mental pie! It’ll go good with a cup of coffee, then you get your refreshed self … Read more

Written for the Sunday of the Holy Cross, 2025. When I wrote about invisible crosses my heart was full of love for the feast, full of ache for all of the unseen sufferings people go through. The very many trials and temptations, thorns that prick, the burdens that crush. How it is in the very … Read more