Degrees in Idealism

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When We Play All Day: Part Two

08.06.2018 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // Leave a Comment

I’ve always thought it would be nice to really celebrate Sunday like a “sabbath”— not just with Church or a break from school or work, but like a true holiday. After the birth of our first child, I realized that this was not simply an intriguing idea; it was something we actually needed.  A sabbath […]

Categories // Family, Marriage, Soul Tags // #beingpresent, #catholicism, #children, #christianity, #koselig, #parenting, #rest, #sabbath, #sunday

Backyard Snakes and the Problem of Evil

08.02.2018 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 4 Comments

Yesterday my older children were playing outside our house and my baby was sitting happily on the grass in the perfect sunshine. We went inside for a few hours and came back out to get in the car. Our kids were loaded up, but before my husband and I got in we noticed a black […]

Categories // Family, Soul Tags // #christianity, #circleoflife, #parenting, #problemofevil, #snakes

Summer Stillness Playlist

07.01.2018 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // Leave a Comment

I often say I have reverse seasonal affective disorder as Summer is my least favorite season. A simple explanation is that I live in Atlanta and I have autoimmune issues and the heat makes me feel bad. When October hits, I feel like a new person! I feel like the world has come to life […]

Categories // Beauty, Soul Tags // #folkpiano, #improv, #music, #piano, #summer, #sunshine

Why I Need Mary

05.31.2018 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 1 Comment

Today’s Feast of the Visitation is a day close to my heart, because out of all the St. Elizabeths, the very first St. Elizabeth is the one I most identify with. I’ve always loved that, other than Mary and Joseph, she was the very first person to recognize the Baby Jesus. But, unlike Elizabeth, devotion […]

Categories // Soul Tags // #catholicism, #faith, #mary, #motherhood, #parenthood

Good Friday and the Melted Snowman

03.20.2018 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 1 Comment

When I first watched “The Snowman” as a child, I didn’t think there was anything sad about it. And the funny thing is, my children are the same way. They adore that movie and every time they watch it I watch their faces closely to see when they’ll finally get the ending. Surely, my very sensitive […]

Categories // Soul

Christmas Baby

12.27.2017 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // Leave a Comment

Christmas Day and an infant sleeps on my chest And I figure that he’s closer to me now than he’ll ever be. So I bury my nose into this sweet-smelling baby head And I breathe in deep what doesn’t seem to last. Christmas music plays and the lights twinkle beside our heavenly peace. Little boys are […]

Categories // Family, Soul

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About Me

I'm Elizabeth. I'm a wife, a mother to four little boys (and another little boy on the way,) a writer, and a lover and seeker of the beautiful, the true, and the good. I am a believer in idealism-- that even amidst the chaos and the confusion, the exhaustion and the sadness of life there is always joy to be found, hope to be clung to, and a better path to be taken. I write my thoughts on this blog. Links to my fiction books are at the bottom of the page.

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