Degrees in Idealism

exploring how we would live if we truly believed life was meaningful

Pregnancy is Strange

04.04.2019 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 2 Comments

This is my fourth time feeling a tiny person kick around in my belly. And it’s not any less strange than the first time. In pop culture, when pregnancy isn’t being stigmatized or avoided at all costs, it’s being glamorized. I think of pregnant celebrities, baring their bellies on the covers of magazines like fertility […]

Categories // Culture, Family, Soul Tags // #meaningoflife, #motherhood, #parenthood, #pregnancy

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

The Third Child

01.16.2018 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // Leave a Comment

I’ve only been a mother to a third child for six weeks (well, technically about eleven months,) but I’ve long known about the stereotype of the third child. Really, it’s the stereotype of any subsequent child— that parents kind of care about each one less and less. Or at least, that each one receives less […]

Categories // Family Tags // #birthorder, #children, #family, #parenthood, #siblings

When You Can’t Do Date Night

01.13.2018 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 4 Comments

Scheduled date nights are often prescribed for couples to keep their relationships strong. I don’t think this is a bad thing— I think it’s most often a very good thing! Creating uninterrupted, quality time and space to spend with those we love is essential. Nobody wants their marriage to become a mere roommate-situation. Scheduled date […]

Categories // Family, Marriage Tags // #datenight, #koselig, #marriage, #parenthood, #romance

Why Growing Up Makes Us Sad

11.18.2017 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // Leave a Comment

Cherish these precious moments. They grow up so fast. Every parent has heard this advice. Older parents have probably given it. I am only now beginning to understand it. In fact, I used to really dislike this advice— and not just when I became a mother. I disliked it a long time ago when I heard people […]

Categories // Family, Soul Tags // #, #findingmeaning, #livinginthepresent, #love, #motherhood, #parenthood, #relationships

The Ultimate Birth Plan

09.01.2017 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 1 Comment

As I approach the birth of my third baby I feel a sense of profound peace about it— but that’s not what I felt the first time around. The Internet is full of all sorts of helpful (but somewhat overwhelming) information about little birthing details like cord clamping and skin-to-skin contact. Now, I’m grateful for […]

Categories // Family Tags // #birth, #parenthood, #pregnancy

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About Me

I'm Elizabeth. I'm a wife, a mother to six children, 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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