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Janice Bostic

I am a wife and a stay at home mother of two kids, one of whom is special needs. I am also the sole caregiver of my younger sister, who has Cerebral Palsy. I was confirmed into the Catholic Church during Easter of 2013. Though I was raised as a Baptist, I never truly found my faith until I found the Church. I have found a peace and contentment in my life that I never knew existed, and it is because of the living Church. Writing has always been my best form of expression, and I hope to use the gifts God has given me to encourage, entertain, and inform others of the joy within the Church.

My blog is called “The (not so) Special Mother www.thenotsospecialmother.com

Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thenotsospecialmother

Latest Articles By Janice Bostic

(not so) Tongue Tied

If we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we also guide their whole bodies. It is the same with ships: even though they are so large and driven by fierce winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot's inclination wishes. In the same way the tongue is a small member and yet has great pretensions.
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(not so) Satisfied

Last weekend's gospel came from Saint Luke, and it has been on my mind all week long. It's a familiar reading. Even as a Protestant, I heard it over and over. I dare say even the non-religious type knows the story of the loaves and fishes. Jesus feeds the five thousand with five loaves of bread and two fish.
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The Eyes of a Convert

As a reasonably newly minted Catholic, I suppose one could accuse me of being in the honeymoon phase of my faith. Perhaps that’s true. There’s no zealot like a convert, right?
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