Month: August 2006

my beloved husband and his new blog. I’ll be putting it in my sidebar now.

I found this one thanks to Julie D. at Happy Catholic. I will say that this was a highly interesting book. I was thrilled to see, from an “outsiders” point of view, the beauty of Catholic tradition. I am a cradle Catholic who spent several years searching (and attended a wonderful PCA church for 10 … [Read more…]

Two great quotes from Christopher today! The first was this afternoon… C: Mommy, sometimes big people help little people, and some times little people can help big people. That’s just the way it works. Me: That’s right, Christopher! How did you get to be so smart at 4? C: Actually, I was pretty smart at … [Read more…]

#19: Women of Grace Bible study (Michaelann Martin). We (a few women from my parish) started a mothers Bible study. I found this to be a decent study to “start things off” — the author covers a variety of topics of interest to mothers, such as finances, being open to life, etc. I had two … [Read more…]

Sean:Daddy, when I become king, you can be my court jester.

It’s been a bit traumatic here this weekend (please notice that’s traumatic with a little “t”). On Saturday, we celebrated my dh’s birthday. Several of his family members came, including his 85 year old grandmother (who neither looks nor acts like a typical 85 yr old, I might add!) As in just about any situation … [Read more…]

You know, sometimes I just want to run away… for just a few minutes, mind you. I love my children, and I am thrilled to have the vocation of motherhood. Really. I am. But there are those days, when you just need a break for awhile… especially if you are a homeschooling mom, and are … [Read more…]

for the light blogging. It’s been a very needy, but grace-filled week (as opposed to last week, when dinglefritz here somehow forgot to pray for grace every morning, and then wondered why chaos rained down upon her all week…. duhhhhh). As I have been taking care of Marie, who has a cold, I have been … [Read more…]