After over 3 years of waiting….. [drumroll, please] My beloved has finished making drawers for the island in the kitchen! Hooray! No more ugly holes to look at!! Not only that, but he did it on a cold (cold, cold, cold) day (remember, he does all of his work in the carport, so there’s some … [Read more…]
So I’ll leave you with two actual, honest-to-goodness sentences heard here today. The first one I overheard as Thomas and Christopher were at the kitchen table, snacking… T: Christopher, wet’s eat some more chips, and then we can pway the “watch out for the throw-up” game! (Yes, I was horrified and no, as far as … [Read more…]
Just a quick post to talk about the insight the Lord gave me today. As you can see from the post below, we had snow. As all of you who live with snow on a regular basis know, that means that I spent the day getting kids dressed, undressed, cleaning the floor, drying wet coats/mittens/hats/etc. … [Read more…]
You are a 100% traditional Catholic! Congratulations! You are more knowlegeable than most modern theologians! You have achieved mastery over the most important doctrines of the Catholic Faith! You should share your incredible understanding with others! Do You Know Your Baltimore Catechism?Make Your Own Quiz OK, I can’t take a lot of credit for … [Read more…]
As you recall, my kids were recently forced to eat icicles off of leaves in a rather pitiful attempt to capture that “winter magic”… but no more! We got snow!! 2.5 inches, actually… which is an amazing amount of snow for where we live. Schools were closed, most people didn’t go to work, and life … [Read more…]
Wow! Two of my favorite readings on the the same day! The Gospel reading today is from Mark — the story of the woman who reached out and touched the hem of Jesus’ robe. When I first read St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises (or, let me say, a *portion* of it) in college I was intrigued … [Read more…]
Here’s to my beloved first daughter, Reilly, who is now 8 going on teenager right before my eyes. She is the a sweet, sensitive girl that goes out of her way to make sure that everyone is taken care of. She hates to see anyone hurt, or left out, or sad in any way. If … [Read more…]
From the Moniales blogsite comes the pointer to this video, which is an interesting look at the Dominican presence at the March. The video is 18 minutes long, so use it as a good coffee or tea break this morning! The rest of the videos look interesting as well, so I think I know how … [Read more…]
I had the wonderful opportunity… oh, about 15 years ago, or so… to march in Washington DC for the annual March for Life. It was an amazing experience, and one that I will never forget. I was attending a Protestant church at the time, and was still rather anti-Catholic in my beliefs, but I recall … [Read more…]
Et Tu, Jen offers a wonderful post on wealth, and whether or not God wants us to be prosperous. I think the commments — especially the first ones from Martin, who quotes from various encyclicals, are well worth reading. I will admit that I have thought about this question long and hard as well. As … [Read more…]