Special thanks to the Curt Jester, who alerted us to this one. The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity are offering a free download of the song Dona Nobis Pacem by Beth Nielson Chapman. This song is off of her HYMNS CD — a CD I highly recommend. On days when chaos reigns at the house, … [Read more…]
Nine years ago today I had an emergency c-section to save the life of our first-born child, almost 2 months before his due date. I got only the briefest of glimpses of him before they whisked him out of the OR and into the NICU. When I finally was able to be wheeled down to … [Read more…]
Not sure how we’re going to celebrate this day… I guess I’ll just have to “wing it.” (boo… hiss… bad pun) Seriously, we’ll take this day to talk about our guardian angels, and how much our God loves us to surround us with these mighty ones who protect us. I struggle with fear (and so … [Read more…]
In our paper this morning we had this article (which came from the LA Times): SCHOOLS LOOK HARD AT SUGARY TREATS The days of of birthday cupcake — smothered in a slurry of sticky frosting and with a dash of rainbow sprinkles — may be numbered in schoolhouses across the nation. Fears of childhood obesity … [Read more…]
Today is the feast of the archangels: St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, and St. Michael. Thanks to the women at 4Real Learning, we got some wonderful ideas to celebrate this day. (My personal favorite was to make devil’s food cake and provide the kids with plastic hors d’oeuvre swords so they could “stab the devil,” so … [Read more…]
You just CAN’T go wrong with a combination like that! Donny Osmond is hilarious! Thanks to the Summa Mamas for directing us to this gem!
So, what do you do when the whole family is down? You watch a heck of a lot of TV… read a lot of books… and take lots of naps. (then there’s the ridiculous amount of laundry I’ve done since this whole ordeal started, but we won’t get into that) Movies:Everything’s Illuminated. My husband and … [Read more…]
It’s not just a 48 hr bug. This virus just won’t let go. I’m going to take Thomas to the doctor’s office this afternoon. Please pray for this little guy.
Just in case anyone wanted an update. As of right now Thomas and I are recovering, and the rest of the family is down, down, down, with the notable exception of Sean, who somehow seems to have escaped all of this so far. He’s been a huge help to me — cooking soup, cleaning the … [Read more…]
We are sick… well, make that yours truly and Thomas… but the rest will be sure to follow. One bad stomach virus + one bathroom + eight people = one really, really bad day for me. Prayers will be so greatly appreciated.