It seems sad that I’ve only “officially” finished 18 books… There are so many books that I’m the the process of reading, it feels like this list should be much longer .. oh well, that’s the life of a SAHM, right? OK, on to the review. On the positive side, APPARITIONS OF MODERN SAINTS (by … [Read more…]
From the MAGNIFICAT reading of today: “Whever the sacred Host is, there is the living God. There is your Savior as truly as when He lived and spoke in Judea, and Galilee, and as truly as He is now in paradise.” –Blessed Charles de Foucauld
After dinner conversation (as we were washing up dishes) Sean: [after tossing the dog a dog treat] Look! I tossed her dessert and she caught it! Me: Aren’t you glad I don’t toss *your* desserts to you like that? Sean: [sigh] If you did, I’d have a really good life…
I’m thankful we don’t have cable,… so I don’t waste my evenings watching TV (I *know* I would!) I’m thankful our house is small,… so my dh and I can’t ever really be “far apart” from each other. I’m thankful I didn’t spend my time on the computer this evening,… I got to talk to … [Read more…]
When worlds collide.21st century kid meets the mom from the Sunshine Family. Kathryn pretends to be St. Faustina after watching a movie about her.(yes, her daddy would be THRILLED) Helping Daddy work on the family altar. Ladies and gentlemen, meet one incredibly happy kid!(you would be too if you could ride around the house on … [Read more…]
This post has been running through my mind for a few days. It started when I saw this article from the Daily Mail about Helen Kirwan-Taylor, who wrote a happy little article about how her children bore her to death. At first, I felt some righteous indignation, mixed with feelings of great superiority and a … [Read more…]
The unbelievable just happened… I got a call from a dear woman who used to belong to our parish years ago. She called from her car phone asking, “Would it be OK if I dropped by for just a few minutes?” AND IT WAS!!! My house was CLEAN, people! CLEAN! There was no “mad dash” … [Read more…]
To my dear, sweet, wonderful friend Perrin, who watched ALL SIX of my kids for FOUR HOURS so I could have some time to myself. She came up with the idea, wouldn’t take “no” for an answer, and did it all with a smile on her face. She is a gracious woman and I’m so … [Read more…]
Here was the kids’ lunch for today — an apple lady bug on a nest of triscuits next to a turkey/mozzerella/pepperoni/pickle flower. [thanks, Mom, for all the times you did this for us!]
Jesus said…”It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.” She said, “Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps that fall from the table of their masters.” I never gave this verse much thought until I had children… and saw the kinds of messes that … [Read more…]