As if I needed another reason to love him…
My husband bought me an “I’m sorry you had to do so much laundry today” rose.
Month: August 2007
The assistance of friends
“I could never do something like that. You must have SUCH patience!” That’s the comment I usually get when someone notices (gee, it’s kinda hard to miss!) that I have six kids in tow and I’m looking mighty pregnant with number seven… as if I somehow have this magic “patience” gene that enables ME to … [Read more…]
Look Mommy! Now We’re Cat-Protected!
That’s what they said, in utter seriousness. It must be known that our cat is not in the habit of attacking heads… but obviously the head gear is an important part of the “cat-protectedness.” And who is this cat who inspires such need for self-protection? I give you… Max. Does he look threatening to you? … [Read more…]
Book Reviews
Wow… again I’ve let the books pile up! Let’s see if I can write at least a quick book review of a few of them, before the kids find out where I am and demand my attention! Oh. Too late. Marie was in the kitchen shouting, “Maaaa-meeee! A baaapes!” (which translated means, “Mommy, I want … [Read more…]
Music to start your week
What better way to start a Monday morning than with some uplifting songs? Brandon Heath: I’m Not Who I Was Michael Card: Love Crucified Arose
Everything’s funny at 7:40 in the morning
Normally, we try for a somewhat reverent tone for early Sunday morning, so that we can enter Mass better prepared. Not today. On the way to Mass, we were listening to the Christian radio station, and Michael W. Smith’s “Crown Him with Many Crowns” came on. Our radio, however, which flashes the name of the … [Read more…]
Loveliness of Decluttering!
**updated** Ever have one of those days when the “Spirit moves you,” as it were, and you just HAVE to clean? Today was one of those days. I have a confession to make: I’m pretty obsessive about my cabinets. I like it, of course, when the “visible” stuff is clean, but if I KNOW that … [Read more…]
Amazing thought for the day
[based on the meditations of St. Therese of Lisieux] “And when Jesus conceals Himself during grievous interior trials such as dryness, aridity, anguish in darkness, when all the words of love, confidence, abandonment say nothing more to us, do not touch us, do not reach us anymore, what then? What soul has not passed through … [Read more…]