As you know, I’m still pretty stressed out (financially) by this pregnancy. So much so that I’ve basically hit a mental block. I can’t go forward with plans on anything — not the house, not the car, anything. So it was such a huge blessing for me to read this from Et Tu, Jen, who … [Read more…]
You never know WHAT the topic of conversation will be when I talk to my siblings (we’re all just a bit… well, odd…) When I talked to my sister last night, for example, the subject was.. “Evil Dead: The Musical.” (yep. It’s a real show that my family saw when the went up to NY … [Read more…]
Christopher…. who else? Both of these comments were made at our cook-out lunch today: 1) “You know, Daddy… sometimes, when I sneeze really hard, I can make a nose-bubble.” 2) And to his sister Kathryn, who had ketchup all over her mouth:“Ewwww! It looks like you have tuberculosis!” [It took me awhile, but I finally … [Read more…]
OK, I think we all got freaked out over AKA_Meritt’s roach horror story (crawled up HER LEG while she was DRIVING!!! [massive shudder]…..Oh man, I can’t even hang my legs over the chair now… I’ve got them tucked under me, Indian style. They’ll be nice and safe now…] So, I will share with you my … [Read more…]
Ignatius Insight Scoop has this post on an article that originally appeared in Christianity Today. Baptist theologian David P. Gusheeis, who is Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy and Senior Fellow at Union University, writes the following for Christianity Today: In my Baptist tradition, especially, we direct people to “invite Jesus into your heart as your … [Read more…]
Well, I suppose I should THANK NBC for clearing up my Monday nights for the next month and a half, but come on… we’ve gotta wait until April 23rd to see what happens next? It’s so bad for so many characters at this moment, however, I can’t picture it going well for any of them.
heard today at our house. Me: Christopher, I’m so sorry that I shouted.C: That’s OK, Mommy, because I am so forgiving. Thomas: Wouldn’t it be cool if we could cut up a worm?Christopher: No! That wouldn’t be nice! God made that worm! How would you like it if somebody cut up something you worked so … [Read more…]
Hysterically funny stuff! My husband and I have been laughing for 20 minutes now just going through all the stuff on this site! h/t The Happy Catholic
We took a tour of a working grist mill here in South Carolina — how cool is that? The kids got a chance to see it in action, and then (of course!) we had to buy some grits to take home. Wow! Much better than the stuff you get in the store! [note to my … [Read more…]
From Fr. Dwight Longenecker. This time, he discusses the Catholic view of original sin vs. total depravity, using the character of Gollum from LORD OF THE RINGS. Please take just a few minutes and read his post — it’s well worth it!