Here at Chez Ouiz we don’t do things halfway — no, if we’re going to have a celebration, we are going to pull out all the stops! And so, we enter “the birthday marathon.” As you possibly recall, Sean’s birthday was less than 2 weeks ago. Today is Kathryn’s birthday. Tomorrow is Thomas’, and Marie’s … [Read more…]
After reading so many good reviews of Saints Behaving Badly, I asked my library to order it… and surprisingly, they did! I was stunned! So, if any of you folks in Pickens County would like to read this book, it’s in our library now. What can I say about this book? It’s a quick read, … [Read more…]
To lighten up your Tuesday morning — Thanks to Danielle Bean, who had this video link on her blog. This video was put together for a Confirmation retreat, and I think it’s wonderful! (It’s almost embarrassing to admit, but I kinda got choked up at times!) Then there’s this classic Coke commercial.. And for a … [Read more…]
…written on a Monday morning. I’m sure everyone got to see in yesterday’s paper the article that I saw: AMISH MOURN GUNMAN WHO KILLED SCHOOLGIRLSDozens of Amish neighbors came out Saturday to mourn the quiet milkman who killed five of their young girls and wounded five more in a brief, unfathomable rampage. … About half … [Read more…]
We have the Church of England, who came out with this announcement (H/T: Dwight Longenecker from “Standing On My Head”) Church of England leaders warned yesterday that calling God ‘He’ encourages men to beat their wives. They told churchgoers they must think twice before they refer to God as ‘He’ or ‘Lord’ because of the … [Read more…]
For those of you my age, this clip from the Electric Company should bring a smile to your face.
Catholic Heritage Curricula has a wonderful coloring page of St. Francis. If your children are like mine, and spend a good portion of their day at the table with markers and crayons, then this page is one you don’t want to miss! We will also watch the video Francis, Knight of Assisi and read our … [Read more…]
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…]