Three cheers for my sister, who drove down 12 hours to attend a sci-fi convention, and made the extra trip to come and visit us. Special thanks to her boyfriend (for doing the driving) and her friends, who are always great to visit with. I prayed for YEARS to have a sister, and finally, at … [Read more…]
I’m sure everyone will be happy to know that, after so many divine hints sent my way, I *did*, in fact, make it to Confession (cheers from the crowd). It is never “fun,” or comfortable, to go, but the peace afterward makes it worthwhile. We actually made a fun “girls’ night out” of the whole … [Read more…]
“If anyone thirst”–and especially if he thirst for purity and love–“let him come to me; let him drink who believes in me.” We know that souls who thirst in this way constantly return with fervor to the sacrament of Penance, a marvelous source of humility, and a means to know their faults better and to … [Read more…]
I’m getting so excited… today is September 1st, so Fall is just around the corner!! (nevermind the fact that it’s in the high 80s… it’s the principle of the thing!) The kids and I made the trek to Hobby Lobby to pick up lots of Fall decorations (half off sale, of course). I think it … [Read more…]
my beloved husband and his new blog. I’ll be putting it in my sidebar now.
Yesterday my two youngest boys (Christopher and Thomas) were outside playing, when another two-year old boy decided to join them. All was well for a few minutes until the two-year old decided it was time to push Thomas around. Before I had the chance to step in an intervene, Christopher went right over, grabbed Thomas’ … [Read more…]
A sweet “photo-moment” gone dreadfully awry….
I found this one thanks to Julie D. at Happy Catholic. I will say that this was a highly interesting book. I was thrilled to see, from an “outsiders” point of view, the beauty of Catholic tradition. I am a cradle Catholic who spent several years searching (and attended a wonderful PCA church for 10 … [Read more…]
Two great quotes from Christopher today! The first was this afternoon… C: Mommy, sometimes big people help little people, and some times little people can help big people. That’s just the way it works. Me: That’s right, Christopher! How did you get to be so smart at 4? C: Actually, I was pretty smart at … [Read more…]
#19: Women of Grace Bible study (Michaelann Martin). We (a few women from my parish) started a mothers Bible study. I found this to be a decent study to “start things off” — the author covers a variety of topics of interest to mothers, such as finances, being open to life, etc. I had two … [Read more…]