I got back to the car after making the standard “newspapers and doughnuts” run through the grocery store. I was tired after holding the baby at Mass/Sunday School for over two hours, and I was ready to get home. As I was reaching out to open my door, I saw my husband taking Grace out … [Read more…]
Many thanks to all of you who have been praying for me. It’s been a rather emotional two weeks for me, and so I’m thankful to have people care enough to pray. Thank you. 1. I would also like to thank God (and St. Jude and St. Joseph for their intercession!) for two prayer requests … [Read more…]
Today’s second reading says, in part: “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.“ My husband has been taking this to heart, admonishing us all in his best show tune voice. … [Read more…]
I bought a bag of overripe bananas at the grocery store today. With Kathryn’s help we turned that banana stash into…. Four loaves of banana bread (for breakfasts) and banana pudding (for dessert tonight). Why is this a labor of love? Because I cannnot STAND the smell or taste of bananas. I won’t be eating … [Read more…]
‘Cause seriously, I need to. This man deserves SERIOUS accolades. Remember how we’ve been doing that whole “keeping the Sabbath day holy” thing by getting all our work done on Saturday? And how Saturday has turned into a somewhat frantic dash at times to get all the stuff done (so I won’t go nuts on … [Read more…]