Posted in Christmas, advent, patience, prayer on November 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Thanks to Just Another Day Of Catholic Pondering:
Heavenly Father, help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children.
Help [...]
Posted in humor, poison ivy on November 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Does anyone remember this post?
Or this one?
If you do, then you know that my dear son is so incredibly allergic to poison ivy, it is frightening.
He wouldn’t even accompany us to the woods today, due to his fear of another severe reaction.
Have you ever seen these? (Picture courtesy of Google Images)
Do they look like these? [...]
Posted in fishing, humor on November 29, 2007 | No Comments »
The blue sky and intense sunshine were quite deceptive…34 degrees with 20 mph winds making it feel more like 28 degrees.
We went to the park anyway.
Afflicted with a serious case of cabin fever, my “big guy” decided the weather was just perfect for fishing.
YOU SHOULD’VE SEEN THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY! (hehehe…the one that [...]
Posted in nature, slideshow on November 29, 2007 | No Comments »
Posted in confession, humility, marriage on November 29, 2007 | No Comments »
It’s c-c-c-cold! And windy!
What a lovely day for a walk. It has been more than six weeks since I’ve been able to walk without considerable back pain. Yes, back pain. I feel like a 150 year old woman. The simplest tasks have been nearly impossible.
Until today. We ventured [...]
Posted in philip pullman, the golden compass review on November 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The British author Philip Pullman has attacked leading American Catholics as “nitwits” after they called for a boycott of The Golden Compass, which has its world premiere in London tonight.
Read the rest of this article here.
Pullman continues to assert that he is not promoting “militant atheism.” He says the “reader and filmgoer” should be [...]
Posted in pro-family on November 27, 2007 | No Comments »
Thanks to Per Christum for this one!
Posted in advent, crafting, crafts, knitting on November 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I love cold weather. Seriously. Snowy, drizzly, frosty and frigid. I tend to be “craftier” during the cold weather months. Knitting especially suits me at this time…cuddly balls of yarn, fluffy garments cascading from working needles and endless inspiration!
Knitting for others is such a pleasure…thoughts and prayers are worked into each [...]
Posted in adoration, advent, eucharist on November 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Soul, bedeck thyself with gladness!
Open wide the door!
Imperatives, as we approach the holy season of Advent. These exhortations are also titles for two beautiful compositions performed at a pre-Advent organ concert last night, by Holy Family parish music director, Dr. Elizabeth Krause.
Sitting in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament contained within the [...]
Posted in shopping on November 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Here’s a neat link for those who are desperately seeking American made products this holiday season. U.S. Stuff –check it out!
Posted in Toni Vernelli, abortion, environmentalism, sterilization on November 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
What would you say to a woman who chose death for her unborn child and permanent voluntary sterilization to demonstrate her commitment to “saving the planet?” Meet Toni Vernelli. Having laid her unborn child upon the sacrificial altar of environmental extremism, she will never have to worry about leaving behind a “carbon footprint” or [...]
Posted in thanksgiving on November 20, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’m stepping out for a few days, taking the down time to spend with my dear family. I wish you all the joy of this holiday of thanks. Thanking God for my many friends and wishing you the best!
The Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving(Edgar Albert Guest, 1881-1959)
It may be I am getting old and like [...]
Posted in Christmas, advent, award, blogging on November 19, 2007 | 3 Comments »
A big pre-Advent hug to Esther of A Catholic Mom in Hawaii for this sweet award! From the award site:
What is the Spirit of Christmas you ask?
Quite simply it is those that have a generous and giving nature. Those who care about others. Those who have a kind word to say or a broad [...]
Posted in buy nothing at all, buy nothing christmas on November 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
As our family continues to struggle with de-commercializing the Advent/Christmas season, it is certainly encouraging to discover a treasure like this:
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For more information on the Buy Nothing Christmas, check out this website sponsored by Canadian Mennonites. My personal favorite? The Buy Nothing Catalog!
Posted in milestones, thanksgiving, transitions on November 17, 2007 | No Comments »
This morning, as I sat typing my Thanksgiving and Advent preparation list, I realized I had left out a very important detail. My daughter, Elizabeth. I made a quick call to check on my girl and to find out what arrangements we should make to assist her in coming home for Thanksgiving.
She’s not [...]
Posted in children, humor on November 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Does this guy scare you? Is his gaze, perhaps, a bit too serene?
Apparently my four year old thinks so. A dear family friend revealed my sweet girl’s very practical solution to “prying eyes.”
Our friend’s guest bath doesn’t have the traditional wall dispenser for toilet paper. The solution? The handy-dandy Toilet Paper [...]
Posted in computers, memories on November 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »
What if this had been lost forever?
Or this?
Or even this?
Nearly four years of data (7.5 GB of important stuff!) trapped inside the seemingly-beyond-repair-hulk-of-a-computer…now recovered. Thanks to my dear brother. All of Rylee’s baby pictures. Joseph’s First Holy Communion. Michael’s homeschool Kindergarten graduation. Memories, memories, memories.
Last night, we all reminisced over [...]
Posted in humor, legos, monty python on November 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Who has the time to do this stuff?! Monty Python?! Legos?! This is insane…my boys are still laughing!
Posted in praising God, prayer on November 12, 2007 | No Comments »
What happens when an “immovable object” meets an “irresistible force?”
Grace!
Such is God’s way, when the seemingly impossible is overcome by the most “irresistible force” in the universe and beyond.
Praising God for the answer to a seemingly impossible prayer!
22 And Jesus saith to him: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that [...]
Posted in Christmas, St. Lucy, St. Nicholas, advent, holidays on November 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A crisp 39 degree morning, a plate full of apple spice muffins, a cup of coffee and Christmas In Italy. Ah, the sweet anticipation of Advent and the many feasts we will celebrate!
Our family’s approach to the season has undergone many changes, over the last two decades. The first few years were spent caught [...]
I am a traditional Catholic homeschooling mother of 9 children, married for 27 years to the most patient and sainted man. As converts to Catholicism in 1991, our family has only recently discovered the beauty and full expression of our beliefs in the timeless liturgy of antiquity, the Extraordinary Form also commonly referred to as the Traditional Latin Mass. An avid knitter, I also enjoy gardening, reading and immersing myself in the everyday graces of my vocation.
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