What do you mean, you hadn’t noticed?Well, as someone who has been known to beg, steal & borrow whatever comments she can get, I have felt guilty about all the drive-by blog reading I’ve been doing.Here’s the reason: I asked my husband to turn off my computer’s Internet access from 8:00 to 4:00 during Holy Week, a task that he was more than happy … [Read more...]
The Rest of the Story
Subtitled: When Good Children Behave BadlyYesterday I shared the sweet side of Avila’s trip to the dentist.Today I am sharing the saltier rendition.(Both versions are totally accurate, mind you, though they do tend to produce very different emotions in my listeners.) As you will see.So I was in the family waiting room—waiting, as it were, most … [Read more...]
Look, Mom! Eight Cavities!
When I read Lissa’s tender reflection over at The Lilting House—the one about her little Wonderboy losing his baby tooth prematurely—I was reminded of a similar experience of a dental nature that darn near broke my own heart. (Keep in mind I am the weepy, sensitive type in general.) It wasn’t just suffering through the embarrassment of being told … [Read more...]
The Incredible (Edible?) Easter Egg
I am sending you over to see Matilda today, where you find a nestful of the most amazing eggs.Wow. I think I could spare a cup of coffee and a bowl of blueberries or two to get results like that.And those yellow onion skins? Who'd have thought???It looks like it's back to the stove for me. … [Read more...]
Holy Week Highlights: From the Sacred Triduum to the Triumph over the Cross
We slowed our pace way down last week. The focus (I hope) was where it should be: on the symbolically rich and liturgically beautiful Triduum.It still got crazy, (at times), as you will see. To the glory of God and to our amusement, (most times), we survived.Here’s my list of the best of the best or, at the very least, the most notorious: I … [Read more...]
At Long Last
“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has been risen.”(Luke 24:5)Happy Easter! … [Read more...]
In the Garden
Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb. (John 19:41)Holy Saturday is a hard one, I think. On the one hand, we are past the grueling spiritual work-out that Good Friday represents. Whew! And yet, on the other hand, He hasn’t risen yet.I always find myself tempted to fudge on my Lenten resolutions on … [Read more...]
Let us lift up our eyes to the Son of God
So are you starving, same as me? : )Just a couple of items on this good Good Friday. One, and this is so awesome, I received an answer to my prayer this morning. That is to say, a “Yes!”So if you said a prayer for the special intention for which I so fervently blegged, you are awesome, too, and I thank you with all my heart.I mean it. It wasn't … [Read more...]
The Source of Life Gushed Forth for Souls, and the Ocean of Mercy Opened Up
Our Lord asked St. Faustina that we recite the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, especially as a novena on the nine days before the Feast of Mercy (April 15th this year).That means we begin today.This novena has always been a source of comfort and strength to my husband and me. Today we really need that strength, and I am blegging for your help in obtaining … [Read more...]
A Scene from our Seder Meal
I apologize for the blurry image. The good camera is on the fritz again, which is another story for a different day.Anyway, this is the first seder we have had. It was a wonderful but condensed celebration; we started at 6:00 and needed to leave at 6:30 for the Holy Thursday Mass. Talk about girding one's loins and eating like those who are in … [Read more...]
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