...and thanksgiving.Alice left this comment on my "Thin Red Line" post."I am stopping to pray for you right now and begging God that I may sometime soon click here to find a jubilant postcript to this piece.Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!"Well, I am just posting to say...Thank you for your prayers.They worked!PS. Keep 'em coming. Please. … [Read more...]
Still Feeling Thankful 3 Days Later
Some of the many blessings of this past Thanksgiving include, but are certainly not limited to: The amazing Thanksgiving feast put on my sister Mary and her husband Kelly. They are one of the cutest little gourmet couples you’ll ever meet. Have you tried a deep-fried turkey yet? Or Giada de Laurentis’ mashed potatoes? Do. Chocolate Pecan Pie … [Read more...]
To Mom and Dad with Love from Margaret
- With an honorary dedication to older parents everywhere - The day was bright, the early morning sun falling with its customary late September crispness as I drove the 45 miles to my hometown. It was Sunday, and I arrived to find my father standing at the sink. Apron on, he had his hands in a bowl of apples just gathered from the trees out back. … [Read more...]
To Karen with Love & Blessings
Here are my children's Thanksgiving Trees!Included on their lists are: Mom & Dad Brothers & Sisters God Friends Henry & Mudge The Computer What was not included on their lists but what should have been was "It's a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," because they hurried through their work to go and watch it! Kids will be kids, and I am … [Read more...]
Thankful Thursday, One Day Late
Hey, where's the party?I am a day late and a dollar short for both Thankful Thursday and the feast of my much-loved adopted patron, St. Margaret of Scotland. No matter! I am going to jump in where I am, which in my case is always slighty behind and fairly off-center.What is an “adopted patron saint” you say? For me this means that though my parents … [Read more...]
Thankful Thursday
We are one short week shy of the great feast of Thanksgiving! Please stop by Diane's beautiful online journal The Journey of a Mother's Heart to share in the gratitude of so many lovely moms!This mom will have to wait until tomorrow to be thankful [;)] as I am still working on my post! It will be a remniscent trip back to the bonny hills of … [Read more...]
Did Somebody Say List?
Here is this Week’s List of Ten Things for Which I’m Grateful: The cup of coffee at my side. It’s Caribou’s Obsidian blend today. My copy of Magnificat, which I am forever misplacing and which makes it all the more valuable when I find it. The 68-degree day we had yesterday (Are you teasing us, dear Lord?) and the awesome, amazing pink & … [Read more...]
Daddy got his deer!
...and Momma's got her hands full with the unpacking! Truly, my head's a'swimmin' with To Do's before my day can continue. There are only so many piles of gear one can step over and still be effective.Still, because I have missed you so truly and want you to know it, here is a quick list of some of my favorite things from this weekend: the … [Read more...]
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