On What it Means to be Truly Free ~ To the dad in the check-out line at Rainbow Foods. You are why I'm writing this. ~ I really love Memorial Day. Yes, it's the start of a long overdue summer, but it's the flags & the grave markers that really get me. My life...your life...the freedom we have and take for granted... Just take a … [Read more...]
He is risen!
He is risen indeed! On this day, Lord God, you opened for us the way to eternal life through your only Son’s victory over death. Grant that as we celebrate the feast of his resurrection we may be renewed by your Holy Spirit and rise again in the light of life. from Universalis, Office of Readings for Easter Sunday I finally "wisened up" … [Read more...]
It’s the last week of Lent…and I’m thankful.
It's either hormones or Holy Week or both, but the tears have been flowing fast and furious. I cried throughout most of the Palm Sunday Mass yesterday: streams of tears that left lines in my makeup and caused my husband to squeeze my arm consolingly. “Smile!” he whispered, and I feebly tried...though I can't say I was successful. I started to … [Read more...]
Our Dads, our Paths, our Faith, our Hope
Today is my father George's birthday. Will you pause and say a Hail Mary for him? I'll wait. Also? If you're not Catholic, you don't have to say a Hail Mary.☺ I just chose that prayer because of its ending line: Pray for us now and at the hour of our death. My dad and mom are 89. Every day with them is a gift. And really, none of us … [Read more...]
A Journey, not a Destination
Or, From Here to Eternity On Friday, my family went to the ice caves. It was an all-day day trip; we got home after 10:00. We walked a mile just to get to the ice caves. This felt more like FIVE miles on the way back. On Saturday, my husband and I went on retreat. We were out the door by 8 a.m. and did not get home until 8 p.m. (We … [Read more...]
On Wanting to Crawl into a Mitten and Hide
This past Monday morning, we drove to a play about winter in the dead of winter. Appropriate, no? It was very slow going and a bit nail-biting at times, but we made it there despite the blowing snow and slippery roads. There were semis in the ditch. We attended a ballet based on the book The Mitten. Have you read it? It's a family favorite. … [Read more...]
Four.
George, this morning: Are the beenanas ripe? Me, in response: Yes, the "beenanas" are ripe. Would you like one? George: Yup. George, passing by the computer as I typed this post: I didn't know you could spell “four” with letters! Me: {heart melting} Do you have a 4-year-old? Are they not awesome? I think when it comes to … [Read more...]
The Gift of Grand- and Godparents
I never knew my grandparents. My godfather is dead (may he rest in peace) but my godmother? She's one of my very best friends. What a gift, then, to get to know one's extended family! When I am old and gray and full of sleep, these memories will sustain me. That...and embarrass my children, of course. "Do you remember how Mom always had … [Read more...]
On the 12th Day of Christmas…
...someone's decided that he's quite enough celebrating, thankyouverymuch. That would be a white chocolate-dipped pretzel, by the way. Minus most the chocolate. Little does this kid know that we're still celebrating! Indeed, we're having his very own godparents over tomorrow to celebrate...wait for it...his first birthday that was, like, … [Read more...]
Our Holy Family
A 5th Day of Christmas Recap I thought long and hard yesterday about what it means to be a "Holy Family." And then I thought about my own crazy crew... And about our family get-togethers, both in North Dakota and down here... And about how none of us is perfect and yet, we are all of us loved... Will those big baby blues get him a sugar … [Read more...]
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