Here's something so funny you'll forget to laugh: I failed to take my own advice on Valentine's Day and ended up having a truly rotten day. (Read: NO quality time between husband & wife. Tears. Self pity. Lots of comparing my life to the people on Facebook.) Note to self? Stop writing notes if you're going to ignore them! Well, in any … [Read more...]
My Good Enough
Here's how I know that it's Holy Week. This morning I made myself a second cup of coffee because I'd left the first cup upstairs and was too exhausted to go get it. I needed coffee for my coffee, is what I'm saying, and that's how I know that the Triduum is here. Holy Week is always a seat-of-my-pants affair. What gets done gets done and what … [Read more...]
This Semi-Eternal Lenten Reinvention
(#StreamTeam) (#movies) (#angst) (#giftofhope) At the start of every month, I receive a prompt from Netflix suggesting a theme for my next post. These prompts are fun and full of suggestions, like "Celebrating Milestones" or "Creating your Own Destiny." The theme for March was "Reinventing Yourself," and immediately I … [Read more...]
Drained to the Dregs
That's how I feel some days. But it's good! It's all good! I can honestly say that this Lent's going well. (If by "well" I mean that I'm failing miserably. I'm failing miserably at doing penance because my penance is always food-related and I do NOT do well at food-related penance. "Hi, my name is Margaret and I'm addicted to food. Please tell … [Read more...]
Jesus, take the wheel!
An Early Lenten Check-In I think that the theme of this season is being decided for me. It's "Death to Self", or, "I'm OCD to the Nth Degree and have NO Control over my Surroundings." (Take your pick. The first phrasing's probably more succinct.) Which means... I'm being called to be meek more often than not, and am being asked to smile when … [Read more...]
I wonder how best…
I wonder how best I can observe this Lent. I wonder if I can go all 40 days and not become obsessed, depressed, discouraged or judgmental. It's a fine line I walk—either I do great at staying “on plan” and become all prideful as a result, or I fail repeatedly and hate myself. Somehow I don't think that's the goal. * * * I wonder how best I … [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...]
On Seeing my Son in a Surgical Gown
Warning: This post is Lenten in theme. On Monday morning, St. Patrick's Day, I took my oldest son Joe to have a cyst removed. We were due at the surgical center at 6:00 a.m., which meant getting up before dawn and navigating an unfamiliar neighborhood in the dark. I got lost, naturally, and grew increasingly flustered. I got lost AND the “no … [Read more...]
From Lent…with Love
ED. NOTE: Saving the best for last here, so please please read through to the end. So we are a good full week into the start of Lent. How is it going for you? I think I finally found a penance that's a good fit for me—the “not partaking of the drink” thing, that is. Of course, having said this, I'm sure that it will suddenly become unbearable. … [Read more...]
A Good Friday Fight for Life
Subtitled: A Person’s a Person… I changed my mind about not blogging until Easter when I received an email from Kalley Yanta this morning. Apparently the Planned Parenthood people are hosting a “party” outside the St. Paul abortuary (the 3rd largest one in the country, incidentally) today, complete with live band and food truck. Their goal, no … [Read more...]
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