My husband took the kids camping for the weekend so that I could get our classroom ready. Yes, I know. He’s a good, good man. However, being a highly distracted, ADD-type, I need to take the occasional break. Enter Meryl Streep’s amazing performance as former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the film, The Iron Lady. (Good, good movie—highly … [Read more...]
The Gift of the Magi for Modern Wives (Part II)
“The grass is always greener… when it’s watered.” Anonymous I don't know why I'm making this post so difficult because all I really want to say is this: Be intimate with your husband more often. It will transform your marriage. I could go on and on about this...and maybe that's why I'm hesitating. I don't want to overstep the … [Read more...]
Notes on the Announcement
Hey, Google Readers! Did you catch the update on the ultrasound yesterday? I thought there might be more of a reaction, but that would be my own comment gluttony and I should be ashamed of myself. It’s an addiction kind of thing. Comments and coffee, that’s me. * * * I have to tease my mother-in-law a bit. When I sent her the profile shot … [Read more...]
Stop the Internet Presses!
I absolutely loved this post. Read it and see if you can guess why. Leave a comment on my blog with your thoughts and you just might win! (Hint: it’s a give-away. I will be closing comments on this post at midnight.) I’m not going to tell you what you might win. You have to make a leap of faith. Yours sporadically but just as cryptic as … [Read more...]
Grace sufficient for my Weakness
First, an admission: I am—and have always been—prone to drama. This is a shocking revelation, I know. You had no idea. And yet, even knowing as he does my off-Broadway tendencies, my husband was startled when he read my latest post. “Sheesh,” he said, and I’m quoting him verbatim. “Sheesh.” Because even for me, that post was dramatic. … [Read more...]
Food for Thought
“In the day-to-day struggle with self, with the forces of evil within and around us, it is only too easy to give up, to shut our eyes to the reality of our redemption, and to sink into despair. It is essential never to forget that Our Lord has accepted our human condition and saves us from within it. “The very existence of the sacrament of … [Read more...]
CVBS Busy
Yesterday included—but was not limited to—getting all six kids! up and out of the house before 8:00. Same for Monday. Same for today. Same for (Is this even necessary to say?) tomorrow. Need I say more? No, I really don’t. Need I more sleep? Yes, I do do do. Ed. Note: “CVBS” stands for Catholic Vacation Bible School. This is the … [Read more...]
On Father’s Day…and Always
See that man standing next to me? (He’s easy to spot. There’s only one.) That’s my husband. I love him lots. We have been married for sixteen years and are six lively kids the richer for it. We have four little ones gone before us into eternity, and one little bun (Who’d have thought?) in the oven. We have known good times, bad times, worse … [Read more...]
Flash…Thunder!
(are you a World War II buff? if so, you got the reference.) We had plenty of weird, wet weather yesterday. It was a good day to build forts and hole up inside, except when the thunder rolled and the 3-year-old shrieked. Really shrieked. As in, run-through-the-house-with-a-terrified-look kind of shriek. I explained to him that … [Read more...]
On the Feast of St. Anthony
~ For our NiNi, with Love ~ We are very fond of good St. Anthony. Yes, he is the patron saint of lost objects and for that reason is our go-to guy on Sunday mornings. (Please, St. Anthony, I know you’re busy…but can you just help me find that blasted shoe?) It is also why we just finished up a novena yesterday: “St. Anthony, St. Anthony, … [Read more...]
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