that they’ve got going on,And to acknowledge without fanfare my recent 6-month anniversary as a blogger,(halfway there to a whole year’s worth of—what? I’m not exactly sure),I am republishing this little poem and photo.They sum up my days as a home-schooling mom and ersatz author pretty well, I think.Sometimes I PonderSometimes I ponderMy life as … [Read more...]
Memento Mori
“What you can do today, defer not till tomorrow; for a day once passed never returns, and tomorrow death may come” (St. Alphonsus de Liguori).I said in my post this morning that I had my Friday’s meditation ready-made with that photo of Morocco. I was joking, of course, in my implying that the Minnesota cold was indeed my mortification and that my … [Read more...]
My Eyes Have Seen Your Salvation: the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
"Now, Master,you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared inthe sight of all the peoples: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel."Today on this great and beautiful feast, my thoughts are on the following: am I a light to others? am I open … [Read more...]
Life is too Short
...to be annoyed.And it’s taken me…what? Only 40 years to figure this out?What follows is the post of a person prone to….a person prone to….a person prone to….yes. I admit it. A person prone to annoyance.Do you know, when I looked up “annoyance” at Thesaurus.com, I found 37 synonyms. 37! They include such gems as acrimony, cat fit, conniption, … [Read more...]
And a Sword Your Heart Shall Pierce: The Feast of Candlemas
“Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on the son of her womb? And if she should forget, yet will I not forget thee” (Isaiah 49:15).The events that inspired the Feast of Candlemas (celebrated liturgically on February 2nd) are those of the Fourth Joyful Mystery: the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple and the Purification of Our … [Read more...]
Have You Seen?
this amazing video? … [Read more...]
Little One, I Loved You So
Non habemus hic manentem civitatem--here we have no lasting city. St. Josemaría Escrivá The other night, as we were lying in bed and talking, I apologized to you via my husband for this roller coaster ride that my blog has taken you on.“That’s the nature of a blog,” my husband said simply. “That’s life. There are ups and downs.”He’s right, I … [Read more...]
Upon Our Return to Ordinary Time: Part Three
An Ordinary Post by an Ordinary Gal: the Third and Final Post in this Series Warning: it is the intention of this series to deal head-on with the crippling effects of selfishness, envy and depression. If you yourself are more consistently prone to selflessness, joy and optimism, you may want to just move on. III. Depression Well, it is … [Read more...]
Upon Our Return to Ordinary Time: Part Two
Warning: it is the intention of this series to deal head-on with the crippling effects of selfishness, envy and depression. If you yourself are more consistently prone to selflessness, joy and optimism, you may want to just move on.II. EnvyToday I want to take on envy, and I want you to join me.Do you not just hate the way it makes you … [Read more...]
Upon Our Return to Ordinary Time
An Ordinary Post by an Ordinary Gal (The First in a Series)Warning: it is the intention of this series to deal head-on with the crippling effects of selfishness, envy and depression. If you yourself are more consistently prone to selflessness, joy and optimism, you may want to just move on.I. SelfishnessSo. Directly following the publication of my … [Read more...]
