Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
{emphasis mine} First things first though. The Kindle edition of The Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale is available for $.01 at Amazon today!!! That said. I'll be back later to update this post and tell you how I know that praying works. As if finding that deal on Amazon this morning wasn't enough. Afternoon Update: Sorry about the … [Read more...]
[and an ardent request for prayers] "You can do it, Mom!" "No, I can't!""Yes, you can!" A year ago, I reviewed "Got Milk?" Magic Straws on this blog. A few DAYS ago, the same people that asked me to do the review asked if I wanted to talk about Magic Straws (and some other stuff) on KARE 11 news @ 4:00 TODAY. "No way," I thought. "Way … [Read more...]
O Almighty Eternal God, look upon the face of Thy Son, and for the love of Him Who is the Eternal High-priest, have mercy on Thy priests. Remember, O most compassionate God, that they are but weak and frail human beings. Stir up in them the grace of their vocation which is in them by the imposition of the Bishop's hands. Keep them close to Thee, … [Read more...]
I had a lighthearted little post on deck for today and I may still publish it tomorrow or Thursday, but after seeing a headline in the Pioneer Press this morning...and gathering Cate into my arms & starting to cry... I need to write about Truth and persecution. There is a part of me that can't handle reading the paper anymore. It's not … [Read more...]
And a Prayer Request I am nearing the end of 33 Days to Morning Glory and already I know I'll be reading it again. I know now that the only way to peace for me--and the very best means to emptying my full-to-overflowing bucket of faults--is to give all I got to Mary. Truly, that bucket is overflowing. pride impatience anger anxiety fear for … [Read more...]
Two posts in one morning! I hope you’ll forgive me, but I need—need!—to give you a quick update on my dear daddy because he’s having surgery tomorrow. Please, please keep him in your prayers. Of all the options the team of doctors gave him—chemotherapy, radiation, surgery—this one is the fastest and (hopefully? Please God?) best option for my … [Read more...]
...and chewing my fingernails to the quick. (The former of those two is the better half.) As I told my sons when I dropped them off at school this morning, we really don't know the day or the hour when we will be called from this earthly life. On Sunday, we were at a Senior Recital. The young woman graduating is a neighbor of ours--we have … [Read more...]
(Because yes, this awesome man’s my “daddy.”) (I am 46 and he is 88 and he will always be my daddy.) The little boy in this photo is now six feet tall. Craziness! I would like to thank you, dear readers, again & again & with all my heart, for the prayers you are offering for my father. Certainly “cancer” is not the most upbeat of … [Read more...]
Early this morning I dropped my boys off at school. “Only one week to go!” 15-year-old Joe remarked. “And then I start my driver’s training.” As we pulled up to the entrance, my eyes were drawn to a girl on the sidewalk. In most every way, she looked like the other female students—standard white polo, navy skirt—but in one distinct way, she was … [Read more...]
An Update: Thank you, thank you everyone for your prayers! My sister just texted me a photo from my dad's hospital room--he's in recovery and was able to give a sweet little smile. Big sigh of relief! And much gratitude for your kindness and generosity. Thank you again.♥ Could you spare a Memorare for my dear daddy? He's in surgery this morning to … [Read more...]
