Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
I’m not going to post a photo of my scale but I can tell you right now that it appears to be stuck. It is stuck at a weight 15 pounds heavier than I’d like and the truth is, this doesn’t surprise me. The truth is, my life is heavier than I’d like and if I don’t clear it out, I don’t think I’ll lose weight. More on that … [Read more...]
This spoke to my heart this morning. Perhaps it will speak to your heart, too. “My Lord, I long for a ray of heavenly wisdom, so that I may not be unreasonable in my judgments and opinions about others. You treat each person as an individual. You do not ask me to be like others in my ways. You only want me to take the talents and circumstances in … [Read more...]
...I would like share with you a preview and a promise. (Twelve promises, to be exact--the promises made to my patron saint.) First, the preview: Look who was at the home education conference! It's the Holy Heroes kids! Very cool & very fun & I'm hoping to get to that conference recap...someday, maybe...if Baby Francis lets me. (I'm … [Read more...]
(just one) (okay, two) (maybe three?) #awesomeness Today's the big day for the Minnesota Catholic Home Education Conference! Francis and I hope to see you there. … [Read more...]
This came to me via my dear friend, Tina. It blessed my day and I’m fairly certain… It will bless yours, too. “Where You Water It” PS. Those “interruptions” include bickering siblings. And tattling tots. And sticky spoons. And ants. (Damn ants.) … [Read more...]
Or, On Looking Back at Lent and the Little Lessons that I Learned In a word, detachment. * * * So I can’t say I gave up a lot for Lent. Forgoing my daily cup(s) of coffee? Not an option, and anyway my husband forbids my giving up caffeine because he knows that it would be his penance too. I did try to give up playing Candy Crush … [Read more...]
I stood at the kitchen window yesterday, wondering if ever the snow would melt…wondering if ever this Lent would end. I miss you guys. I miss your comments. I glanced at our salt dough crown of thorns and smiled to see its thorns half gone. So many sacrifices offered in love for Him! So many thorns tenderly plucked from His crown. I did … [Read more...]
I saw this at a friend’s yesterday: Seventeen Evidences of a Lack of Humility (from the writings of St. Josemaría Escrivá) 1. To think that what one says or does is better than what others say or do 2. To always want to get your own way 3. To argue with stubbornness and bad manners whether you are right or wrong 4. To give your opinion … [Read more...]
I got back from dropping the boys off at school this morning and my 3-year-old met me at the door. “George is a bad little monkey!” he told me. “Really?” I asked. “What did he do?” “Him opened up the gate where the bunnies were!” he said enthusiastically. “Them eyes popped open and the babies runned away! Him tried to catch them but them ran too … [Read more...]
I am either the world’s best mom or the world’s worst Catholic or neither, but we celebrated Valentine’s Day yesterday. Remember when I said I was indifferent to chocolate? (I think this might have been on Facebook.) Well, yesterday was definitely not the case. I felt a bit guilty giving out treat bags full of candy because—Hello?! … [Read more...]
