Or: On Looking Uncertainty in the Eye So which would you like to talk about: Sunday night’s episode of Downton Abbey, (a double-header!) or the unexpected resignation of our beloved pope? Neither? Well good, because I think both subjects have been amply covered already. It’s not that I don’t have an opinion because I do. Don’t you? It’s … [Read more...]
From his Cradle to my Cross
Or: That Which didn’t Kill Me Made Me Stronger On Getting Through Three Weeks of Postpartum Depression My baby was only four days old when I knew that I was getting depressed. How did I know? Basically I was crying ALL the time. The tears started on Christmas Eve (I was very disappointed in how the gift-giving played out) and didn’t stop, … [Read more...]
Bloggable
So. Given the tremendous angst I felt after acknowledging my depression last Friday, I’ve discerned that it is God’s will for me to talk about this. Why? Because I’ve since gotten some emails affirming the need for this discussion, and I think all that doubt was a spiritual attack. It’s much easier, you know, to not talk about … [Read more...]
Another “Birth” Story
Welcoming our new baby Catholic! Nicholas was baptized on Epiphany Sunday. I like to think that at the same time the Wise Men found the Christ Child... ...our infant son found his lungs. I really don’t know what was up with that. I fed the little bugger all through the Mass! Here are the godparents, Michael and Tina. We … [Read more...]
And the winners are…
So I did what I always do to choose a winner. First I prayed to the Holy Spirit that whoever receives these books may profit from them…and then I let Random.Org pick two numbers for me. They were Number 24: Natalie! And Number 3: Laura! Since it’s a double giveaway, I’m going to let the first winner to contact … [Read more...]
On the Feast of Christ the King: A Double Giveaway
“Everything that belongs to the spouse belongs to the bride as well. So also everything that belongs to the Lord, no matter how much it is, He entrusts to you. Yet you do not understand this nor do you perceive your dignity…” --Psuedo-Macarius, Egyptian monk and hermit I absolutely love today’s great feast. The thought that Our Lord … [Read more...]
Tuesday Blog Post
[Posted on Monday evening because I don’t know at all that I’ll get back over here tomorrow.] ~ A Little Girl with Great Potential ~ (That’s kind of how I feel these days.) Well, I have reached my final month. 36 weeks and counting! Everything is softening up & spreading out, (And guys, I’m sorry, I should have warned you), but the … [Read more...]
From Zero to Sixty, Drama-Style
I’m going to tell you a story that has nothing to do with the recent elections. Is that okay? The time change really screwed me up this weekend. I went to bed worried on Saturday night, anxious that I’d miss my 4:00 a.m. holy hour, and tossed & turned for several hours. When I woke up and saw that it was 1:52, I thought I’d might as … [Read more...]
Advice from the Orchard
[and a few other random photos] Today is my birthday. I plan to: Go to Mass; Honor the Holy Guardian Angels; and Thank God for the gift of life. I will also probably eat cake at some point. Note: Today is not my 50th birthday, despite the playful intimations of my husband yesterday. I am 46, thankyouverymuch, and although—like the beast … [Read more...]
About Last Night*
I have been thinking (read: fretting) a lot about my last post, mostly because it was a little private and I’m not in the business of embarrassing and/or estranging my readers. Are you kidding? I am nothing if not an affirmation hound. “Love me!” I say, jumping into your lap. “Love me love me love me love!” Thus the visit on Monday to a Catholic … [Read more...]
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