“Friendship is a bridge between you and me. When you are sad and lonely, cross it. I’ll wait on the other side forever. But if you are afraid, I’ll cross it for you.(Author Unknown)Or, to quote John Lennon, I get by with a little help from my friends.I love you, Jennie C.!Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.With much love and many … [Read more...]
In His Image
Yesterday, on the one-week anniversary of finding out I’d miscarried, I delivered our child into the world. God gave us the grace of seeing his perfect little body, unmarred by blood and entirely recognizable.I was in awe, truly.*After that, however, the rest of the miscarriage was more than a bit intense. As per my doctor’s instructions, I had to … [Read more...]
Minnesota Spring
Wehavesototallyearnedthis!Ad majorem Dei gloriam, … [Read more...]
Miscarriage: On How to Make a Bad Thing…Better
I must first begin by saying thank you again for all of your prayers during this past week’s time of trial. We are a Pro-Life people, at least in this corner of the blogosphere, and God is glorified in that.We decided right away to name our baby Thomas. Of course we can’t know if this little one was a boy or not, and in fact we joke that one … [Read more...]
Thought for the Day
From today’s Gospel:“Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way … [Read more...]
In which I express a liturgical opinion.
Or two. I thought that the Papal Mass this morning was a bit PC.And the music? Not at all my cup of tea.What are your thoughts?Updated on Friday Morning to Add: For an article that takes a more scholarly look at the Papal Mass in Washington, see Jeffrey Tucker’s “Music for the D.C. Mass: The End of an Era, and the Beginning of Something New” from … [Read more...]
Grilled but not Charred
During last night’s bath, as I was struggling to get my girls’ long hair lathered, rinsed, and conditioned, I muttered that I couldn’t wait to give them all nice, short bobs for the summer. Felicity shrieked, a reaction that I found surprising given that she’s been asking for a haircut for quite some time, and then she said tremulously, “You’re … [Read more...]
Popecakes, Anyone?
For today’s “Keeping it Real” category, I present to you the following scenario:Minnesota Mom makes muffins. (Cupcakes, actually, but I liked the alliteration in that sentence.) And to keep it really real, I will tell you they were from a box, of the Duncan Hines “Red Velvet” variety. We call this “Red Red Cake” in my family.I let the cupcakes … [Read more...]
We love our Holy Father!
Distracted as I’ve been by the events of the past few days, I hadn’t planned much for this week’s visit by Pope Benedict. Being a little late is not too late, however! Here are some of the activities that we plan to do today:Follow the coverage on EWTN, naturally. This is one of the times that I would have loved to have cable television! Oh well, … [Read more...]
To Love and then Lose
Thank you, everyone, for your kind words and your condolences and above all, for your prayers. The first day is always the easiest, I think, because the truth hasn’t really sunk in yet and the love that people share is so sustaining.Last night, though, my girls and I went to the library. Mostly I just sat there—a listless lump on a wooden kiddy … [Read more...]
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