Yesterday morning I received the news that a 10th grade boy from my sons’ school had died. He passed away in his sleep on Sunday night, and all classes and activities were canceled yesterday.Please join me in praying for Johnny and his family. This is an unbearable tragedy— unbearable save for the graces of our faith. Please join me in lifting them … [Read more...]
Wheat Belly
I am fat and out of shape. I tell you this so that you feel sorry for me, certainly, but also so that you brace yourself in the coming weeks for talk of weight loss programs and graphic photos of my toes on a scale.Today is Day 1 of my 30-Day Shred.Tomorrow, allegedly, will be Day 2.I’m thinking I might need to start my workout earlier—not that I … [Read more...]
The Faith of a Child
Once upon a time, my 14-year-old son Joe (who was 10 at the time) asked to go with me to my holy hour. It’s from 4:00 to 5:00 a.m. on Sunday morning—i.e. the dead of night if you’re a kid—and for that reason I didn’t really think I should take him. Still, he pressed his case (as is his way) and in the end, I relented.(I wrote about the experience … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes Friday
The “No Regrets Thanksgiving!” EditionVolume XXVII for Me--- 1 ---It seems fitting that I start out talking about food. No regrets! I ate what I ate and what’s done is done.My contribution to John’s mom’s awesome meal was this:~ Pumpkin-Chai Cheesecake ~(photo from BettyCrocker.com) It was de-luscious. The recipe may be found here.Unfortunately, … [Read more...]
Aargh.
Updated to Add: Phew, it's fixed! I chipped away at a Thanksgiving post all morning and when I finally went to hit "publish"...Blogger posted the rough draft that I started out with.I feel defeated. All my hard work is gone.(Ironically, the post was titled "No Regrets". ) … [Read more...]
Giving thanks…
...for the gift of my back-to-back birthday girls, who knew Mom's been busy and agreed to share a birthday party!They even agreed to share a cake, which, when you think about it, is asking quite a lot of them.(I am not above asking a lot of my girls.)(I figure it builds character.)Giving thanks for easy cake themes--in this case, "snowflakes" and … [Read more...]
And today is her birthday!
Then...And now!Happy 9th birthday to our sweet little sparkplug, Felicity! God knew what He was doing when He put you in between your two sisters and we are so very blessed in you. Thank you for being such a peace-loving sibling. You are our spunky, determined, smart little girl and we love you lots!Forgive us for not getting you a pony? … [Read more...]
Today is her birthday!
And I thank God for her.For everything that you are.For everything you have brought to our family.I thank God.May I always be a good example to you.May I always strive to do what is best for you.May you grow and develop into the woman God desires you to be.May you always know that you are loved and appreciated.You are my daughter and I love you so … [Read more...]
Christ the King, Christ our King
Originally posted on November 21, 2010In honor of today’s great feast…I cry every time I see this.Today is one of those feasts where I feel—acutely—my shortcomings as a Christian. I want to be bolder in proclaiming Our Lord’s kingship; I want to submit; I want to know. What does it mean that He’s our king? And how should that affect us?Today I am … [Read more...]
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