Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
...is an awesome, amazing, inspiring film.Have you seen it yet? According to the publication The Catholic Servant, “Fishers of Men is being shown in seminaries, high schools, parishes and dioceses, at youth gatherings, and in private homes. Numerous young men have responded to the call to priesthood after viewing it, but it’s also affecting others … [Read more...]
I hate Lent.And I love Lent.I hate it for the heavy guilt that bears down on me every season.And I love it for everything else.I am incredibly weak. Every Ash Wednesday I know what my sacrifice should be: I should forgo my beloved joe.And for 40 days I fail.Come Holy Week, then, and I feel relieved: an end to the guilt is imminent!But then I feel … [Read more...]
This one's for Dawn.Home is Where the Cold IsHome is where the cold is.It’s the Minnesotan Way.And a winter without frostbiteIs our goal throughout the day.To stick our tongue upon the flagpoleIs to prove our Northern best;For despite the pain we’ve shown our mettle,Though the dare was done was in jest!Our cars are all one color;They’re a lovely … [Read more...]
that they’ve got going on,And to acknowledge without fanfare my recent 6-month anniversary as a blogger,(halfway there to a whole year’s worth of—what? I’m not exactly sure),I am republishing this little poem and photo.They sum up my days as a home-schooling mom and ersatz author pretty well, I think.Sometimes I PonderSometimes I ponderMy life as … [Read more...]
....is what I found waiting for me on the computer this morning. … [Read more...]
This is a fun one.According to rules of the game, (ht: SFO Mom), “Go to your music player of choice and put it on shuffle. Say the following questions aloud, and press play. Use the song title as the answer to the question. NO CHEATING.”I’ll confess that I’m a little bit red-faced about some of these musical revelations, especially after this … [Read more...]
First, thank you to everyone who participated in today’s Loveliness Fair.Second, thank you to everyone who visited and who left such gracious comments upon departing!And finally, thank you very much to the person who nominated me for one of these.I’m happy.I’m honored.I’m pooped.Good night. … [Read more...]
I still get the occasional flowers and chocolate and an evening out from time to time, but this is not really what I consider the most romantic part of marriage. I believe the most romantic part of marriage is found in the day in and day out of ordinary life. (Suzanne Temple)We have survived an advertising onslaught in preparation for St. … [Read more...]
The bride;The groom;And the lyrics to our first dance. Go Light Your World by Kathy TroccoliThere is a candle in every soulSome brightly burning,Some dark and coldThere is a spirit who brings the fireIgnites his candle and makes his homeCarry your candle,Run to the darknessSeek out the hopeless, confused and tornHold out your candle for all to see … [Read more...]
“What you can do today, defer not till tomorrow; for a day once passed never returns, and tomorrow death may come” (St. Alphonsus de Liguori).I said in my post this morning that I had my Friday’s meditation ready-made with that photo of Morocco. I was joking, of course, in my implying that the Minnesota cold was indeed my mortification and that my … [Read more...]
