Or, Things My Almost-Three-Year-Old Teaches Me(You can read Part I here.)Now, none of this made sense to me. I knew this mother to be an efficient & capable & loving mom and yet, she wasn’t doing what I thought she should do. I tried to wrap my brain around this—I tried, but was really struggling. And then the little guy approached his mom … [Read more...]
Divine Mercy Sunday
The Second Sunday of Easter is also known as Divine Mercy Sunday.Today’s message—that of unconditional love and forgiveness—is both a consolation to me, a sinner, and a call to action. In other words, having been shown great mercy in my life, I am called to show great mercy.I stand to learn a lot from this feast.For me, it’s more like…really, Lord? … [Read more...]
Easter Clean
Or, Things my Almost-Three-Year-Old Teaches MeI’ve been hanging onto this story for a while now, waiting for the perfect time. Well, guess what? There is no perfect time, ever!There have been Mother/Daughter tea parties for American Heritage Girls.There have been recorder concerts where I waited, patiently, for the third-to-the-last name on a very … [Read more...]
Easter Sunday Album
Here are some of my favorite photos from Easter Sunday. They are not always the “best” shots in terms of lighting & composition & everyone-looking-at-the-camera-and-smiling-ness, but they do capture the spirit of the day......and for that reason, I like ‘em.::In the Morning::Getting this shot made getting up at 7:00 worth it.My bookend boys … [Read more...]
Easter Monday Musings
Easter Sunday dawned bright and early, heavy emphasis on the early part.Tell me that you assisted that bunny too.Tell me that you stayed up way too late.It was all good, though, and the clear blue skies were so very welcome. (We had rain on Holy Saturday.) I took a fair share of pictures throughout the day and may, eventually, get around to posting … [Read more...]
Happy Easter!
He is risen! Alleluia!This photo was taken by my friend Bearing’s husband.Thank you, Mark! This is once again the post-vigil picture and I had to work really, really hard to get it. I think it might be a teenager thing, and I think (possibly) that I don’t care. I think that I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t sweetly request demand these annual photos.And … [Read more...]
Waiting & Watching
Three little girls braided and ready for the vigil...Three little girls so excited, they could burst.We are close--so close!--but we are not there yet.(Thankfully.)(I mean, really. How many last-minute errands can one mom run?)Still we wait, and still we hope, and still we strive to grow in love. We can, you know--every minute we can! That's the … [Read more...]
Good Friday Reminders
The Divine Mercy Novena starts today. You can receive email reminders (and post your prayer intentions) by clicking here: Divine Mercy Novena.There is another powerful novena prayer that is to be said today (Good Friday). It is to be said 33 times between the hours of noon and 3:00 p.m.—the hours that Jesus hung on the cross. 33 times because he … [Read more...]
Running to Sunday
Just a note—just a quick little reflection—because I know you are busy getting ready for Easter. That’s rather the whole point of Lent, isn’t it? We take a long hard look at who we are…then try to be better to be more like Him.(Not to be confused with the lower-case "him" pictured above, though being childlike is always a good thing.)It’s a hard … [Read more...]
En Famille
(This post was originally published on March 31, 2010. I am pulling it from the archives because my father turned 87 on Wednesday and I wasn't able to be there with him. I am pulling it from the archives...just because.) What do you do when your kids are scheduled to sing in the local choir on the same day as your father’s 85th birthday celebration … [Read more...]
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