Subtitled: Minnesota Mom Meets Former AtheistHey everybody, I’ve got a guest post up at Conversion Diary this evening! Please pour yourself a glass of wine Grab yourself a cup of coffee and come over and say hi or something. (Edited for your benefit at 7:00 a.m. the following morning.)(You don’t want to be drinking wine at 7:00 a.m.)(Or maybe you … [Read more...]
Guinea Pig Dreams
“I think I’ve been reading Calvin and Hobbes too much,” Angela announced at breakfast.I hid my smirk behind my coffee mug. For a girl like Angela to be reading Calvin at all…Well, it’s a bit like giving a book on bank robbery to the 6-year-old Jesse James.“Why is that?” I continued to hide my smirk, all innocent query and parental concern.She … [Read more...]
From the Prayer Book
It is right and fitting that redeemed people should live no longer for themselves but solely for Him Who died for them! A noble soul constantly focuses its thoughts, affections and aspirations on eternity. Whatever is not eternal, whatever is not infinite is valueless to it. We should raise ourselves above all vain pleasures, our eyes fixed on … [Read more...]
Gaellic Rain
This could be a post—a full-fledged post—about the Scottish fair we attended today.Instead it’s a post—a wee little post—that must tell in five photos...His name was Braveheart. I didn’t catch hers. ...what we saw in the briefest of hours today.‘Twas raining, me friend, and bitter cold…Sibling rancor is overcome by spun sugar! I had to capture that … [Read more...]
Pretty Funny Happy Real
Post Blogger-Snafu Update: It was brought to my attention—kindly, gently, by a very sweet friend—that I have mistitled this blog post. The name of the series hosted at Like Mother, Like Daughter is {pretty, happy, funny, real}, not {pretty, funny, happy, real} as I have here.Which is Pretty Funny, if you think about it.I’m a writer and I can’t … [Read more...]
D-Day Plus 2 (An Update)
Subtitled: I need an adrenal beater. Thank you for all your caffeine-related advice, everyone! Yesterday I limited myself to a single cup of coffee when I got up and by 2 p.m. I was a puddle of tissue on the floor.(Credit goes to Dr. Mary for that analogy.)(Gosh, I love Dr. Mary.)I tried to distract myself by taking the kids to library and the … [Read more...]
More Monday Monday
I went to see my doctor today because I’ve been feeling very tired.(This could have something to do with the fact that I’ve got six kids and one of them, an Angela.)(I dunno. It’s tough to say.) They drew several vials of my blood (Hooray! Instant weight loss!) and are going to check my levels for vitamin D, vitamin B12, thyroid hormone and Easter … [Read more...]
Monday Monday
What I heard: “Mommy, may I have a Fun Dip?”What I said: “No, you may not have a Fun Dip. It’s 8:00 a.m.!”What she actually said: “Mommy, do you hear the thunder?”The day can only get better from here. … [Read more...]
For all the Moms
Have you updated your Facebook profile with a photo of your mom yet?I have. Here it is:As I remarked over there in a conversation with Betty, wasn’t she a looker?! This photo was one of several that got sent—surreptitiously—to my father overseas. He was a young Marine fighting for our country in World War II…and my mom, an equally young (and … [Read more...]
A First Friday Reminder
Have you made the nine First Fridays? We were in Mary’s White League when Joe & Jem were little. They made their nine First Fridays several times in a row, but now that I’ve got six in tow… Well, we haven’t been all that diligent. Thus this reminder for you and for me. We’ll go to Mass at 9:00 or at noon because this afternoon we’ve … [Read more...]
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