Subtitled: 11 Years Ago Today......We were living in Boston and had just discovered (that morning) that we were expecting our son Jem. This on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi and on Respect Life Sunday, to boot!I was so pleased.Because it was Respect Life Sunday, John & Joe (& Jem) and I decided to take part in a Pro-Life march that … [Read more...]
Notes from Yesterday
It’s the weekend, which in my case means more relaxed blogging!(Though granted, this blog has been pretty consistently relaxed since…oh… Baby Anthony was born 4 months ago. Who’s got time to be cerebral?)(Don’t answer that.)Here I am with our birthday breakfast of choice: rich & buttery, hot & caramely Monkey Bread.(Note the little monkey … [Read more...]
A Guardian Angels Story for You
[And one that’s true, to boot.]Once upon a time, my dear older sister was living on a farm in North Dakota and teaching CCD once a week at the local church. (She’s still living in North Dakota, by the way, but that’s neither here nor there.)One crisp Autumn evening, she grabbed her coat and headed out. A half an hour later, the phone rang and my … [Read more...]
An Apple (or Two) for the Teacher
When I shuffled downstairs for my coffee this morning, this is what I found:Someone appears to have been busy in the kitchen. I wonder who.When I found a cryptic symbol on my coffee filter I began to worry.Don’t nobody mess with the Momma’s coffee. It’s one of my most important rituals of the day.(Okay, it’s THE most important ritual of my … [Read more...]
A Month Among Months
You’re seeing a theme in these blog post titles, I’ll bet. Well, if this week is a week among weeks liturgically, then this month is even more a month among months.October is dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. What could be more beautiful? What could be more needed?I can think of at least a dozen heartfelt intentions that I have at the moment, … [Read more...]
On this Feast of Good St. Jerry
We’re talking about the Bible this morning. That’s a good thing, right? Being Christian homeschoolers and all.We’re talking about the 46 books of the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New.We’re thinking we’d like to memorize them.Do any of you know of a good song or mnemonic for memorizing the books of Scripture? I know that there are many fine … [Read more...]
A Week Among Weeks
This is what I found when I came downstairs this morning.My husband did the shopping after hours last night! It’s like Christmas!Many years ago, my friend in Idaho (who is currently expecting her 10th child), told me how she had neither the time nor the energy for grocery shopping. I remember thinking at the time, “I could never let my husband do … [Read more...]
Humor Break
[Locally Known as Angelisms]Angela and I were visiting with a woman at church.“So how old are you now?” she asked Angela with a smile.Angela carefully held up four fingers.“Four, huh?” the woman replied, still smiling broadly. “So you’re going to be five on your next birthday?”Angela gave a big sigh of longing. “I hope so,” she replied.[And one … [Read more...]
Conflicted
Anthony has his four-month check-up on Tuesday. We have always chosen to vaccinate our children—have always taken our doctors at their word and recommendation.Still, I always wince at the sight of all those shots.I don’t mean for this to be a controversial post at all. I know that there are people with strong opinions on both sides of the … [Read more...]
An Unspeakable Blessing
Yesterday was a really bad day. I thought I was competent and in control, but in the end, (as it turns out), I was not.I won’t burden you with all the details. I will, however, share the one event that led to this downward, daylong spiral. I had pulled the van out into the driveway so that the kids could clean it out before piano lessons. I walked … [Read more...]
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