Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
One of my favorite actors has fallen and can’t get up.The thing is, I can’t tell if Joaquin is messing with us or if he’s just…messed up.ht: My HusbandStill a fan, though a confused one, … [Read more...]
(Volume IV for Me)~ Take 1 ~The kids have been taking piano lessons at the same St. Paul studio for three years now. Because we go during the off hours, (i.e. at the crack of dawn), we are often the only ones there and get to have our run of the place. Oh, once in awhile there will be another homeschooling mother or a rare toddler music class or … [Read more...]
Margaret Mary!We did not plan to pick my namesake, I promise. (Just ask Cate.)Please email me with your address, Margaret Mary, and I'll ship this book off to you in a jiffy.And to all the rest of you, thanks for participating! That was fun--much more fun than just tossing it into the bag marked "donations."All for the Greater Glory of God, … [Read more...]
It's a Give-Away!I have an extra copy of Susie Lloyd's Please Don't Drink the Holy Water!Would you like it?Leave a comment on this post with...oh, your favorite American Idol contender so far (we are partial to Matt the piano player and Michael the oil rig guy) and I'll pick a name in the morning.Or leave a comment saying that you can't be bothered … [Read more...]
Are either paving my way out of purgatory...Or into it.(I'm cleaning the classroom. Can you tell?)AMDG, … [Read more...]
The Story of My ConversionPart I (In the Beginning) ;Part II (The Age of Reason) ;Part III (Ages 11-14);Part IV (“Hitting Bottom” Prologue);Part IV (“Hitting Bottom”) Part V (Free at Last))Part VI: On Seeking Balance and Seeing Benjamin Button (Twice)Warning: The following post contains a multitude of quotes from the movie The Curious Case of … [Read more...]
The Scanned, Autobiographical EditionIn gearing up to resume the telling of my conversion story, I thought I might share a few images from my past--seven of them, because it is, after all, 7 Quick Takes Friday.Do you mind revisiting my past with me? Here are a few of the people and ideas that shaped a much younger Margaret, pulled straight from the … [Read more...]
Angela woke me at 4:30 this morning.“I had an accident.” Wearily I slid out of my bed and followed her bare little body into the hall. I turned to go into her bedroom—how hard it is to change sheets when one is half asleep!—when Angela whispered, “No, not in my bed. Over here!”She pointed to the bathroom floor. Evidently she hadn’t been able to … [Read more...]
…who passed away unexpectedly yesterday.Michael was a Catholic writer and blogger, and the husband of writer Amy Welborn.Please pray for the repose of his soul and for his family. The comments are closed at Amy’s blog, but you may post your messages and prayers as a spiritual bouquet here.Updated to Add: Faith & Family Live has taken up a … [Read more...]
The Quilting EditionEd. Note: My neighbor Margaret came over yesterday to give me a crash course in all things Rotary Cutter. “You don’t want to take off the tip of your finger,” she advised. “Always put the guard up in between trimming.” Good solid counsel, don’t you agree? Later, my neighbor Gloria came over to show me how to thread my machine … [Read more...]
