Cate and I began a nine-day novena this morning in preparation for her First Holy Communion on May 4th. If you would like a copy of this novena, let me know via email. It is very beautiful! I will also publish the daily prayers each morning.Opening Prayer Before Each Day: Very soon I will receive Jesusfor the first time in Holy Communion!I can … [Read more...]
Birthday Greetings
One of my favorite people in the whole wide world of blogging has a birthday today!Happy Birthday, Karen! Please take a moment to sign her card. (Er, the comment box will have to do.) Karen has always been a beautiful example to me of graciousness, faith and wisdom. She is one of the main reasons why I started blogging, and I love her with all my … [Read more...]
Indicted
The road to hell may well be paved with good intentions. In my case, however, it will also be lined with innumerable little hurts and grievances that I simply refused to relinquish.Case in point? That stupid dragon cake. I joked about how I didn't forgive my husband for not taking a picture of it when in truth, that was the truth. I was just that … [Read more...]
A Day in the Life
Subtitled: Dragon (on the) FlySpringtime in Minnesota lends itself to a certain spontaneity, none of which usually involves schoolwork in the traditional (read: pencil & paper) sense. Yesterday was one such day—a day in which the sun shone, the temperatures soared and the reluctance to do one’s duty increased in direct proportion to the … [Read more...]
On How to Survive, the YouTube Way
Here in Minnesota we are two parts’ drama, two parts’ devotion and one part total goofiness. Therefore, for a little middle-of-the-week relief from life’s more serious side, I submit to you the following:Happy Wednesday, everyone. : )Ad Jesum per Mariam,PS. My kids ask for this video again and again and yet again. What does this say about my … [Read more...]
Where there is Love, there is Life
“Friendship is a bridge between you and me. When you are sad and lonely, cross it. I’ll wait on the other side forever. But if you are afraid, I’ll cross it for you.(Author Unknown)Or, to quote John Lennon, I get by with a little help from my friends.I love you, Jennie C.!Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.With much love and many … [Read more...]
In His Image
Yesterday, on the one-week anniversary of finding out I’d miscarried, I delivered our child into the world. God gave us the grace of seeing his perfect little body, unmarred by blood and entirely recognizable.I was in awe, truly.*After that, however, the rest of the miscarriage was more than a bit intense. As per my doctor’s instructions, I had to … [Read more...]
Minnesota Spring
Wehavesototallyearnedthis!Ad majorem Dei gloriam, … [Read more...]
Miscarriage: On How to Make a Bad Thing…Better
I must first begin by saying thank you again for all of your prayers during this past week’s time of trial. We are a Pro-Life people, at least in this corner of the blogosphere, and God is glorified in that.We decided right away to name our baby Thomas. Of course we can’t know if this little one was a boy or not, and in fact we joke that one … [Read more...]
Thought for the Day
From today’s Gospel:“Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way … [Read more...]
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