(Vol. XVI for Me)The Roll-Over Edition~ Take 1 ~We went to see the Minnesota Orchestra this week, which I love.(I am a sap when it comes to live music. I tend to cry.)(This despite the middle school kids who are yakkin’ all around me.)Because I had my 80-mile-an-hour Angela in tow, I thought it would be good to get her energy out before the … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
The I-Love-My-Blog-Readers EditionEd. Note: To know what in the heck I am (not) talking about, please see the comments on this post. … [Read more...]
From the Kitchen:
Almond Streusel CakeFeeling very much in the mood for something fresh-baked today, I poked around on my cookbook shelf until my eyes fell upon this forgotten gem.A tattered old recipe card from—gracious, could it be?—the first year of my marriage!An oldie (like me) but a goodie.This coffee cake is dee-licious, friends. So moist! So yummy! Bake it … [Read more...]
As the mother of four miscarried infants…
...I can't stop thinking about this poem. … [Read more...]
A Random Observation on a Monday Morning
They should make library cards like middle school hall passes. You know, those great big chunky blocks of wood that are IMPOSSIBLE to misplace.Note to Self: Please please please put that card away when you are done with it. By “away” I mean in your wallet, where it goes.Not in your pants pocket.Not in your jacket pocket.Not in the book bag with the … [Read more...]
Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte
Okay, so it was really the library lawn.And actually, when I took this photo with my phone and twittered it, I was reminded not of La Grande Jatte but rather, Dejeuner sur L’Herbe.(It was, I think, the composition.)My husband, through no fault of his own, had never heard of the latter painting. I have, being the pretentious former Art Major who is … [Read more...]
Mary Month of May!
The same sweet anonymous family blessed our stoop this morning. They have been doing this for years now.A tiny bottle full of lilies of the valley, and five charming May Day baskets for my candy-consuming children, each with an inscription honoring the Blessed Mother.My personal favorite wasClear Star of the MorningIn Beauty enshrined,O Mary, make … [Read more...]
First Communion Banner Photo
Hot off the press!(Er, that is to say, fresh from the camera.)What do you think? Can I spray her with some sort of fixative and just keep her this age forever?Felicity’s First Communion is just two weeks away!She’s more than ready.I’m...not. … [Read more...]
On Fear of the Unknown
Christ: My Child, in many a trial and trouble, I come to you and ask you to believe in Me. Put your confidence in Me, and prove that you mean it, by refusing to worry. If your trials were not good for you I would remove them at once.Think: Imagination and feelings rule the lives of many. As a result they fear and avoid a number of things. They do … [Read more...]
Little Ones, We Love You So
Please join me in praying for Charlotte and her family as they grieve the unexpected loss of their infant.Mother Mary, comfort them. … [Read more...]
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