The Weekend Musicale VersionTen years a parent and I finally thought to bring home a copy of this CD. There it was, front and center on our library shelf when I went to find it. All in God’s good time, I guess! Have you given it a listen?My beautiful big sister Yvonne was 15 years old when I was born and was very good at mothering me. She used to … [Read more...]
Illness Update
Mom is on the mend, thanks be to God & your get-well greetings. The worst of it was over once I’d…er…been divested of my lunch & breakfast (in that order). Why couldn't it have been a fast day? After that, though, it was just a question of lots of bed rest (for Mom) and frozen pizza for the kids.Thank you to Laura my favorite crazy mama for … [Read more...]
Mom’s Sick
Can you tell? … [Read more...]
Hope Springs Eternal…
...on this second day of Lent.Cate came down for breakfast and fixed her big brown eyes upon me.“I had the best dream last night,” she announced.“Really, Honey?” (I so prefer those to the more morbid variety.) “What was it about?”“Easter eggs…and Jesus.”Not a bad dream, all things (and Lenten fasts) considered. ‘Cause if those eggs were chocolate, … [Read more...]
The Power of Prayer
Subtitled: What a Difference a Day Makes!I would like to thank you all for your prayers and kind comments yesterday. Really. I hesitated before I said anything about being sad and even had my husband read my “Buried” post before I published it. He reassured me that my words were not, as I feared, all pathetic and totally whiny, though I wonder if … [Read more...]
Just don’t call me artsy-fartsy.
What type of Mother Hen Are You?by Montessorimom.com: Educational ResourceThat would explain this morning’s pricey trip to Michael’s….HT: Darling Dawn … [Read more...]
Buried
I came across this little leaf on my way home from walking the dog yesterday and I thought...“I know just how you feel!” Buried! And trying so hard to be happy, hopeful and full of life, when inside you just feel…gray. (Not to mention dead, but don’t tell this little leaf that.)February can be a hard month for us Northerners. The winter stretches … [Read more...]
Are you ready for some…
Fooled you! If you’ve come to this blog for talk of football, you’ve come to the wrong place.What I’m wondering is, are you ready for some talk of the end times? That’s much more sustaining than a Bud Lite and a plate of beef nachos, don’t you think?My good man Tony has tagged me for that ubiquitous book meme.I remembered this fact the other … [Read more...]
If only I hadn’t moved!
...I would be the “Person of the Week,” as chosen by ABC News.Go, North Dakota! Having spent half my life as a little girl on this prairie, (and given that I still go home bi-annually), I urge you to watch this video.Because frankly, my friend, you need to know the truth.The Badlands are beautiful;The skyline is flat but so expansive;And my … [Read more...]
A Friendly First Friday Reminder
From Margaret (Mary) in MinnesotaThe Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart(as given by Our Lord to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque)1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life.2. I will give peace in their families.3. I will console them in all their troubles.4. They shall find in My Heart an assured refuge during life and … [Read more...]
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