(not really) (I mean, it’s stuff but it’s not nothing. It matters. All the scheduled events and daily—scratch that—hourly activities represent GOD’S WILL FOR ME. So yes I’m busy. Yes, you’re busy. Are you making it count? Are you attuned to Him? Are you growing in love and sanctity? Are you preparing an examination of conscience for your next … [Read more...]
Love is Everything
Early this morning I dropped my boys off at school. “Only one week to go!” 15-year-old Joe remarked. “And then I start my driver’s training.” As we pulled up to the entrance, my eyes were drawn to a girl on the sidewalk. In most every way, she looked like the other female students—standard white polo, navy skirt—but in one distinct way, she was … [Read more...]
This Wintry Spring’s Eternal
A Study in Contrasts Today we’re taking a look at two sets of contrasts. First, the weather in Minnesota at the end of April: The view from our deck when I got up yesterday I’m sorry. That whole global warning thing? Pretty, yes, but welcome? No! Just. Not. Feeling. It. I’m reminded of that scene in Frog and Toad Are Friends where Frog … [Read more...]
An Electronic Education
I have a love/hate relationship with the computer. Who among us doesn’t, really? On the one hand, (“one hand” meaning that I’m usually nursing), it is my window to the world. I am endlessly—and I do mean endlessly—inspired, entertained & edified. Best of all, (and this alone makes the computer worthwhile), I have made some of my dearest … [Read more...]
The Good, the Bad and the Funny: A Birth Story
Part III The thing about being induced is that you have too much time to think things through—and yet, when it comes to labor, delivery, and birthin’ babies, there are never any guarantees. For your convenience, I have categorized the whole experience. .:The Good:. Being induced was good for me, because I hadn’t slept for about a month … [Read more...]
The Good, the Bad and the Funny: A Birth Story
Part II By 11:00 a.m. I couldn’t leave my bed. Life, for me—any kind of motion, for me—was just that miserable. Frankly, I had had enough. At noon I phoned my doctor and pleaded, “Can I be induced today instead? I know I’m scheduled to go in tomorrow but I hurt, Dr. Mary. I really hurt.” “Absolutely,” she replied, and I was reminded yet again … [Read more...]
The Good, the Bad and the Funny: A Birth Story
Part I Three weeks ago today, I was big with child and extremely miserable. The truth, if you must know it, is that I couldn’t even walk, preferring instead to crouch down on all fours and stretch out the aching muscles of my lower back. At one point, thinking that some gentle rocking might help my sore bottom, I asked Angela to go down to the … [Read more...]
A Very Fluffy Kind of Love
Subtitled: My Catholic Sinecure A Fluffy Moment between Father & Son This post has been kicking around in my completely overwhelmed brain for...what? At the very least, a couple of weeks. Enough is enough. I have absolutely no time for perfectionism these days and so…here goes. Goodness knows we all need a little distracting today. Or … [Read more...]
The Gift of the Magi for Modern Wives (Part II)
“The grass is always greener… when it’s watered.” Anonymous I don't know why I'm making this post so difficult because all I really want to say is this: Be intimate with your husband more often. It will transform your marriage. I could go on and on about this...and maybe that's why I'm hesitating. I don't want to overstep the … [Read more...]
Notes on the Announcement
Hey, Google Readers! Did you catch the update on the ultrasound yesterday? I thought there might be more of a reaction, but that would be my own comment gluttony and I should be ashamed of myself. It’s an addiction kind of thing. Comments and coffee, that’s me. * * * I have to tease my mother-in-law a bit. When I sent her the profile shot … [Read more...]
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