Today is my birthday.If you were to come by later I would offer you a piece of cake. Will it be carrot cake or Ooey Gooey Butter cake? I haven’t decided yet, so you are welcome to advise me.Even better, make it yourself and bring it over. ;)Actually, I don’t mind making my own birthday cake at all. I am a firm believer in doing what you must to … [Read more...]
Sweet Saint Thérèse
How many of you have prayed a novena to St. Thérèse? We did, just a year ago, and do you know what? She said yes.Saint Thérèse is one of my favorite saints. I don’t think I’m unique in that, but in my case I really need her! First off, I need her to say yes again…though that story is for another day. Second, and most important of all, I really need … [Read more...]
A Simple Idea for Our Lady of Sorrows
Isn’t Holy Mother Church wise to have paired the feast of The Triumph of the Cross with Our Lady of Sorrows? I love how our liturgical lesson plans pretty much write themselves!Here’s a simple idea for a quiet activity:1. Print out one copy of Charlotte’s beautiful coloring pages for each child. (She did two different images for the feast of Our … [Read more...]
Musings on the Feast of St. Peter Claver
Today is the feast of St. Peter Claver. (See a related link here.)It is also Jamie’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Jamie!St. Peter Claver is a great Spanish saint who was full of love and zeal for the African missions. A few years ago, my kids gave a performance for our co-op’s annual Saints & Scholars. Joe was St. Peter Claver and Jem, Cate and … [Read more...]
On the Eve of a Great Feast
Warning: The following contains a birth story. This is okay, though, since only the guys are bugged by the birth stories and I know from Monday’s post that there are no guys that read this blog.Except for Tom.And he can handle it. Ahem.I love the feast of the Assumption. Not only is it one of the biggies, it is also my oldest son’s birthday.I love … [Read more...]
To Know Him is to Love Him
Tomorrow is the feast of one of my very favorite saints, Father Josemaría Escrivà.Father Josemaría is my steadfast, straightforward friend in heaven. He is never afraid to speak the truth, and his honesty is often exactly what a person prone to equivocation (read: me) needs.If I find that I’m losing sight of my goals and consequently, losing hope, … [Read more...]
A Royal Hour
Even knowing as I do the power of a living book, I am often surprised by the different ways in which my children end up inspired. Take last night as an example. We were listening to Prince Caspian in the van on our way to and from confession. No great surprises there—we had read this book ages ago but thought it good to refresh our memories before … [Read more...]
Look to Our Lady of Fatima
I have never been to Fatima but I pray, someday, we’ll go there.The Fatima story inspires me.When I think of Mary, the queen of saints, I think of her incredible humility. It’s a bit daunting to consider and ironically my pride gets in the way. It’s as if I can’t grasp her virtues and so I simply do not try. It is much easier to focus on myself and … [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...]
A Double Annunciation
Today I am thinking about two infants.I am thinking about the One in this image, hidden and needed by the world.And I am thinking about this infant, also hidden and also neededby five children and their parents.I am nine weeks’ pregnant today!Since discovering this surprise blessing on my husband’s birthday one month ago, we have been into the … [Read more...]
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