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Big, white, fluffy flakes! The dirty gray landscape is no more.Now if this doesn’t give me cause for joy, I don’t know what would.And joy is a very good thing.My friends, I can’t not blog right now.I have too much on my plate to not be happy, and blah-blah-blogging makes me happy. I’m just…weird that way.So we are having a good Advent, my family … [Read more...]
When I asked Our Lord what He wanted from me for Christmas, He responded, “I want your blog.”Consequently I am going to be deleting the entirety of its contents on December 25th.I’m kidding! That’s not what He meant, you know.I am going to take a weeklong break, however. Prepare my heart and that sort of thing. I need to be as quiet as possible … [Read more...]
So we started praying the O Antiphons today and a good thing, too, because that is about the only thing I accomplished.Tell me again the Latin for “bone tired?”Little does this photo show, but these muffins are just stuffed with chocolate.We need all the help we can get on a Monday morning, don’t you agree? I’m blaming it on the wild hormonal … [Read more...]
It’s Gaudete Sunday!“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice! The Lord is near.”(Phil. 4: 4, 5)When I went to my holy hour this morning, I was surprised to see what I had written in the book of intentions last Sunday: “That I may have the grace to grow in holiness this Advent.” Kind of ironic, don’t you think? One must be careful what one … [Read more...]
Today is the feast of the Holy House of Loreto. According to tradition, the house of Loreto is where Mary was both conceived and conceived Our Lord. Imagine!I am praying today that my house be more like Mary’s. I am praying not for perfection, mind you, but rather, a spirit of holiness, peace and joy.For more information on the Holy House of … [Read more...]
Father, the image of the Virgin is found in the Church. Mary had a faith that your Spirit prepared and a love that never knew sin, for you kept her sinless from the first moment of her conception. Trace in our actions the lines of her love, in our hearts her readiness of faith. Prepare once again a world for your Son who lives and reigns with you … [Read more...]
Happy feast of St. Nicholas!Friends, I would like to thank you all for your kindness and prayers regarding this brand new soul I’m carrying. You have been the arms of Christ in carrying me through this time of doubt and waiting. We are tremendously blessed in you.Today is the day, I’m thinking.Today is the day that I will hear from the clinic with … [Read more...]
Don’t laugh.When an overtired mom shuttles five overeager kids into a secular discount store on the second day of Advent, this is the result.Two-packs of sturdy purple candles on the clearance rack.That was all they had.There were no pink or purple tapers to speak of…only vanilla-scented this and brownish boxed sets of that. (I assume they smelled … [Read more...]
(The late edition)We are back from a cold (for some of us) but cozy (for others) weekend of goose hunting.Did you even miss us? : )Blogger has stingily let me publish one photo from our outing. We spent the weekend in Rochester, Minnesota, home to the world-famous Mayo Clinic and--at least this weekend--a lot of snow, a ton of ice, and plenty of … [Read more...]
Happy Feast, dear Saint!Andrew is the patron of one of my very favorite countries, that bonny land known as Scotland.Here is a powerful novena that begins today and ends on Christmas.It is piously believed that whoever recites the following prayer fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew (30th November) until Christmas will obtain what is … [Read more...]
