There's something to be said for getting things done at the last moment, because the winner of my give-away was the very last person to respond: This means that Lisa is the winner! Congratulations, Lisa! Please contact me with your mailing info, and enjoy watching all your favorite shows!! * * * On Saturday, we had a birthday … [Read more...]
An Attitude of Gratitude
Granted, my Facebook greeting yesterday had just a touch of Debbie Downer: "Shedding tears of both gratitude and guilt! Who am I to have so much?" Hey, that Debbie girl has a point sometimes. I'm just sayin'. Now pass the cheesecake. It is true that on Wednesday night, at nearly midnight, as I wrapped discs of pie dough to bake the next … [Read more...]
To be a Saint
Today's post has two parts. Theme Part the First: How Easy it is to be a Saint; and Theme Part the Second: How very Hard! .: Part I :. Dressing up as one's favorite saint is easy... St. Cecilia, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, and St. Michael the Archangel. ...and we love participating in our homeschool co-op's annual Saints and Scholars for … [Read more...]
Feeling less than hallow? Fake it!
I get that you're busy so I'll keep this quick. Don't forget to change your clocks this weekend! You're welcome. Also, though, since you're here... .: Have a happy Halloween! :. Wait, what's that I hear? You're feeling pressured to make it a perfect day? Me, too. We painted pumpkins! I'm doing well! And I really dislike that … [Read more...]
In case you missed it…
...and you probably did, because my segment ran a half hour early... Here's the video from this morning's show: (I'm the really short one.) And here's the recipe that I used! Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese INGREDIENTS 2/3 lb elbow macaroni (yield: 4 cups cooked) 1 1/4 cups whole milk 1 heaping TB all-purpose flour 1 TB … [Read more...]
In the News
No, I'm not going to talk about any scary virus. Rather, this is a reminder to please--please?--cover me in prayer this morning. I'm doing a segment on Fox 9 News, starting at 9:30, so that's the time that you gotta pray! (I guess if you want you can pray before or after, God being outside of time and all.) And just for fun, here's … [Read more...]
On how NOT to be a Martyr to your Moods, and an Announcement
“Why are you so crabby all the time?” My daughter stared up at me, flushed and frustrated. Rock Art by Angela. Unfortunately I'm the one on the right. In her defense, I had been. Her words struck my heart with the force of an arrow. Yes, this daughter knows which buttons to push. Yes, she fights constantly with her brother and … [Read more...]
On the Feast of St. Ignatius
Once upon a very long-ago time, I was living on East 48th Street in Manhattan. Midtown, they call it, (I had so much to learn!), and I was living with the writer Kurt Vonnegut and the photographer Jill Krementz as their nanny. I learned a lot about life in New York that fall—about their life, certainly, about being one person among thousands on … [Read more...]
June in Review: The Schoenstatt Edition
Still draining the summer to its very dregs over here. How about you? Are you making room in the schedule for lots of Quadrant Two activies? (aka important but not urgent) Are you fitting in quiet time? Moments of grace, joy and peace? We're trying, and I don't think it's a contradiction to say that we have to actively seek those moments of … [Read more...]
What We Did because of What They Did
Yesterday my godson had this deadpan post on Facebook: I'll celebrate my freedom by not celebrating my freedom. So...you're getting married? a friend replied. * * * Neither did we do "much" to celebrate...but what we did do—together, as a family—was, in my most humble of opinions, perfect. You are free to disagree, of course. It's a free … [Read more...]
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