Don’t know if you feed readers caught the update last night, but Felicity passed her interview.Yay! Praise God! She’s on her way!Mrs. Prather said that she did really well and that they had a nice little chat afterwards about Felicity’s patron saint. (Hint: “Felicity” is not Felicity’s real name, as much as I love it.) “She really seems to grasp … [Read more...]
My Little Flower
*Updated to Add: She passed the interview!“How lovely it was, that first kiss of Jesus in my heart -- it was truly a kiss of love. I knew that I was loved and said, ‘I love You, and I give myself to You forever.’”--St. Thérèse on her First Communion (from Story of a Soul) Felicity has her First Communion interview this evening, after which we get … [Read more...]
As the mother of four miscarried infants…
...I can't stop thinking about this poem. … [Read more...]
Mary Month of May!
The same sweet anonymous family blessed our stoop this morning. They have been doing this for years now.A tiny bottle full of lilies of the valley, and five charming May Day baskets for my candy-consuming children, each with an inscription honoring the Blessed Mother.My personal favorite wasClear Star of the MorningIn Beauty enshrined,O Mary, make … [Read more...]
First Communion Banner Photo
Hot off the press!(Er, that is to say, fresh from the camera.)What do you think? Can I spray her with some sort of fixative and just keep her this age forever?Felicity’s First Communion is just two weeks away!She’s more than ready.I’m...not. … [Read more...]
On Fear of the Unknown
Christ: My Child, in many a trial and trouble, I come to you and ask you to believe in Me. Put your confidence in Me, and prove that you mean it, by refusing to worry. If your trials were not good for you I would remove them at once.Think: Imagination and feelings rule the lives of many. As a result they fear and avoid a number of things. They do … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes Friday
(Vol. XV for Me)The Busy-ness Edition~ Take 1 ~Between sacramental prep, the start of baseball and continued work on my upcoming talks, the month of April has seemed more like Advent. So much to do, so little month! It’s not that I mind any of these obligations, mind you—it’s not like I’m, say, spending my days at the oncologist’s or anything like … [Read more...]
Bonny Blue Give-Aways
Friends & fellow Catholic moms, lend me your ears! Mary Ellen Barrett is hosting an entire week's worth of give-aways! I've seen the list. I want it all.Check out her generous give-aways here.If you win, I get to share it. ;) … [Read more...]
In Praise of the Priesthood
I am not going to get technical about what’s going on in the news right now. I will say this and only this: I think the attacks are unjustified at best and at worst, diabolical.So there. That is my non-technical opinion.I owe my faith to the Catholic Church and, in particular, to the hard work and good example of a great many priests. I owe my … [Read more...]
An Influx of Grace
[In Photos]Felicity made her first confession last night.She wasn’t too shy to speak to the priest! She did it! She was brave!(I had some doubts there for awhile.)Felicity is the 4th of my six children to be going through her First Confession/First Communion prep and I am holding up remarkably well.In other words, I have only wept a half dozen … [Read more...]
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