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(Originally posted Feb. 2007)
After reading Mary Ellen’s post on romance and after receiving an encouraging email from Margaret, I have decided to chime in on the topic of romance. It has taken me many years to shed my teenage ideas about romance developed largely by movies I can’t believe my parents ever let me watch. [...]
We are so blessed to belong to a wonderful Catholic home-school group. And our fearless leader, Alice Gunther, manages by the grace of God (and I’m sure much prayer) to keep us (over 100 families) together. Alice has been kind enough to share her beautiful statue of the Blessed Mother. Our Lady is [...]
The smallest members of our doggy tribe received a much overdue grooming yesterday…
We had gotten in the terrible habit around here of NOT eating together at the table for most meals. It happened slowly with differing schedules, etc. Even when we were sitting together for dinner, it was brief and not very social. Well on a lark, I got “Dinner Games” for Lily for Christmas. It was [...]
I picked this book up for Lily (9) at the library. She has derived many hours of pleasure from this book and is reluctantly returning it to library after multiple renewals. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival (via interlibrary loan) of other drawing books in this series. I highly recommend this book for your budding [...]
When I think about all the things I am thankful for in my life, my wonderfully patient husband usually comes to mind first. I am not a naturally good housekeeper, cook, wife, or helpmeet. Left to my nature, I am not sweet, energetic, or cheerful. I have worked hard at improving in these areas over [...]
Well it has taken us a while to get back into our routine after the holidays. It’s been a particularly slow go due to illness. But inspired by Mary Ellen’s posts (here and here) that I had saved in Bloglines, we are back into our “morning basket routine”. This routine includes reading aloud [...]
Last weekend we spent a WONDERFUL weekend with our “Pondered in My Heart” friends in PA. Kimberlee did a great job of chronicling our adventures (in film-making, eating, singing around the piano, and more eating…). I’ll just add a few pictures…
Kateri joins in on the musical fun…
Beware of [...]
I’ll admit it. I tend to have an “all or nothing” personality. So when Advent started on Sunday and I hadn’t gotten my rear in gear, I figured, “Ah well, there’s always next year!!!” Well a well-timed email from a blessed friend and mentor encouraged me to jump into Advent. She, of course, didn’t know [...]
Lately my four year old Peter has taken up a new hobby – catalog coveting. With the Christmas season nearly upon us (at least for the retailers), he can be often found sitting in a chair “reading” a Lego or toy catalog uttering phrases akin to “Can you get me this for my birthday?” or “Can [...]
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St. Gertrude’s Prayer Eternal Father, I offer thee the most precious blood of thy divine son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
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