This is a very hard post to write. I’ve been composing it over the past few weeks, struggling to find the words to express in some coherent way, the struggles and joys experienced while caring for my elderly Grandmother. How does one share just how painful it is to see a beloved soul struggle with [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Lost and found
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dementia, elderly, grandma, long-term care on June 30, 2008 | 7 Comments »
The Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged simple woman's daybook on June 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – June 30th, 2008 Outside my Window…A light misty rain is falling, the air chilly and damp. A few blackbirds are angrily crowing in the tree beside the cornfield… I am thinking…about my sewing machine. It’s been neglected. Patterns and fabric are beckoning, [...]
Weather woes…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged weather woes on June 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The only thing that could possibly be more irritating than putting your wash on the line to dry, only to observe a coming storm roughly fifteen minutes later; would be to remember in the middle of the storm that the laundry is on the line. Thank heaven’s I was able to take it down…but here’s [...]
A bolt from the blue…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged computer woes, storm on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
…took out my favorite computer. Sniff, sniff…looks like hubby has his work cut out for him. I’m not quite sure of the extent of the damages. Oh, well…a small loss considering the ferocity of the storm. What storm? My friend, Barb, paints a pretty good picture of the storm’s violence. We were in the heart [...]
Sweet tooth…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chocolate cake, dessert on June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Grandma has a sweet tooth. Do you think she’ll like this cake? I know I will!
Feast and Fire
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bonfire, faith, liturgical year, st. john's eve on June 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Amongst the many reasons why I love being Catholic, is the very real way our faith is daily translated through the living of the liturgical year. Yesterday was the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. A “double of the 1st class” feast day always deserves to be marked in a special way…we [...]
Laundry lessons…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged frugality, homemade detergent, laundry on June 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, then you know that laundry is a very frequent topic of discussion . I love my clothesline, am constantly looking for ways to improve the whole laundry experience, as it takes such a large part of my day. Which brings me to the topic [...]
The Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bonfire, feast days, liturgical year, st. john's eve on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today is the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Time to light the bonfire! Alas, that will only happen if the wind cooperates. We certainly don’t want to burn down the barn! We’ve been accumulating this brush pile for quite sometime: According to Catholic tradition, the Feast of St. John the Baptist [...]
Divine Providence…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged divine providence, milestones, nature on June 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Standing at the kitchen sink, gazing at the rapidly growing corn and the blue skies, I watched my youngest daughter quickly pedal by. Without training wheels. All by herself; once again demonstrating how fleeting are the days of childhood, how quickly the battle for independence begins. “I’ll do it myself!” has long been her mantra. [...]
In the garden…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cool blogging stuff on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am a Sunflower What Flower Are You? “When your friends think smile, they think of you. There is not a day that goes by that you can’t find something good about the world and your fellow human.”
The Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Uncategorized on June 23, 2008 | 7 Comments »
From The Simple Woman’s Daybook: FOR TODAY – June 23rd, 2008 Outside my Window…sunrise. A chorus of birdsong. The extremely cool, nearly cold morning air is creeping through the window, past the lace curtains beside my desk. I am thinking…about how wonderfully the gardens are growing. Though this year’s planting was quite late, the harvest [...]
Update on Ben and Elizabeth…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged prayer request, pre-eclampsia, pregnancy on June 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Please keep both mother and baby in prayer…Elizabeth has had a significant relapse and is once again experiencing pre-eclampsia, this time postpartum. Her blood pressure is incredibly high (even while sleeping), her protein levels are elevated and the edema has returned. She is back on bed rest and not allowed to be ambulatory until the [...]
He’s here…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baby ben, prayer request on June 21, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Thank you, dear friends, for your many prayers for both Elizabeth and her baby! Benjamin Scott was born June 19th at 3:03 p.m. (three minutes after the Hour of Mercy!). He weighed 5lbs. 8oz, and is 17 inches long. Due to his prematurity and his mother’s health necessitating an emergency C-section, he’s having a bit [...]
Prayers, please!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged prayer request on June 18, 2008 | 12 Comments »
As many of you are already aware, my daughter Elizabeth is suffering from severe pre-eclampsia. Her blood pressure is dangerously high, her urine protein levels are off the chart and she is being prepared for a trial labor after 12 hours of magnesium sulfate to lower her blood pressure. Please pray, dear friends! She is [...]
Goodnight, moon!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged moon rise, strawberry moon, summer solstice on June 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The moon has risen, bright yellow-orange…shining brightly on the cornfield. Tomorrow’s night sky promises to be even lovelier. Check out the forecast for this year’s Strawberry Moon: Full Strawberry Moon – June This name was universal to every Algonquin tribe. However, in Europe they called it the Rose Moon. Also because the relatively short season [...]
The answer
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged inspiration, prayer, suffering on June 16, 2008 | 12 Comments »
It’s been a hard day…a day of worry and anxiety. My dear daughter, Elizabeth, pregnant with our first grandson has been diagnosed with toxemia. She’s more than 3 1/2 hours away. My grandmother, who requires constant care and supervision, is staying with us for the next three weeks, so my ability to travel is greatly [...]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged simple woman's daybook on June 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
From the Simple Woman’s Daybook: FOR TODAY – June 16th, 2008 Outside my Window…green grass glistening from this morning’s shower, birds chirping and a chilly breeze stirring the bedroom curtains… I am thinking…about my husband, wondering how his first day at the new job is going… I am thankful for…getting a little more sleep last [...]
Happy Father’s Day, to my two favorite men…
Posted in Uncategorized on June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My dear husband and my father…both the very best of men, both worthy beyond all telling. To you both I send all my love, all my prayers, all my best wishes. Happy Father’s Day! Only A Dad Edgar A. Guest (1916) Only a dad with a tired face, Coming home from the daily race, Bringing [...]
It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s Super Tim!
Posted in Uncategorized on June 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Twice in the same year?!! Tim Lyons will go to any length to show just “what Brown can do for you!” (image source: James D. DeCamp/Dispatch) We love you, Tim! Holy Family is a safer place thanks to guys like you:) From the Columbus Dispatch: Man chases down attackers at his church twice in one [...]
Apples to apples…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged board games, family, humor on June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My dad has such a wry sense of humor. Take this evening, for instance. Gathered around the table, playing our favorite board game, dad notes that the playing ages for Apples to Apples is age 12 to adult. Noticing the look of consternation on the faces of a couple of the boys, he quips “special [...]
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Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, origin of all being, graciously let a ray of your light penetrate the darkness of my understanding.
Take from me the double darkness in which I have been born, an obscurity of sin and ignorance.
Give me a keen understanding, a retentive memory, and the ability to grasp things correctly and fundamentally.
Grant me the talent of being exact in my explanations and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm.
Point out the beginning, direct the progress, and help in the completion.
I ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved...
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That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I ...
That, in the opinion of the world,
others may increase and I may decrease ...
That others may be chosen and I set aside ...
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That others may be preferred to me in everything...
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