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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, and yet I have no time to sew. Every moment of every day is filled. Perhaps in a couple weeks…
I am thankful for…the use of my legs, my hands, my mind. How I take these things for granted! Watching Grandma’s struggle to recall what month or day it is, brings it all home…
From the kitchen…hot coffee with Tiramisu creamer, whole wheat toast with strawberry preserves. Lunch will be yesterday’s leftover chicken salad on potato bread. Dinner…hmmm…pork roast smothered in herbes de provence with rosemary/garlic potatoes and homemade coleslaw.
I am creating…I have no time to create. Just a pile of unfinished projects. I’m putting them all away…
I am going…to clean house today. There’s so much that’s left undone from last week. This has been a tough week…
I am wearing…a pale yellow linen Eddie Bauer dress with a pink cotton sweater. It’s quite chilly and overcast today…
I am reading…nothing. No time.
I am hoping…that the doctor will find a solution for Grandma’s nighttime agitation. Last night was particularly bad. I was up with her every hour from midnight until 7:00 a.m. this morning. Her memory seems worse as a result. Please pray for us…
I am hearing…the hum of the computer, the low voices of the children discussing a movie with Grandma and the soft falling rain…
Around the house…laundry to fold, rooms to clean…
One of my favorite things…my new scapular. It’s pretty nifty…
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week…a family picnic or barbecue for the 4th of July. My dear husband will probably take the children to Red, White and Boom. Perhaps Grandma and I will be able to see a few fireworks from the backyard…
Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you…
The daylilies growing wild beside the cornfield…
I am a traditional Catholic homeschooling mother of 9 children, married for 30 years to the most patient and sainted man. As converts to Catholicism in 1991, our family has only recently discovered the beauty and full expression of our beliefs in the timeless liturgy of antiquity, the Extraordinary Form also commonly referred to as the Traditional Latin Mass. An avid knitter, I also enjoy gardening, reading and immersing myself in the everyday graces of my vocation.
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I am sorry you are having a tough week. I love the picture of your children watching the creek. I just prayed that God would multiply your time, energy, as you serve your family.
Hello Kimberly – I am sorry to hear about your grandmother. You are heroic to me. Prayers coming.
DId you ever get my package, I hope.
You dinner has me salivating so I better start figuring out what we’re having.
I have no idea what is wrong with your grandmother, but I was wondering if some soothing music would help calm her? I know it was very soothing to my dh’s grandmother when she was in ICU. The hospital was very up to date and had cd players in the rooms for this very reason.
God bless you, dear ladies, for your compassion and prayers!
Allison: I did receive your sweet, sweet package…God bless you and forgive me for not acknowledging it sooner! So many “goodies…” You are a doll, my friend!