Last week, Mom and Dad brought us a waffle iron. Not just any waffle iron, but the avocado green waffle iron of my childhood…remember the 70′s? Every appliance was either Harvest Gold or Avocado Green. I was amazed to discover that it still works after nearly 35 years! Galahad is ecstatic! At the insistence of [...]
Archive for July, 2008
The waffle brigade
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged kids cooking, recipe, waffle on July 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Mending
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged grandma, healing on July 14, 2008 | 5 Comments »
One week…it seems so very much longer since Grandma fell and broke her leg. For the past several days, I’ve practically lived at the hospital. Days filled with CAT scans, xrays, consultations, blood tests and finally surgery. The surgery was a great success: a procedure normally scheduled for 2 -3 hours was accomplished in less [...]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged simple woman's daybook on July 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – July 14th, 2008 Outside my Window…the sweet, melodic ringing of my new wind chimes, the heady scent of the rapidly growing corn, bright sunlight streaming past the curtains, a cool breeze ruffling my hair as I sit typing… I am thinking…about how [...]
Broken
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anointing of the sick, grandma on July 7, 2008 | 11 Comments »
I’m writing quite late to beg your prayers, dear friends. Last night, Grandma Carol fell, just one short week before her return to Kentucky. Her hip has multiple fractures and surgery takes place Tuesday morning. If you’ve been following our times with Grandma, then you know how traumatic the situation is for the entire family. [...]
When fairies come to call…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fairies on July 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »
…they’ll be quite pleased to discover the sweet little house that Daddy, Charlotte and Emily built this afternoon. Almost immediately after Mass, I was stricken by an absolutely horrid migraine. The combination of sleep deprivation, fatigue and heat pretty much guaranteed an afternoon of medication and rest. Our dear friend, Hilaire, took the boys to [...]
Behold the inheritance of the Lord are children…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baby announcement on July 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulations to John and Christina…a new little one on the way, and a growing inheritance! We love you guys!
Happy Independence Day!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 4th of july, independence day, schoolhouse rock on July 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
How will you celebrate? Last night, my dear husband took the children and a couple family friends to the annual Red, White and Boom celebration in downtown Columbus. Despite the early rain, the evening’s festivities went off without a hitch. Grandma and I stayed home, ate homemade soup, visited with a dear friend and watched [...]
Welcome home, baby Ben!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ben, elizabeth, pre-eclampsia on July 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Baby Ben is home! A very grateful Elizabeth is settling into the daily routine of nursing and caring for her sweet baby boy. Thank you, friends, for your unceasing prayers! Elizabeth is stilled being treated for pre-eclampsia and will be monitored for several weeks. The doctor is quite hopeful that her blood pressure will return [...]
Pray for the intercession of St. Jude…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Add new tag, prayer request on July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
***UPDATE*** Delivery postponed! Looks like baby Jude may have a bit more time…thank you for your continued prayers. Will keep you posted… This a.m.: Prayers for this lovely mother of five (soon to be six!) precious little ones… My dear friend Lisa is scheduled for an emergency c-section due to placental failure. Baby Jude will [...]
Happy, happy, joy, joy…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged happy news on July 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Death, disaster, economic woes and politics…heavens to Betsy! Who wants to read or watch the news these days? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a website devoted to spreading good news? Welcome to HappyNews.com! All the news that’s fun to print! Here’s another resource for a daily virtual smile: The Happiest Blog Now to [...]
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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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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...
From the desire of being extolled ...
From the desire of being honored ...
From the desire of being praised ...
From the desire of being preferred to others...
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From the fear of being forgotten ...
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From the fear of being wronged ...
From the fear of being suspected ...
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 ...
That others may be praised and I unnoticed...
That others may be preferred to me in everything...
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should…
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