Charlotte and Emily were playing with the very thin belt to a bath robe. Charlotte: “Hey mommy…do you have something better that we can play Blind Girls Buff with?” Blind Girls Buff…now that’s a whole new game!
Archive for August, 2008
A whole new game…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged childrenese on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The little things…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged philosophical grocery shopping on August 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Saturday morning is my least favorite day to grocery shop. It always seems there are fewer parking spaces, longer lines, the depletion of advertised specials and accordingly, grumpier customers. Armed with a mile long shopping list, I quickly found myself wishing I was home with my family, enjoying the day rather than fighting my way [...]
Fear, dread, hope and joy…conclusion
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hope, joy on August 28, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Pt. I Pt. II Pt. III Can a mother be too protective, when it comes to her child? For the entire week prior to the meeting with the Social Services case worker, I wouldn’t let Emily out of my sight. Not for a second. Fearful that “they” would take her if I dropped my guard [...]
Oh, so tired…
Posted in Uncategorized on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What a full day! The interview with Sacred Heart Radio went well. Brian Patrick was quite the gentleman and kept the conversation flowing. Boy, am I tired!! A migraine last night, no medication and rising very early are definitely a bad combination. Time to hit the hay…I’ll be working on the conclusion to Fear, dread, [...]
On the air tomorrow…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged catholic radio on August 26, 2008 | 16 Comments »
Tomorrow morning “dark and early” (a phrase “pinched” as he so cheekily pointed out, from Mr. Matt Swaim! Didn’t think I’d acknowledge it did you?) I’ll be interviewed by radio personality Brian Patrick of the Sonrise Morning Show , broadcast live from Sacred Heart Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio. The interview will focus on the [...]
Fear, dread, hope and joy…Pt. III
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dread, hope on August 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Pt. I Pt. II That Sunday evening after Emily’s safe return home and the ensuing confusion with the police department and Social Services, I didn’t sleep well. I spent the night in the land of “What if…” A dreadful place, I’m sure you’ve visited once or twice. “What if” lies in the same region as [...]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged the simple woman's daybook on August 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – August 25, 2008 Outside my Window…overcast. A lone cardinal is singing outside my window. Slightly breezy, cool and damp. I am thinking…about my dishwasher. It’s not working. I guess I get to practice a little more theology at the tap… I am [...]
My first article on Catholic Exchange!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged writing on August 25, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Featured on the Today page at Catholic Exchange…The Poverty of Inconvenience
Fear, dread, hope and joy…Pt. II
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dread on August 24, 2008 | 6 Comments »
A continuation from Part I We’ve all seen the stories…a child is missing, a community bands together with police to search. Most times the outcome is a happy one–parents and child are reunited and society breathes a collective sigh of relief. The alternative in these cases is devastating: a child lost, never to be recovered, [...]
Fear, dread, hope and joy…Pt. I
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fear on August 23, 2008 | 11 Comments »
It was a dark, extremely chilly evening in March of last year that a mother’s worst nightmare nearly came true. Emily, sweet three year old Emily, was missing. This has always been one of my deepest fears, that one of my children would be lost or taken. Emily was missing for nearly a half hour…unless [...]
And now I know…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogging on August 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
…what the word “meme” means… Ewww…Richard Dawkins!! The world famous atheist/evolutionist coined the phrase in 1976 in his book The Selfish Gene. Meme is defined as: An idea that, like a gene, can replicate and evolve. A unit of cultural information that represents a basic idea that can be transferred from one individual to another, [...]
Not-quite-ready-for-sainthood meme…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogging fun, meme on August 21, 2008 | 6 Comments »
What would you want your holy card to look like? Lovely Esther has tagged me for the oddest meme! To imagine my canonization at this point is a bit presumptuous, to say the least! Why…I’m not quite through running this race, though I am daily working out my salvation with fear and trembling! So…on to [...]
The last “first…”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged milestones on August 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Emily has lost her first tooth… Amidst shouts of glee, words of congratulations from her brothers and sisters, mommy and daddy look at one another with sad, knowing smiles… We know our “baby” is growing up. We know this is the largest space we’ve ever had between children. It’s quite likely that Emily is the [...]
Meet “Big Daddy”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gardening on August 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Brandywines are ripening! Big Daddy is one of the first to hit the table. Check it out: It’s sitting on a dinner plate and that’s a large head of cabbage. This monster measures nearly 6 inches in diameter and weighs well over a pound. And delicious! Look at those slices: I love tomatoes!
The Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged the simple woman's daybook on August 18, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – August 18, 2008 Outside my Window…dewy droplets glistening on the spider webs scattered amongst the leaves of grass. No wind, a chilly 63 degrees and bright sunshine. Odd…not one bird is singing…perhaps the cat is on the prowl… I am thinking…about my [...]
You know it’s time to worry…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged humor on August 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
…when your fourteen year old son , in his attempt to explain how a nuclear bomb works, draws a very detailed picture, and then having explained quite eloquently how the whole thing works, takes the illustration out of your hands and says: “I have to destroy this mom…you really don’t want the younger boys seeing [...]
Sorrow and faith…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged faith, grief, hope, mourning, sorrow on August 15, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Sorrow and faith… One felt, the other clung to. How else does one survive the loss of a much wanted, much loved child? Our dear friends, Jim and Lisa Ross, know only too well the full meaning of the words above. This past Monday, Jimmy and Lisa, pregnant with their sixth child, heard the words [...]
A day at the Conservatory…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged photography on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Clementine’s photography continues to amaze me. Here are few photos she took during a recent visit to the Franklin Park Conservatory. Only a third of them have been edited, the rest are in the “raw.” It drives her nuts when I put her unedited photos on display, but the original shots are so incredible I [...]
Preparing for the Feast of the Assumption…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blessed virgin mary, feast of the assumption on August 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today is the vigil of the Feast of the Assumption. Traditional Catholics throughout the world will observe this day as a day of fast and abstinence. It has been a long standing tradition in the Church to observe the day before a major feast day in this manner. Tomorrow, we will celebrate the Assumption of [...]
Wednesday…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family on August 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
…was a busy day. Take Dad to work, drop of Clementine’s UPS uniform, pick up kiddies, go to Mass, attend Little Flowers, piano for Gareth and a wild water fight at Fort Washington in Homestead Park. Just when I thought the kiddies might want to take a break, rest, watch a movie, they staged a [...]
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The most holy Virgin had more faith than all men and angels. She saw her Son in the crib of Bethlehem, and believed Him the Creator of the world. She saw Him fly from Herod, and yet believed Him the King of kings. She saw Him born, and believed Him eternal. She saw Him poor and in need of food, and believed Him the Lord of the universe. She saw Him lying on straw, and believed Him omnipotent. She observed that He did not speak, and she believed Him infinite wisdom. She heard Him weep, and believed Him the joy of Paradise. In fine, she saw Him in death, despised and crucified, and, although faith wavered in others, Mary remained firm in the belief that He was God.
Of The Virtues of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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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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Litany Of Humility
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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From the desire of being honored ...
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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...
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