Alas, the bonfire and feast await a better day. My dear husband came down with a positively vile stomach bug and has been laid low all day. It was perhaps a bit cruel to prepare the celebratory Michaelmas brunch while he languished, but the children were already fairly upset that we would have to forgo [...]
Archive for September, 2008
The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged michaelmas on September 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged the simple woman's daybook on September 29, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – September 29, 2008 Outside my Window…pitch dark. It’s 5:41 a.m. No wind, no birds…just silence. I am thinking…about the busyness of today’s schedule. We had so much wanted to attend the McCain-Palin rally at Capital University this morning, but the conflict with [...]
Celebrating Michaelmas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged liturgical year, michaelmas, tradition on September 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Ah, Michaelmas! Such is the name of the traditional Feast of St. Michael the Archangel celebrated on September 29th. Our family has a great devotion to St. Michael, most particularly due to the great devotion our young son, Galahad has shown since early childhood. Galahad is convinced that St. Michael is his personal Guardian Angel. [...]
Country camo
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged crafty kids on September 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Oh, my! A moving bush…it seems to be…alive! Nah…just a little “country camo” craftily assembled by Emily: and Gareth:
Now I lay me down to sleep…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bereavement, now I lay me down to sleep on September 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
***The following post and slide show deal with sensitive subject matter. Discretion for those with little ones who like to peek over mommy’s shoulder, but may be too sensitive for the video*** A little life lost, a family grieves. What comfort are words, when the pain is still so new? We hold onto each other, [...]
How kind…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogging on September 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
…that two dear blogging friends would give me this: Thank you, Jessica and Mary Rose! I’d like to give this award right back to you, but will obediently pass it on to other equally worthy recipients. There are so many wonderful blogs and bloggers out there, so many who brighten my day and provide encouragement, [...]
Dishing it out…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, chores, humor on September 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Curly Locks Curly Locks, Curly Locks, Will you be mine? You shall not wash dishes, Nor feed the swine, But sit on a cushion And sew a fine seam, And sup upon strawberries, Sugar, and cream. Ah, how I loved that nursery rhyme when I was a little girl! “You shall not wash dishes” seemed [...]
In the company of the Saints…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged alphabet of saints, homeschooling, serendipity on September 24, 2008 | 13 Comments »
Emily is very excited and most anxious to begin “walking” Along the Alphabet Path, a fanciful phonics unit study from Elizabeth at Serendipity. What a delightful way to introduce letters and sounds! Fairies and the Saints…all bound together in a program that is extremely child-friendly. In addition to the whimsy provided by the Flower Fairy [...]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged the simple woman's daybook on September 22, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – September 22, 2008 Outside my Window…blue skies, gentle breezes and fall-like temperatures. Grass that needs mowing, tree branches that need clearing away and a garden that needs to be “turned.” I am thinking…that there’s so much to be done today. A week [...]
Home again, home again, jiggety jig…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged home sweet home on September 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We have electricity!! Packing quickly, we kissed Grandma goodbye, arrived just in time for the 4:00 p.m. Traditional Latin Mass in Lexington, Kentucky and then quickly made our way back to Ohio. What a mess…the refrigerator is a disaster! Ah, well…we had emptied it as much as we could, looks like we’ll be cleaning it [...]
A patchwork of memories…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged memories, quilting on September 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Is there anything more comforting than a homemade quilt? Each morning, every member of this family awakens after being enfolded throughout the night in a patchwork of memories. These lovely quilts represent only a fraction of the collection my dear mother-in-law has assembled. They are lovely, but are by no means the loveliest she owns. [...]
The last Monarch…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged butterflies on September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
All done…it looks like the last chrysalis is damaged and will not open. Here’s the last one out:
Memory lane…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged memory lane on September 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Today I took the children on a brief stroll down memory lane, giving them a glimpse of mom’s girlhood. Would you like to come along? Great! We’re taking a little tour of Paris, Kentucky. My father’s hometown, my husband’s hometown, and the town where I graduated from high school. Here’s the picture that sums up [...]
Because we couldn’t leave them behind…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged emergent butterflies on September 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We brought them with us!! As we prepared to leave Monday afternoon, the children remembered the six Monarch cocoons in the jar on top of the refrigerator. “We can’t leave them!” was the universal chorus. Nestled at my feet for the four hour drive, our six little friends arrived safe and sound at Grandma’s. And [...]
Safe and sound…and evacuated!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blessings, storm on September 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Wow…what else can I say…wow… The wind storm that swept Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania left in it’s wake a path of devastation and destruction. Considering the intensity and duration of the storm, we were truly blessed. The big barn took a good bit of roof damage. We lost shingles, flashing, and guttering on the house. [...]
One of “those” days…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family time is prayer time on September 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s 11:58 p.m. My family is in bed and I can’t sleep. It’s been one of “those” days…you know the one I’m talking about. Everyone has been on edge. Dad didn’t feel well, the humidity was positively horrible, no one wanted to go outside because everything was hot, sticky and wet, and no one wanted [...]
The Democrat who became a Republican…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged politics, pro-life, republican on September 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today, for the first time in many generations, my husband has broken with a family tradition… He has switched political parties and is now a registered Republican. In the past, Roger has always identified himself with the principles of the “working man’s” party. His father, his father’s father and so on, have all been blue [...]
Doing enough…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged encouragement on September 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This post is featured in Touched By Grace at Catholic Exchange: “I’m so discouraged…I just don’t feel like I’m doing enough! I talk to other mom’s and hear all these really great ideas. How do they have time for all this stuff? I can barely get through the day’s lessons, cook meals, nurse a baby…and [...]
Happy birthday, big guy!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged birthday on September 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My son…you are wonderful in so many ways: You are adventurous… Faithful… Studious… Pensive… Scientific… Brotherly… But, most of all…you are loved!! Happy birthday, big guy! Twelve blessed years. May God grant you many more! Love, Mom
Kiddie economy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, humor on September 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Charlotte: Mommy…can we go to a restaurant for dinner, before we waste all our money on groceries? That’s my girl…helping out the only way she knows how!
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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.
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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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I have been blessed…
Roger - husband, love of my life
Ashley (aka Jane) - age 29
Caitlin (aka Elizabeth) - age 25
Meredith (aka Clementine) - age 21
Zachary (aka Arthur) - age 17
Joseph (aka Gawain) - age 14
Michael (aka Galahad) - age 13
Maximilian (aka Gareth) - age 11
Abigail (aka Charlotte) - age 9
Rylee (aka Emily) - age 8
Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
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A Student's Prayer
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.
---St. Thomas Aquinas
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...
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...
From the desire of being consulted ...
From the desire of being approved ...
From the fear of being humiliated ...
From the fear of being despised...
From the fear of suffering rebukes ...
From the fear of being calumniated ...
From the fear of being forgotten ...
From the fear of being ridiculed ...
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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