Well…today is the day!! Arthur and Gawain will be confirmed this evening in the Traditional Rite. What a glorious sacrament! Our friends and family will be here shortly and everyone is scurrying around in excitement to welcome our visitors… If you can spare a moment…please pray for our dear boys and the travellers. This is [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Confirmation and a birthday…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged confirmation on April 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Ouch…
Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2009 | 11 Comments »
***IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT*** KITCHEN SAFETY #1. Cayenne pepper should be used with great caution and should never be placed in a precarious position within the spice cabinet…particularly if the spice cabinet is located directly above the stove top. #2. All lids should be tightly secured on all spice containers. #3. Should the cayenne pepper [...]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged the simple woman's daybook on April 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – April 27, 2009 Outside my Window…a bright yellow sun shining in a deep, blue sky. Cool breezes ruffling my lace curtains, a glorious spring day… I am thinking…about my sons’ Confirmation. Arthur and Gawain will both be Confirmed on Wednesday evening in [...]
Humbled…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged humility, thanksgiving on April 23, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I hardly know what to say, dear friends…so let me say this: Thank you! Thank you from the bottom of my heart… Your prayers are so precious…your kind words and encouragement at the very moment I needed it most, yet again demonstrates God’s Providential care. No detail, no need is ever too small. It’s so [...]
Over my head…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged motherhood on April 22, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Might I beg your prayers, dear friends? I’m feeling terribly overwhelmed right now… This week has been quite difficult; getting back into the swing of things is never easy, and I’ve never felt more “behind” than I do right now. Providing an education for six children seems to be the saturation point for this mom, [...]
Note to self…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged obvious on April 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Dear Kimberly: The next time you spend twenty minutes blow-drying your hair, wondering if it’s the humidity that’s slowing down the drying time; you might want to verify that you actually rinsed out that conditioner that you decided to leave in “for added shine and volume.” Just a suggestion… Me
The Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Uncategorized on April 20, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – April 20, 2009 Outside my Window…A weepy gray sky…lots of rain and wind on the way. After last night’s deluge, there’s a moat around this castle… I am thinking…that we had a nice, long Easter break. It’s time to get back to [...]
Little boys and flowers…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged motherhood on April 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Sitting in the passenger seat of the van, packed and ready for a day trip with the children. At the request of his father, Arthur, age 15, hops out of the vehicle to make sure all doors to the house are locked. He does and then makes a quick trip to the side yard, before [...]
April Ssssssshower of Photos…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged april shower of photos, nature on April 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
April Shower of Photos…The Brook
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged april shower of photos, nature on April 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I chatter over stony ways, In little sharps and trebles, I bubble into eddying bays, I babble on the pebbles. With many a curve my banks I fret By many a field and fallow, And many a fairy foreland set With willow-weed and mallow. I chatter, chatter, as I flow To join the brimming river, [...]
Call me crazy…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gadgets on April 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
…but I think this is one of the most brilliant ideas I’ve seen in awhile! But $60.00??!! Sigh…why does practical have to be so expensive? Blessings,
April Shower of Photos…resumed!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged april shower of photos, nature on April 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Well, I’ve missed quite a few days in posting photos, but today’s trip to the creek yielded some truly beautiful shots: Blessings,
A boy’s dream…
Posted in Uncategorized on April 17, 2009 | 9 Comments »
My boy Galahad has told us since the age of 3 that he will be a priest. Not wants to, not would like to, but will. Until four years ago, he’d never even heard of the Traditional Latin Mass. Yesterday, after leaving the morning Mass he said the following, with such conviction: “Mom…I know what [...]
Small Successes…Go mom!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged faith and family live, small successes on April 16, 2009 | 8 Comments »
After three days of frigid temperatures and rain, spring is once again peeking over the horizon with the rising sun. Today’s forecast: sunny and 63…looks like I’ll be hanging the wash out to dry today… Happy Easter! We’ve trod the long, hard path through Lent, wept and mourned our Savior on Good Friday and rejoiced [...]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook – Easter Week Edition!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged the simple woman's daybook on April 13, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – April 13, 2009 Christ is Risen, Alleluia! Outside my Window…a rosy horizon…hues of bright pink and salmon will soon be displaced by clouds and rain. Let it come! You know what they say, “April showers, bring May flowers!” I am thinking…about yesterday’s [...]
With joyful anticipation…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged holy week activities on April 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
…we await the resurrection of our Lord! Oh, so much activity during the early part of the week! We spent Monday thru Wednesday on our Easter Cleaning. Status report: quite a few things accomplished, though much left undone. Mom was waylaid by a migraine and took that as the cue to slow down, reflect, rest [...]
Easter Cleaning 2009
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged easter cleaning on April 7, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Apparently, our good friend Hilaire was right…feed the children an amazingly large breakfast right after Mass, and you’ll get no end of work out of them! Here are just a few of the amazing things they said throughout the work day: Gareth: What’s my next job…I need more work! (Did he really say that??!!) Charlotte: [...]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged the simple woman's daybook on April 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – April 6, 2009 Outside my Window…slate gray sky, heavy with the promise of snow. Yes…snow. Today and tomorrow winter will have one last “hurrah.” So be it! We know how this story turns out…green grass, budding trees. Spring will prevail… I am [...]
April Shower (more like a deluge!) of Photos – Day 5
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged april shower of photos on April 5, 2009 | 5 Comments »
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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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Roger - husband, love of my life
Ashley (aka Jane) - age 29
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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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