Finishing up school a bit early, we ventured to one of our favorite hiking spots on a wet and windy Michaelmas day… Ah, the treasures that abound as the leaves begin to fly! Mushrooms and moss. A bouquet of colorful leaves. Trees to climb… Nature. And in the midst of all of this bounty, we [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Treasure hunt…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged geocaching, nature walk on September 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Flag girl…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged homeschooling on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Who says homeschoolers don’t have flag girls?! Little Emily takes her turn during the Pledge… Blessings,
Who is like GOD?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged feast day, living the liturgical year, michaelmas, St. Michael the Archangel on September 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
MICHAEL A name which is battle cry, question and statement of faith: Who is like God? WHO is like God? Who IS like God? Who is LIKE God? Who is like GOD? A VERY HAPPY MICHAELMAS…MAY ST. MICHAEL GUARD AND PROTECT YOU AND YOURS! Blessings, P.S. A late discovery: The best coloring page image of [...]
A busy mom’s daybook…
Posted in Uncategorized on September 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – September 28, 2009 Outside my Window….sun peeking past torn gray clouds, wind gusting at 40 mphs, leaves and limbs tossing madly in the midst of a windstorm. Please, Lord…not like last year! Thinking…about the day, the many chores not done this weekend [...]
A question…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogging help on September 27, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Okay…so I’m fooling around with the blog, because I’m too miserable to do anything else. So I change the header, change colors a few times and then decide to experiment with a patterned background. I like the colors…but now the post container seems to be scrolling a bit slowly… Is it my computer? Is the [...]
On the Feast of St. Wenceslas…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged liturgical year, st. wenceslas on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow is the Feast of St. Wenceslas, the Good King. History tells us of his charity and fervor…heart blazing with the love of Christ, so much so that the fire of his love was felt by the young page who trod in his footsteps. Murdered by his brother, his final words were: May God forgive [...]
Popovers…
Posted in Uncategorized on September 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Mmmm… Who knew that such a light and airy creation, could hold so much pleasure? My first attempt at popovers, a real hit with the family. Charlotte and I are both under the weather (yes…me, again. Not sure what’s up with this…swollen glands, left side this time, Charlotte experienced such dizziness today that she fell [...]
Not me!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged insanity, kitchen humor on September 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Okay. I’m willing to concede that I can be a bit absent-minded. And it certainly isn’t beyond me to do something a little nutty with a dishwasher gel pack. But…I don’t recall doing this: I didn’t do it. Nope. Uh-uh. Not me. Investigation to follow… **ah, yes…a picture of the interior of my fridge. [...]
Welcome, Fall!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged devotions, fall crafts, liturgical celebrations, october on September 23, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Fall has officially begun and my mind and heart are turned to the lovely month of October… With September galloping swiftly by, I’m busily preparing for the coming month…a month brimming with many of our favorite feast days. Not only is October dedicated to Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, but we also [...]
The Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged feast of st. matthew apostle on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As Jesus passed by, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat with Jesus and his disciples. The Pharisees saw this and said [...]
A busy mom’s daybook…welcome Fall!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged daybook on September 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – September 21, 2009 Outside my Window….Gray and weepy sky, gold-hued soy fields awash with a riotous profusion of morning glories. Pink, blue, purple, white…a veritable rainbow. It’s hard to believe that we literally have to battle these beauties in the garden. They [...]
A defining moment…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged politics on September 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »
As I frequently reiterate whenever I post a news snippet…this is not a news or political commentary blog… However…anyone who knows me can tell you of my great love for words. And the dictionary. So I couldn’t have been more tickled to see the nifty way that George Stephanopoulos turned the tables on Barack Obama [...]
Not so little…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged milestones on September 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
How to instill confidence and build ego in the perpetually-younger-always-smaller-little-brother who is trying desperately to prove he’s getting bigger…and stronger: Carrying in the groceries yesterday…he says: Hey, mom! Did you buy different potatoes this time? They feel so much lighter…kinda like they’re hollow… Mom says, (carefully considering her words): Well, Gareth…I actually thought that bag [...]
Painted Lady
Posted in Uncategorized on September 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Isn’t she lovely? These beauties are loving my zinnias…I couldn’t resist the shot! Blessings,
Nightfall…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged seven sorrows of mary on September 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It comes so much earlier, now. Darkness creeps upon us, supper dishes only recently in the sink, as the evening sun sinks low on the horizon… Time to bed down the chickens…roosters and hens must roost, safely enclosed from the night’s predators, internal clocks winding down. Nature’s lullaby begins with the receding light… We wind [...]
Impostors…
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There it was again. That strange croaking noise, early in the morning…like a car trying to start or a really, really hoarse dog attempting to bark… But it wasn’t a car. Or a dog. It was a rooster…or, dare I say it…TWO roosters. That’s right, folks. Cecilia and Penny are actually Cecil and Penn. Sigh. [...]
All’s well…
Posted in Uncategorized on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
…that ends well. Such was the day. It began beautifully. Morning devotions…six eager faces, six new journals…journals to record 1000 gifts or, the many ways we experience joy in the day to day. There were the inevitable stops and starts…tears on a couple occasions (okay…I didn’t really cry that much, but hey…it was the first [...]
A busy mom’s daybook…school days edition!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – September 14, 2009 Outside my Window….Mist rising with the sun, soy fields turning gold, freshly mowed grass and birdsong… Thinking…about our first day of school…today! Last week’s surprise visit by Clementine threw us off schedule. No problem…it was a lovely distraction and [...]
Thankful…
Posted in Uncategorized on September 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
For thirteen years of life with our good Gawain…steadfast, loving, affectionate, and obedient…oh, so many more adjectives that could describe this boy, who from this day forward will be called, “young man.” Happy Birthday, son! For good friends who shared this afternoon with us, marking the day in a special way. For the yummy brownies [...]
Home is where…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged home sweet home on September 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
For two days I set the table for nine…and now we’re back to eight. It was lovely having Clementine home, seeing her face at the breakfast table, sharing meals and conversation. Rocking chairs and music on the front porch, laughter and marshmallows around the bonfire… And over too soon. My friend Krislynne and I, took [...]
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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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Joseph (aka Gawain) - age 14
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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...
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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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