Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – November 30, 2009 Outside my Window….a heavy curtain of gray clouds shrouding the sun. It’s time to take down our fall display, to put away pumpkins, to continue to live the spirit of Thanksgiving throughout this season of Wait…Advent has begun; Happy [...]
Archive for November, 2009
A busy mom’s daybook…1st week of Advent!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged advent, daybook on November 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Over the river…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged advent, thanksgiving on November 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
…and through the woods… That’s right! Off to Grandma’s house…my favorite place to spend Thanksgiving! The children have been excitedly packing for days. Sorting, folding, making lists and cleaning…all preparations for our trip. I do hope you and yours have the happiest of Thanksgivings. This is such a wonderful time…the crisp fall air, the smell [...]
Grace moment…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged confession, grace, reflection on November 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Jesus says “Come to me…” but there’s so much noise in my head and heart that I miss that still, small voice. Jesus says “I’ll heal you…” but I’m so busy trying to heal myself with busy-ness and distraction, adding to my “wounds”as the days go by, until finally reality sinks in and I know [...]
O Antiphon House
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged advent, living the liturgical year, o antiphon house on November 19, 2009 | 8 Comments »
School books put away, house tidied and vacuumed and a friend preparing the evening’s meal provided ample opportunity for finishing up a sweet little Advent project: the O Antiphon House. Many of you have already incorporated this tradition. I had hoped to assemble one last year, but just never managed to get things together. This [...]
Bigger, bolder…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged faith reflection on November 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
And the Apostles said to Jesus, Lord increase our faith. And the Lord said: If you had faith like to a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this mulberry tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou transplanted into the sea: and it would obey you. (Luke 17:5-6) Faith. It is a gift, [...]
The weekend’s loveliness…my “brag” book!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family, memories, photos on November 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Moms and grandmas having bragging rights, no? And if you have really, really cute friends you can brag about them as well…right? So humor me! Here are a few lovely pictures of the weekend…a few pics stolen from my dear friend Krislynne (you don’t mind, do you?) Blessings,
A busy mom’s daybook…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged the simple woman's daybook on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – November 16, 2009 Outside my Window….a gray November morning, mild with a promise of rain. Leaves have been composted, grass and trees are bare. These spring-like temperatures have produced some unusual contrasts…pumpkins and roses. I do love November! Thinking…about this weekend and [...]
Free range…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged country living on November 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Free range chickens are nice: Free range kids? Even better! Blessings,
Blessed relief…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged thanksgiving on November 12, 2009 | 17 Comments »
The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16 As I’m by no means righteous, nor as effectual or fervent as I ought to be, I credit your prayers, dear friends, to the wonderful news I received this afternoon. No cancer. No lymphoma. It appears I have an enlarged salivary gland most [...]
Houston…we have an egg!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chickens, farm life on November 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Our very first egg from our very own chickens! I can’t begin to tell you how much time, effort and cash it has taken to produce this one egg…of course, we do expect more and the benefits of free range, farm-fresh eggs are not to be disdained! With all the whooping and hollering from the children, [...]
A busy mom’s daybook…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged simple woman's daybook on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – November 9, 2009 Outside my Window….an exquisite sunrise and nearly spring-like temperature 41, significantly warmer than last Monday’s 28 degrees. The sky is a collage of pink, gold and orange fading to pale lavender, then darkening to a deeper blue. I never [...]
Be not afraid…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged prayer request on November 7, 2009 | 17 Comments »
These words mean so much, when fear and uncertainty rear their ugly heads, threatening to destroy peace and trust… As many of you are aware, I’ve been having some health issues for the past few months, starting with extreme nearly debilitating back pain in August and culminating with what seemed to be a virus, then [...]
Take a letter…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged silly on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Transcript of the letter that Charlotte dictated this morning and asked me to write in my fanciest cursive: Dear Senorita, I am going to China. Then I will go to Mexico. I will bring you a big ruby, as big as your foot. I will also send a letter to your daughter saying “I love [...]
And God said…Good morning!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged sunrise, thanksgiving on November 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This morning’s view from the backyard: Morning has broken, like the first morning Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird Praise for the singing, praise for the morning Praise for the springing fresh from the word Sweet the rain’s new fall, sunlit from heaven Like the first dewfall, on the first grass Praise for the [...]
Seasonal view, week 4…the world from our classroom window
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged seasonal view, transitions on November 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The busy-ness of last week seriously hampered my posting time…which is not an entirely bad thing. Real life is always worth living in real time…not that the blog isn’t real, it just has to be shelved occasionally while memories are made. This week’s view truly reflects the rapidly changing season. From deep greens and blues, [...]
November Liturgical Display…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged feast days, liturgical display on November 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We’re really enjoying our monthly liturgical displays! November is such a lovely month…a month of feasts and family tradition. The joy we have as we contemplate the “communion of Saints” is tempered with the holy obligation we all share to pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. This month’s display contains elements of barrenness…bare [...]
A busy mom’s daybook…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged simple woman's daybook on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – November 2, 2009 Outside my Window….the sun rising, a vivid pink ball of fire in a pale blue/pink tinged sky. Bright pink and orange patches of light pushing back the shadows in the classroom. Jack Frost has traced a pretty pattern upon [...]
Wishing you a happy Feast of All Saints!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged feast of all saints on November 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From our saints to yours: The All Hallow’s Eve crew… A couple of “sisters…” St. Bernadette: And St. Therese: As well as St. Michael the Archangel and St. Wenceslaus, the good king: And the “communion of saints” (242 relics resting on the high altar at Mass today!): We’re all wishing you a joyful Sabbath on [...]
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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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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
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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 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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