Imagine: A mother, surrounded by her solicitous, clean and neatly dressed children. She is attired in the coziest pajamas imaginable, propped up with pillows, surrounded by cards and flowers and a bottle or two of prescription medication. She is suffering, but she’s at peace. Her freezer is stocked with meals for the family, the laundry [...]
Archive for January, 2010
A different picture
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged humility, tonsillectomy recovery on January 27, 2010 | 13 Comments »
No clever title…
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Just pain. Hazy and blurred…these past five days. Prayers? This is more pain than I’ve experienced in many years. Helplessness and holding onto the promise that these days will seem a bad dream soon. No voice…fingers that trip one another due the powerful effects of pain medication, though not powerful enough by my clock. My [...]
Tales from the recliner…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged post surgical humor on January 22, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Too much pain and too many narcotics to “tell the tale…” One funny observation: You know you’re a homeschooler when the last conscious memory you have right before the anesthesia took effect is declining “puella” much to the amusement of the anesthesiologist who joined in the recitation with you… Post tonisllectomy blessings,
God-incidences…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged god-incidences on January 19, 2010 | 8 Comments »
I’m such a procrastinator. For two years we’ve had a single key to the family van. This van is the only vehicle we own large enough to transport all of us…tightly, but safely to Mass and other activities. One would think, with the obvious importance of our primary source of transportation, that we’d have at [...]
A friendly request…
Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2010 | 5 Comments »
…for my dearest friends! Please pray for the Smith family. They are in the midst of the most complicated job transfer they’ve ever experienced and are facing an extreme trial that could have a great impact on their ability to sell their home. No details to offer, just a humble request for prayers on their [...]
Ice feathers…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, ice feathers, snow on January 13, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The world awash with sunlight, air filled with the diamond glitter of blowing snow; needle, grass, post and branch adorned with feathers of ice: Blessings from the land of ice and snow,
A busy mom’s daybook…in praise of heating and plumbing!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged the simple woman's daybook on January 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – January 12th, 2010 Outside my Window….softly falling flakes upon a vast, white vista. Snow, snow…everywhere snow. 19 inches since December, 10 of those inches since January 1st. Fifteen consecutive days of snow. It’s kind of funny…the children now look out the window [...]
“Living like olden times…”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adversity, grace, inconvenience on January 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Dark and cold. It was the cold that awakened me. Peeking out from under the heavy layer of blankets, the frigid air was like a slap in the face. Slipping on a turtleneck and fleece pants, I quickly ventured downstairs. The air was surprisingly colder than upstairs. Fearing that someone had accidentally turned down the [...]
A tale of woe…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ha...ha...ha, septic tank humor on January 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Listen my children and you shall hear Of the septic line that would not clear ‘Twas in January, cold and bleak, The toilets did begin to leak. They wouldn’t flush, they couldn’t drain Poor father moaned and racked his brain… The sink backed up, the tub did too And worst of all, the mother knew [...]
Patron Saints for 2010…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged patron saint of the year ministry, st. louis confessor, st. nicholas of myra on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A great big thank you to dear Marianne at The Patron Saint of the Year Ministry. We’ve been “chosen” by two Saints this year and both are particular favorites of our family. They are: St. Louis IX, Confessor and King of France and St. Nicholas of Myra, the Patron Saint of Children! What an amazing [...]
A busy mom’s daybook…snowy days and nights
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged daybook on January 5, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – January 5th, 2010…Happy Birthday to me! Outside my Window….Snow. Ice. More snow. And then there’s the snow. Did I mention snow? Nothing like the blizzard the rest of the country received, just a constant and ongoing supply of the white stuff. And [...]
Who shall it be?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged devotions, patron saint of the year ministry, tradition on January 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s that time……time to let a Saint “choose” you for 2010! A most Happy and Joyous New Year to each and every one of you! What better way to start the New Year than to find a new heavenly “friend” as a prayer partner? The Patron Saint of the Year Ministry has been a blessing [...]
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St. Dominic Savio, patron of altar boys
St. Leopold the Good, patron of large families
All Holy Angels and Saints, Pray For Us!My Mother…And Yours!
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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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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