Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – November 18th, 2011 Outside my window: fading light as dusk approaches…blue sky, bare branches and blowing leaves, crisp and dried upon the lawn. Free ranging chickens scrabbling for the last bits of green… I am listening to: the chatter of the children [...]
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Daybook…it’s cold!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged atc saints, daybook on November 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
His gift…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blessed virgin mary, children, grace moment on November 15, 2011 | 4 Comments »
His big, blue eyes filled with tears. All day, he’d watched her. She was so beautiful, so serene; her smile radiated warmth, love and joy. Now she was in someone else’s arms. Earlier in the afternoon he’d approached her, shyly, and then boldly asked: “Mom…can I have her?” “She” was a statue, a lovely statue [...]
Max and Abi…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged nature, photography, sibling relationships on November 2, 2011 | 5 Comments »
It brings a mother great joy when her children truly enjoy one another’s company. Max, age 11, and Abi, age 10, have long been good buddies…the two closest together in the family, yet most opposite in personality. Abi is flamboyant and vivacious. Max, reserved and a bit shy. The only thing they share are their [...]
All Hallow’s Eve…why we celebrate
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged all hallow's eve, catholicism on October 31, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This is an updated repost from 2007…as we prepare for a fun-filled evening of begging candy from friends and neighbors, I thought I’d yet again reiterate my very strong feelings as to why Catholics should reclaim the holiday from it’s current paganization: October 31st marks All Hallow’s Eve. For most of us, we fondly remember [...]
The frost is on the punkin…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged pumpkin poetry on October 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve missed you, my friends! Life has been so incredibly full, so incredibly busy, so incredibly joy-filled…I have much to share! At present, on this windy-yet-wonderful October day, I’ll have to settle with sharing one of my favorite poems. With bits of snow flying, dusting my front porch pumpkins and fodder, it seemed so very [...]
One fine day, in the Fall…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apples and pumpkins, fall harvest on October 3, 2011 | 4 Comments »
…this past Sunday to be precise, we took a jaunt to a local orchard and pumpkin patch. It was a spontaneous trip…we’d all planned a Sabbath “rest” (read that as “nap!”) but the blue sky and crisp breeze beckoned us outdoors…to harvest a day of joy and pure picking pleasure: First, the apples…a bushel and [...]
Honesty is the best policy…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged honesty, life lessons on September 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The following event took place at least ten years ago…just one of those days I want to remember and the topic of choice for a writing assignment I was given this week: Impatient. Standing in a check-out line with four young children in tow was certainly not my idea of the perfect end to an [...]
September’s fleeting…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged nature walk on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Where, oh where, has September gone? In a mad swirl of falling leaves and temperatures, it seems the days have been born aloft upon the wind, tumbling quickly out of sight. Yesterday, we journeyed to the creek, to taste the last bit of Indian Summer and sample Fall in her burgeoning glory…and glorious it was! [...]
Daybook…sweet September
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged daybook on September 13, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – September 13th, 2011 Outside my window: delicious breeze tossing leaves, blowing zinnias and impatiens. Bright blue sky speckled with swiftly moving cumulus clouds I am listening to: scholars at work. Conversations regarding the Constitution and states’ rights…chattering siblings discussing cumulo-nimbus clouds and [...]
Country day…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged country living on August 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Sunflowers against a bright blue sky… Strutting roosters and cackling hens… Children playing, learning…nature the best teacher… Building…through blood and sweat…and a mother’s tears (after a visit to the ER where we learned that the thumb wasn’t broken…) Rocking away the afternoon…a knitter’s paradise…a real joy after six months of hand pain… Amongst the curious [...]
Extreme measures…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged changes, diet, improved health, juice fast, juicing on August 4, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Last year was pretty tough… 6 surgeries, months of disability and physical therapy really stretched this family’s physical, spiritual and financial resources. When mom needs maintenance, the whole family suffers…yet, the suffering was such that it truly “grew” everyone. Older children learned to manage home and hearth; younger children learned patience and compassion. And mom? [...]
Waxing poetic…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, nature, poem, poetry, waterfall on July 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A sling chair, a steno book and a waterfall…and the sixteen year old poet in me awakens. The site itself is inspiring. So much so, that a local reporter for the Columbus Dispatch decided to take a few photos after observing the antics of three water sprites: Waterfall Sun dappled pebbles grace its glinting shore, [...]
To a boy, aged eleven…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged poetry, son on July 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Feet dangling in icy cool water, pencil perched on paper…I watched you. I wanted to sketch the moment, to capture your grin…those dimples…the twinkling blue eyes and exuberance of youth. But I’m no artist. Words, as always, will be my sketch…a means to hold the moment: Eleven When every rock is hailed a precious find… [...]
The Waterfall…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged nature, wonderment on July 13, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Who knew? Not I… Nestled in the crooked arms of a stream swiftly flowing to the Scioto, tumbling over a rocky cliff and spilling with loud voice and great spray; just a few bare miles past soy and corn spread across the flatlands like a great green blanket…a waterfall. A magically misty majestic waterfall… It [...]
Good, ol’ fashioned summer fun…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged first holy communion bbq on July 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It was their special day… And a special day should always be marked in a special way: When nearly 80 Catholic men, women and children show up for home-styled BBQ and picnic…expect a lot of good, ol’ fashioned summer fun! The party began at 3:00 p.m. and continued until 1:00 a.m… Lots of conversation… Lots [...]
Together…a First Holy Communion Pictorial
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged extraordinary form, first holy communion on July 7, 2011 | 4 Comments »
They’ve known each other since they were babies…our families are tied together by faith and love. Both shy and retiring, often fading into the background, overshadowed by older and bolder siblings. But… Together they knew no bounds! We often marveled at the incredible amount of mischief these two would get into…but only when together. We [...]
Prayers, please…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged first holy communion, prayer request on July 1, 2011 | 5 Comments »
***UPDATE: She’s feeling ever so much better now! Thank you for your prayers…she’s pretty much back to her old self and is hopeful that she’ll be able to attend this evening’s Red, White and Boom celebration…*** …for my sweet 8 year old Rylee Elizabeth, who will make her First Holy Communion along with her best [...]
Hardboiled…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chicken humor on June 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When you’re raising chickens, fresh eggs are one of your best bartering tools. Not only that, every friend we have appreciates an occasional gift of a dozen beautifully enormous brown eggs… And so, it was our intention, to provide a gift of a dozen, free-range farm fresh eggs to our Adoration partners and friends, Gary [...]
History close to home…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged indian mound on June 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One Sunday, after Mass…we made an interesting discovery while taking a short-cut home: The Shrum Indian Mound… In the middle of the suburbs… A beautiful little slice of history… We would have never known about it if we hadn’t taken the shortcut! Beauty close to home…history, too! Blessings,
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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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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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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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