“When we are set free from the bondage of pleasing others, when we are free from currying others approval- then no one will be able to make us miserable or dissatisfied. And then, if we know we have pleased God, contentment will be our consolation. ~Kay Arthur- I think one of the big …
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Last Easter, I couldn’t get to all the services for the Triduum because the Boy had his tonsils out on Maundy Thursday, so I missed that service. The Girl says Beloved stayed home that night, too, but I don’t remember that. She and I went to Good Friday and then she and Beloved went to …
Do I? As part of my Lenten disciplines, I am praying a rosary every day, but recently I realized that I’m saying the words (I do it while waiting in the carpool line to pick up the Boy from school) but am I really praying? Really talking to my Lord? The Girl is a wonderful …
I got the idea for this post from Rocks in My Dryer, but I’d been thinking about blogging some of the stuff my little one says and this is a great opportunity to do that. My children are eighteen years old and five years old. Our son was adopted when our daughter was twelve years …
I don’t often write about spiritual stuff on this blog, but I am a devout Catholic Christian and sometimes things come up that I think need to be discussed. I found this article written by a fellow Catholic author, Pete Vere, and with all the hoopla that has gone on about Harry Potter for so …
Sorry I’ve been so neglectful of this blog. Life just seems to get in the way of doing the things I want to do. Some quick updates: Writing update: I’ve kind of put off writing because of some other things going on. I finished judging the entries I got from the Get Your Stiletto in …
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Mt 5:43-48 Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the …
This past weekend was another hard one, toward the end. DH and the Boy went on a campout so the Girl and I were home alone. We had a pretty good time just hanging out. I ate too much junk and will see the result this afternoon at Weight Watchers. I became worrying about money …
We had plans to go to a Mardi Gras parade on Friday night but the Boy’s nose was running and he was acting a bit sluggish, so we said, “Nah, we’ll go to the last one in the city tomorrow.” Well, on Saturday he woke up with a fever so since the Girl had “Science …