7 Quick Takes

I’m so sorry for having kind of abandoned this blog!  Life got kind of busy, so I’m going to use Jen at ConversionDiary’s format for doing 7 Quick Takes.
1.  We are pregnant.  And not just ANY kind of pregnant.  We are pregnant with twins.  This will make for babies number 5 and 6, bringing us [...]

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Holiness and Humor

So, today over scrambled eggs I was talking with Nat about being a good boy. He was telling me that he’s so smart and trying to get me to agree with him about how smart he is. So, we had a discussion about how yes he is very smart but being smart is [...]

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Thought for the day on venting, honesty and stress

I’m still around, but blogging is taking a back seat right now because I’ve got SO much to do!  I will try to write more, though.  In the meanwhile, here are some thoughts on anger, venting, and honesty.
When you are angry, be very careful about the truth of what you say and to whom you [...]

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Resolved: A Mother’s Manifesto

Of the following truths, I am convinced:
1. Baby toes fundamentally need to be kissed, and often.  The entire fate of the world depends on their being kissed adequately, and tummies tickled as well.
2. Little girl curls are the most beautiful thing in the world, and their neglect is a crime against nature.
3. Little boys [...]

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Ugh… Quarter Life Crisis

As I get closer to 25, I have started getting pretty angsty about where I am in life right now and whether or not it’s the right place (or at least a GOOD place) to be.  A large part of my problem as I can see it is that I feel very guilty and like [...]

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Finding my voice

Throughout Lent, I’ve been making a more conscious effort to pray throughout the day.  The easiest way for me to do this is to sing the formal prayers that I know in Latin.  From the beauty of the Panis Angelicus to the Ave Maria both in chant and the version written by Gounod, singing prayers [...]

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How Beautiful are the Feet

I think that I just might have a problem setting limits in my own life.
I’ve been growing the blister you see on my pinkie toe for days now, and I knew it was hurting this afternoon when I got on the treadmill for my daily walk.  About .3 miles in, the blister opened but I [...]

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Yes, I’m still here!

I’m still here, and I’m still working on having a productive Lent.  I have become increasingly aware of my own limitations and reliance on God, and that stress in my life for the past several years has resulted in some very bad habits that keep me away from God by focusing on what I think [...]

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And this is why I love Benedict XVI

“His Holiness took the opportunity to speak of the requirements of the natural moral law and the Church’s consistent teaching on the dignity of human life from conception to natural death which enjoin all Catholics, and especially legislators, jurists and those responsible for the common good of society, to work in cooperation with all men [...]

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Dear Sassy

Sweetheart, you need to realize that you’re 2 years old.  Actually you won’t be 2 until next week.  This means that you are not a grown up, and you cannot cook on your own.  Today’s results of your inability to come to terms with your age are the following:
1.  You decided to break an egg [...]

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