Thoughts About Prayer
Prayer is the single easiest and the single greatest challenge in my life. I stay busy. Don't we all? I often drink the deepest in prayer when I can attend daily Mass and spend some quiet time before...
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Summer Vacation, Eastern United States--Part 3
They say that a trip of 19,000 steps begins with one step. They would be correct. On July 8th, I hitched up my left footed Richie brace and headed out with my long legged hubby to explore our...
View ArticleLonging
Over the years I have done a lot of posts about longing in one way or another. Longing is an emotion that I experience intensely. It says in scripture to be content in the state I am in. I am...
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Summer Vacation, Eastern United States--Part 4
I am 59 years old. I wear a brace on my left foot due to some tendon problems. I am unfortunately over weight. I have seen better days when I could run and dance and laugh at adversity. Those days...
View ArticleHumility
Did I really say I would write about humility? What was I thinking? It is a hard topic when balanced with pride which is an original sin of mine. Pride is a weed that I am trying to remove from my...
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7 Quick Takes
Jennifer Fulwiler hosts this carnival of blogs. Go around and visit the rest.1. I jumped on Jennifer's bandwagon and signed up to blog everyday this week. I blog everyday anyway, but to up the ante,...
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Quilts
I like to make baby quilts. If you have been following along getting to know me, I thought I would show you some. I am a self taught, not very expert quilter, but with each one I did, I learn...
View ArticleBoring Post for Saturday
Once upon a time I used to put long posts that I thought no one would really want to read on Saturday. I began to label them "Boring Posts for Saturday." Sometimes they were funny. Sometimes they...
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Summer Vacation, Eastern United States--Part 5
So, the second day of over 19,000 steps begins with the first one......This is Washington, DC our nation's capital in the summer. Sweat, tourists, and houses in Congress in session. What more could...
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Sunday Prayers
Lord, help me to carry the load that You set for me. Help me to accomplish the missions for my life. Teach me to love as I should and to become the person You made me to be. Amen.
View ArticleWhat I Learned from Blogging Extra This Week
It was harder than I thought to put up an extra post. I was wishing that I had done more "re posting" of a past favorite post. I don't like setting out topics in advance and then trying to follow...
View ArticleMama
My mother is 92. She is a proud woman. She is interested in a variety of things and tries to keep active in body, mind and spirit. I admire my mother and have developed a pretty good relationship...
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Summer Vacation, Eastern United States--Part 6
I seem to find a way to drag these vacation posts out. This time I have tried to just load up the pictures and post long boring posts that most of you can skip over. On our second full day of vacation...
View ArticleYikes!
I looked at the post yesterday and realized I had nothing else scheduled. I was done! Not that I still didn't have pictures from the trip to process, I did. But that takes time and energy and it...
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Summer Vacation, Eastern United States--Part 7
The vacation was winding down when we went to my aunt and uncle's house at Williamsburg, VA. We didn't go to see the Colonial stuff, although it is very interesting. We went to visit and play cards....
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Seven Quick Takes
Jennifer Fulwiler hosts this carnival. Go around and visit the rest. -1-This was my last actual week of summer vacation. At 8 am Monday next morning meetings begin for the new school year. After...
View ArticleRaise Up a Child
I learned some things working the fine table at registration this past week. The amount owed in fines seems to be directly proportional to the skill in parenting middle schoolers.What I observed is...
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Sunday Prayers
Lord, the pieces of my life seem confused. They don't seem to make a harmonious picture. I feel lost and alone. But, I have hope that You are making the pieces into a lovely quilt that will become...
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Our Lady of the Snows
Today is the feast day of Saint Mary Major's dedication. It is a church in Rome. It was built on a site that was called for from a dream of Mary about snow in Rome in August. The snow covered the...
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Looks Like Tomatoes....
It is that time of year in the Midwest---Bless us, O Lord, and these, Thy gifts,Which we are about to receiveFrom Thy bounty through Christ, Our Lord.Amen(The exiled tomato with the sticker was from...
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