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Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family - a domestic church. ~Pope John Paul II
Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Mt.18:3
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. Ovid
Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil. C.S. Lewis
where seeds are planted, roots take hold, friends and family gather, and stories are told
"It is a poverty that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."~Mother Teresa
Today's Readings
On This Day
Mend a quarrel.
Search out a forgotten friend.
Dismiss a suspicion with trust.
Write a letter to someone who misses you.
Encourage a youth who has lost faith.
Keep a promise.
Forget an old grudge.
Examine your demands on others and vow to reduce them.
Fight for a principle.
Express your gratitude.
Overcome an old fear.
Take two minutes to appreciate the beauty of nature.
Tell someone who love him.
Tell him again.
And again.
And again.
Search out a forgotten friend.
Dismiss a suspicion with trust.
Write a letter to someone who misses you.
Encourage a youth who has lost faith.
Keep a promise.
Forget an old grudge.
Examine your demands on others and vow to reduce them.
Fight for a principle.
Express your gratitude.
Overcome an old fear.
Take two minutes to appreciate the beauty of nature.
Tell someone who love him.
Tell him again.
And again.
And again.
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Family
Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family - a domestic church. ~Pope John Paul II
Faith
Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Mt.18:3
Maddy's and Pita's Hope Chest
Relaxation
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. Ovid
Education
Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil. C.S. Lewis
Our Christmas Book Basket
Our Thanksgiving/Fall Book Basket
Trunk-ated
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2008
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July
(11)
- Happy Birthday, Mom/Mimi!
- Humanism as the Highest Form of Inhumanity
- Awake..no, asleep...no, awake!
- And there were three
- Please Join Us
- Happy Feast Day, Madge!
- Mimi (Grandma Mahler) is in town!
- Happy Birthday, Madge!
- Can you ever kiss a baby too much?
- 3 Years
- Welcome, Beautiful Girl. We've Been Anxious to Mee...
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July
(11)
Keeping Perspective and Rejoicing in the Little Things
If I had my child to raise all over again,
I’d finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less, and know to care more.
I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.
I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I’d do more hugging and less tugging.
I’d build self-esteem first, and the new house later.
I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.
I’d teach less about the love of power, and more about the power of love.
Openness
Oh, the comfort —
the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person —
having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words,
but pouring them all right out,
just as they are,
chaff and grain together;
certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them,
keep what is worth keeping,
and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.
~Dinah Craik
the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person —
having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words,
but pouring them all right out,
just as they are,
chaff and grain together;
certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them,
keep what is worth keeping,
and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.
~Dinah Craik
We Pray For
- all children
- an increase in respect for the dignity of every human person
- all that we have received
- an increase in faith, humility, and love
- the souls of all the departed, those in our families, among our friends
- fathers throughout the world
- Gram Dolan's soul, especially on her death anniversary: May 15
- the unemployed and homeless
- an openness to life and its protection at every moment of its existence
- dating, engaged, married couples
- mothers around the world
- those suffering physical and spiritual anguish
- troubled relationships
- women enduring difficult pregnancies
Good reading to inspire your love for God through the littlest moments in our day
I Read C Jane
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Worthy Reads
When There Is Some Quiet Time
I pick up a book. The moments I have to browse a book as Maddy or Pita naps, or our newest beautiful girl nurses, or she rests in my arms, are much-enjoyed. However, my stack of "finished" books looks like a hill compared to Caleb's Himalayan mound. To read through a chapter during lulls (that are purposely made) is an accomplishment. Chapter-by-chapter, they all add up, and they are: The Five Love Languages, Woman Power, The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage, The Attachment Parenting Book, Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood, Vaccines: Are They Really Safe and Effective?, Mother Teresa: In My Own Words, A Charlotte Mason Education, The Four Loves, Full of Grace,
Birth Order Blues, Audrey, St. Therese of Lisieux: The Story of a Soul, A Year With The Saints
Birth Order Blues, Audrey, St. Therese of Lisieux: The Story of a Soul, A Year With The Saints
Caleb's Recent Reading
November 2007
Here are some recent notables reads. (I need to do better about updating my list: too many titles fall through the memory cracks.) In no particular order:
- The Death of the Grown-Up - The End of Education - Technopoly - Building a Bridge to the 18th Century - Playing for Pizza - Truth and Tolerance - Dark Materials (a nice commentary)
May 2007
After 4 years of graduate school, reading can lose its luster. Over Easter break, I picked up a couple books from the library only to remember that reading can be thrilling! Since then, I have become addicted. Here are some of my recent reads:
- Strong Father, Strong Daughers: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know - Fear Nothing - Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of New China - Brother Odd - Mirrors of the Unseen - Door to December - The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism - Dawn of Empire
Here are some recent notables reads. (I need to do better about updating my list: too many titles fall through the memory cracks.) In no particular order:
- The Death of the Grown-Up - The End of Education - Technopoly - Building a Bridge to the 18th Century - Playing for Pizza - Truth and Tolerance - Dark Materials (a nice commentary)
May 2007
After 4 years of graduate school, reading can lose its luster. Over Easter break, I picked up a couple books from the library only to remember that reading can be thrilling! Since then, I have become addicted. Here are some of my recent reads:
- Strong Father, Strong Daughers: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know - Fear Nothing - Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of New China - Brother Odd - Mirrors of the Unseen - Door to December - The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism - Dawn of Empire
1 comment:
So cute and sweet! I love her kissing noises. I remember doing that. I couldn't get enough of you and Katie when you were born.
As a big sister 3 times over, it is a sweet and new time, but an adjustment, no matter how 'good' the kid. So let Maddy get used to it and not expect her to be happy all the time. I wasn't. It's natural for there to be an adjustment. If there is no adjustment, something's not right.
I don't remember when Mom and Dad brought Matt home b/c I was only 13 months old, but I remember when they brought you and Katie home.
I was so proud and protective and did have an adjustment. Kate was in her little car seat, and I remember asking Mom what the little white specks on her nose were. Even when a neighbor, LaVerne, came to visit, I felt like I needed to guard Kate from outsiders :) Mary, when you were at home, Chrissy Barlos came by and asked if you were a "Junior." Of course you were, but i had no idea. I said, "No." LOL I wanted to stick around while she was there so I could 'guard' you.
Makes me cry to think of the love I had for both of you in my 5 and 7 year old heart.
I would think that when Matt came home there was a bit of jealousy b/c I was not the center of Mom and Dad's world. We were a 'we' now and not a 'me' as Maddy had been for the past 24 months as she has been in your and Caleb's world.
That is only natural and in God's plan to help us grow. I thank God that no one is perfect in these things.
Madge will have growing pains and act up. She's a good big sister, but a very human little girl. I have been there. I am 34 but was once 2, so I claim some experience. Funny how you can remember things from so long ago, but I do. :0)
Now I have five (5!) godchildren (4 girls, 1 boy) whose parents knew me worthy to guide their children to me as a spiritual mother. I am grateful to and responsible for them--grateful that they deem me a good role model for their children, a charge which I take seriously; responsible in the faith that my parents have given me and lived--yes, lived, not perfectly, but faithfully. I pray that you both will do as good a job as our mom and dad did.
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