Posts by Christine
Spring
The weather was beautiful, so I decided to take advantage of it. Before leaving for ballet, I piled the bikes, a trike and a stroller in the van. While their sister danced, Catherine and Brendan rode their bikes in a nearby empty parking lot. Theresa impressed me by riding her tricycle back and forth across…
Read MoreIt Doesn’t Rain, but it Pours
The title is a saying my mom used to use and today I learned why. In the backyard, we have a tree that is falling down (the roots are partially out of the ground and it is leaning terribly). We are trying to decide if we should try to save it or take it down.…
Read More“Exploring Scotland with Martha Morse”
Last year, I wrote a mini-review of Melissa Wiley’s books for Saint Joseph Catholic Homeschool Group. This morning, I found that Melissa has a wonderful Martha Morse unit study on her blog. My children and I may just need to reread Wiley’s books this summer, so that we can put this study of Scotland to…
Read MoreThe Triduum
I am so excited. Yesterday, I learned that our parish will be celebrating the Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday) with Masses and services in Latin (Novus Ordo). Our parish is Polish and usually the Masses surrounding this special time of year are in Polish. I am looking forward to standing room only,…
Read MoreBeing Thankful
Dear God, Please help me to be thankful for the roof over our heads and not long to live somewhere else, especially when we find a beer bottle smashed in our driveway. Thank You for all that You have given us.
Read MoreChemotherapy
On April 5, my dad will learn more about his chemotherapy treatment. Please continue to pray for him. May Mary wrap her mantle around my dear father.
Read MoreThe Privilege of Being a Woman
I just started reading Alice von Hildebrand’s The Privilege of Being a Woman. The following statements made an impression on me: The world in which we now live is a world whose outlook is so distorted that we absolutize what is relative (money-making, power, success) and relativize what is absolute (truth, moral values, and God).…
Read MoreHappy Birthday
Happy Birthday to one of the most wonderful uncles in the world! I am writing this a little early, as I want to make sure you read this on your birthday. We love you, miss you and pray for you often. We hope you have a wonderful day!
Read MoreBrendan: Speaking English
“Mommy, I know how to say clean your room in English. Clean thy room.”
Read MoreIndifference
Thank you, God, for answering my prayer. This morning, I read the following from Father Jean C.J. d’Elbée’s I Believe in Love: Contempt — and indifference even more than contempt — is hard to accept. We must swallow the bitter gall of being left aside as insignificant while the idol of self is obliged to…
Read MoreMy Dad
Dear God, Please watch over my dad, as he has surgery. Please grant him a full recovery from both his surgery and cancer.
Read MoreWho Discovered America?
Brendan’s lunchtime observation, “Mommy, if Tchaikovsky hadn’t discovered America, we wouldn’t be living here.” I have the CD “Tchaikovsky Discovers America” to thank for our conversation.
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