Posts by Christine
Spring Snow
On Wednesday, I took the comforter off my bed and replaced it with a cotton blanket. I was rewarded for my efforts by shouts from my children, “It’s snowing! It’s snowing!” While our snow is nothing compared to that found in other states, it is a rare occurrence in the Seattle/Tacoma area, especially in spring.…
Read MoreAttempting the Impossible
The Challenge: Organizing, purging, and generally trying to make more room in our 1800 sq. ft. house (+/- 200 sq. ft.) by the time our baby is born in October. The Motivation: Alicia, Danielle, Elizabeth, Jessica The Reading List: Clutter’s Last Stand: It’s Time To De-junk Your Life! Confessions of an Organized Homemaker: The Secrets…
Read MoreFlowers to Brighten Your Day
Jessica of Shower of Roses gave me this beautiful bouquet of flowers. I am giving this dedicated mother (who I hope to meet in real life at the Northwest Catholic Family Education Conference) the above bouquet and some roses. These flowers are also a gift to everyone else who reads my blog (Jackie this definitely…
Read MoreRemembering Holy Saturday
On Holy Saturday morning, the children and I enjoyed our tradition of coloring Easter eggs. Patrick surprised us all by embracing our tradition with great zeal. He colored seven eggs all in various shades of green (I would not have expected my little Irish lad to choose any other color). Next year, in addition to…
Read MoreRemembering Good Friday
On Good Friday, we participated in a procession and prayer vigil for unborn babies and their mothers. “Sea Padre” organized and led the procession to Planned Parenthood in West Seattle. After the prayer vigil, we returned to Holy Family where we started the first day of the Divine Mercy Novena. Photos were taken by Catherine.
Read MorePrayers Needed
Please pray for a man named Gerald. Yesterday morning, as my husband crossed a street, he heard metal crashing. He looked back and saw a man flying through the air. The man hit a tall wire fence and slid down, becoming wedged between the fence and a metal railing. My husband ran over to him…
Read MorePatrick Painting
Yesterday, as Patrick sat painting, I said to him, “Patrick, you don’t need to dip your paintbrush in the water if you’re not changing colors. Dipping your paintbrush in the water too much can make the paint very wet.” Patrick immediately responded, “Fortunately, the paint dries.”
Read MoreAnxious
“Daddy, please will you pull my tooth out?”
Read MoreThe real stuff is a lot more enjoyable!
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Read MorePatrick’s Breakfast Song
“A spoonful of seeds helps the medicine go down, the medicine go down…”
Read MorePrayers
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Archbishop Paulos Faraj Raho of Mosul. The story of his death was reported on Catholic World News and Catholic News Agency.
Read MoreGetting to know your friends
I received this little q and a via e-mail from a couple of friends and thought that it would be fun to share it. Welcome to the 2008 edition of getting to know your friends. Okay, here’s what you’re supposed to do, and try not to be lame and spoil the fun! Copy this entire…
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