Lunchtime
Patrick: “Mommy, where is Theresa’s dinner from last night?” Me: “I forgot to put it in the refrigerator.” Patrick (crestfallen): “Oh, I wanted to eat it.” Me: “We do have leftovers.” Patrick (laughing and patting his stomach): “Yeah, I have yummy for my plumpy tummy!” Mother’s note: Patrick liked ground turkey cooked in a pan…
Read MoreDoubting Thomas
Theresa: “Patrick, Mommy has a baby in her tummy.” Patrick: “No, she doesn’t. I can’t see one. The lady at ballet has a baby in her tummy. Her tummy is big.” My dear boy, my tummy will eventually be “big”, too.
Read MoreI THOUGHT HE HAD OUTGROWN IT
I thought that Brendan had outgrown his dislike of cooked vegetables. He seemed to be finishing everything on his plate, recently. However, yesterday, what I found in my washing machine told me a different story. It also made me realize that what I had found in my washing machine a few days earlier was not…
Read MorePaper Making
Recently, we spent a wonderful day with Finnian’s godmother and her daughters, learning about and making paper. The children used the paper to make St. Valentine’s Day cards. We had hoped to be able to deliver them to some elderly nuns on the 14th, but unfortunately the timing is not right. The children thoroughly enjoyed…
Read MoreHappy Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes!
Below are a few photos taken, on September 8, 1998, in Lourdes. Catherine at the Grotto The Spring Discovered by St. Bernadette Our Lady of Lourdes My Parents in Front of the Grotto Family and Friends in Front of St. Bernadette’s House Happy 150th Anniversary of Our Lady of Lourdes’ apparition to St. Bernadette!
Read MoreFirst Communion
On December 30, 2007, the Feast of the Holy Family and the anniversary of the death of one of my favorite Jesuits, Brendan received his First Communion at my parents-in-law’s parish. We travelled to the ocean because, due to her stroke in September, my mother-in-law was unable to travel to our parish. According to our…
Read MoreAre You Participating in 40 Days for Life?
Fall 40 Days for Life in Washington state. Please visit www.40daysforlife.com/location.html to see if their is a Lenten 40 Days for Life near you and then sign up to “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.” Lenten 40 Days for Life: February 6 – March 16, 2008
Read MoreMarch for Life Olympia
Yesterday’s March for Life in Olympia was truly incredible! We began the March by attending Mass, concelebrated by Bishop Eusebio Elizondo and 16 priests, at St. Michael’s. After Mass, we walked to the Capitol and gathered with thousands of people to witness that all life is sacred from conception until natural death. Stopping to pose…
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