Family
Happy Birthday
to our Thanksgiving Boy!
Read MoreThankful Thursday
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as you teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in…
Read MoreIt’s Official!
I am old. Recently, I celebrated a birthday. As I was cutting my cake, Bernadette informed me, “You are an old lady now.” On the other hand, according to Bernadette, my husband is not old.
Read MoreDoes He Like to Clean or Does He Like to Mess?
Yesterday, Patrick had me scratching my head. I walked into the dining room and found him spreading peanut butter on the floor. The minute he saw me, he got up and ran to get some wash cloths. He returned and started cleaning up the peanut butter. I had to assist in order to get the…
Read MoreCatechesis of the Good Shepherd
God has blessed me with a good friend (Rosalie), who I met at a swimming pool, shortly after moving to our current home. Rosalie has received all three levels of training for the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (something that I would like to do, but God has not called me to do). Two years…
Read More10 Random Facts about Meme
I’ve had the honor of being tagged by Alice at Cottage Blessings and Margaret a.k.a. Minnesota Mom. Now for the challenge: 1. I am a middle child. 2. I was born in 3. Before moving to the United States, my family stayed in Switzerland and Canada. We visited various shrines, etc. while in Canada. 4.…
Read MoreSafe at Home
Catherine and Bernadette arrived home safely on the 19th. They were well taken care of by all of my family during their stay in and around Switzerland. Both girls thoroughly enjoyed their vacation. Catherine is still talking about returning in nine years and Bernadette often says, “Next time, I go to Switzerland…” Both girls have…
Read MoreComing Home
I am waiting with eager anticipation for Catherine’s and Bernadette’s arrival tomorrow. In the interim, my dad sent a few photos. I have been trying to post them with the appropriate journal (blog) entries that I have been making regarding their travels. Please pray that my daughters and other family members have a safe trip…
Read MoreHunting, the Curé, and Driving a Quad
Catherine and Bernadette spent the weekend hunting. Actually, they didn’t hunt. Catherine told me that the children and the mothers stayed at her aunt’s parents’ hunting house, while the men went hunting. The hunters killed five wild boar. Catherine spent her time learning French from and teaching English to Camille (another one of my brother’s…
Read MoreThe Sisters of Bethlehem
When Catherine was one, we visited the Sisters of Bethlehem. The Mother Superior (I believe), Sr. Marider, held Catherine and whispered something in her ear. Catherine responded with a huge smile. A friend of ours snapped a photo of the whisper and the smile. When Sr. Marider was asked what she had said to Catherine,…
Read MoreMissing my Daughters
As most of you know, I am really missing Catherine and Bernadette. Our home just doesn’t seem the same without them. On Monday, I picked my brother-in-law (Kevin) and two of my nieces up from the airport. Kevin gave me a short letter from Catherine. Kevin and his daughters told me that the girls were…
Read MoreThe Weekend
Catherine and Bernadette were happy to attend my brother and his wife’s nuptial Mass. They enjoyed the wedding reception, leaving around 12:30 in the morning. On October 8th, my family went for a drive in the mountains with our girls. I was told that my dad took an excellent photo of Bernadette with a cow.…
Read More