Parenting 101 – LOVE!

Willa has a beautiful post this morning about parenting.  Do read it—it’s a keeper. This sums it up for me: I think some people see the word “love” and think “permissive, weak, mushy”. But honestly, it doesn’t break down that way, or shouldn’t. There is nothing permissive or weak or timid about allying with the child to help him to “become who he is”, who...

Dreamer

Hat tip to Willa for this personality test link. I always wonder if this sort of thing is too self focused but I can see how knowing myself better has been helpful in my life. For example I am not naturally organized (just ask my mom what my room looked like as a child!) but understanding more about how I think has helped me to be better organized as an adult. Not that I always am —but I know how to be when...

Thought provoking

It is not wrong to want to live better; what is wrong is a style of life which is presumed to be better when it is directed toward “having” rather than “being,” which wants to have more, not in order to be more but in order to spend life in enjoyment as an end in itself. -Pope John Paul II Centesimus Annus, no. 36. Read the article this relates to at The ChecterBelloc...

Divine Mercy – did you finish the novena?

Did you even start it? Did you start it late? You can still do it! Do a one day novena by saying the prayers for nine hours: Hour 1 – All mankind, especially sinners Hour 2 – The souls of priests and religious Hour 3 – All devout and faithful souls Hour 4 – Those who do not believe in Jesus and those who do not yet know Him Hour 5 – The souls of separated brethren Hour 6 – The...

Divine Mercy Novena- Day 9

Ninth Day “Today bring to Me The Souls Who Have Become Lukewarm and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. These souls wound My Heart most painfully. My soul suffered the most dreadful loathing in the Garden of Olives because of lukewarm souls. They were the reason I cried out: ‘Father, take this cup away from Me, if it be Your will.’ For them the last hope of salvation is to run to My...

I just want to know

where I can learn to sew like this! LOVED this...

Living in the “real” world

I shouldn’t be here. I am working (on planners) and I have miles to go before I sleep (figuratively that is as I will be putting my head to pillow quite soon), but there are just so many thoughts swirling in my head as I check in on all the thought provoking posts and ensuing discussions going on around the blogosphere. I don’t know that I can coherently gather my thoughts enough to write anything...

Divine Mercy Novena- Day 8

Eighth Day “Today bring to Me The Souls Who Are Detained in Purgatory and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. Let the torrents of My Blood cool down their scorching flames. All these souls are greatly loved by Me. They are making retribution to My justice. It is in your power to bring them relief. Draw all the indulgences from the treasury of My Church and offer them on their behalf. Oh, if you only know...

Divine Mercy Novena- Day 7

Seventh Day “Today bring to Me The Souls Who Especially Venerate and Glorify My Mercy and immerse them in My mercy. These souls sorrowed most over my Passion and entered most deeply into My spirit. They are living images of My Compassionate Heart. These souls will shine with a special brightness in the next life. Not one of them will go into the fire of hell. I shall particularly defend each one of them at the...

Tweaked!

I have been tweaking ad nauseum and I think I am finally done! Thank you all for your helpful comments ( do feel free to leave more should you care to). I have set the RSS feed to full posts so those of you reading in a reader won’t have to click through and I changed the sidebar so it scrolls with the rest of the page. Yes it was nifty but it was also limiting and this way I have more space for pictures of...