I was blessed to be able to attend a conference on Divine Mercy a few weeks ago and I wanted to tell you about all the great things I learned, but I just haven’t had the time to process it and get it all in my head. I *DID*, however, want to share with you […] Read more…
Simplify Your Home to Simply Live – Setting Yourself Up for Success
Welcome to the official first week of Simply Your Home to Simply Live! You can also read last week’s teaser about a radical experiment in time management, if you missed it. This month is all about processing the paper clutter in your house. A few weeks ago, I did a review of the M.O.M. System, […] Read more…
Book Review – Little Way of the Cross
I was tickled to be able to get The Little Way of Lent: Meditations in the Spirit of St. Therese of Lisieux for review just prior to Lent. It’s smaller than a trade paperback, but bigger than a regular one. It’s skinny and light enough to put in my diaper bag/purse and keep with me. […] Read more…
What’s On Your Nightstand – April 2011
14. The Hope Within (Heirs of Montana #4) by Tracie Peterson This was a pretty good book. When I picked it up, it had been a few months since I read the others and I actually got it confused with another series so it took me a few pages to remember where I was :). […] Read more…
#Mamavation Monday #15
This Week (4/25/2011): 160.5 Last Week (4/18/2011): 160.0 Change: +0.5 lb (5.0 lbs total) I’m not terribly surprised with a half-pound gain. I was in the car for HOURS to visit my family & we sat around all day because it was ARCTIC cold out. I did go out and play with my […] Read more…
Happy Easter
36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? 39 Look at my hands and […] Read more…
Divine Mercy Novena 2011 – starts today!
This Friday is Good Friday. It marks the beginning of the Easter Triduum and the Divine Mercy Novena. I’m going to be praying it and I’d like to invite everyone who reads this blog to join me in praying for God’s Divine Mercy. On April 22nd, we will begin praying for nine days leading […] Read more…
The 4th Cup – Part IV
If you missed it, check out Part I, Part II and Part III. So let’s talk about the Last Supper, the Passover Seder. There are 4 courses to the Passover Seder. The preliminary course consists of 2 pieces. First, the festival blessing, a kadush prayer, a dish of bitter herbs (symbolizing the […] Read more…
The 4th Cup – Part III
If you missed it, check out Part I & Part II. So now we go to the Passover supper. Exodus 12:1-30 reads: 1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, 2 “This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. 3 Tell the whole […] Read more…
Simplify Your Home to Simply Live Teaser: Take Back Your Time
Ephesians 5:15-16 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. * * * 1 Corinthians 9:26-27 Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my […] Read more…