tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305429032012-01-26T21:57:56.488-05:00As an at-home mother of six I am SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED. I've been married for 31 years and my children range from 15 to 27. This blog is about faith, family, and life, with occasional rants about politics and other hot-button issues for me. I am Catholic and by that I mean I believe in faithfulness to the Magisterium.Rosemary Bogdanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16692521812525901895noreply@blogger.comBlogger10031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30542903.post-56249302236868151692012-01-25T19:53:00.003-05:002012-01-25T20:05:08.848-05:00

The USCCB released this on Friday, January 20. I know it's already the 25th but this is not going away until we all stand up and demand that our Constitutionally protected right to religious freedom be respected.WASHINGTON—The Catholic bishops of the United States called “literally unconscionable” a decision by the Obama Administration to continue to demand that sterilization, abortifacients and

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Thanks be to God for Bishop Bambera!The Cardinal Newman Society has reported the following story of Bishop Joseph Bambera shepherding his flock in the diocese of Scranton. God bless him and give him courage, peace, and wisdom.....Scranton University Refuses Bishop’s Call to Withdraw Invitation to Pro-Abortion Rights SpeakerLast week, The Cardinal Newman Society reported that Scranton University

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Now I realize that the Christmas celebration is over, even in the Catholic liturgical calendar. But I never got these photos of my church posted....Our Blessed Mother....I love my parish's Christmas decorations....I especially love these angels....It's a relatively new church that is still faithfully traditional.....I love it. And not just its beauty but also the people who belong here, and, of

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His mercies are new every morning.....Saw this gorgeous sunrise out my dining area window.The Lord provides such spectacular color shows so many mornings and evenings....just dripping with his glory. How can anyone be an atheist?

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Everyone was home for Christmas--my entire family as well as my sister and her family and my brother and his family. Zach, receiving the desired Weber Grill from brother-in-law Mike who had drawn his name.My oldest daughter Anne...Mike opening a present on the stairway because all chairs and floor space were occupied.Jim, pleased with his Italian phrasebook...Mary and John....Nephews Luke and

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Oh my goodness, I am not as young as I used to be....Very tired from Christmas preparations. My oldest arrived in town tonight. So great so see him and have him home, even though he isn't feeling well. We finally got the tree all decorated today.Below is a photo from the Christmas play at my daughters' high school. Liz, my youngest, is in the red sweater.And here is an arrangement we

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Woohoo. They are in Michigan, within a few hours of home. What a long trip. The GPS did spontaneously start working again.I will be happy to have them both safely home again soon.

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When is THE WORST TIME for your GPS (garmin nuvi) to die? How about when your youngest son and second youngest daughter, whose combined ages do not equal four decades, are driving back to Ann Arbor from Dallas, Texas.I called them back after figuring out their route with the help of Google Maps, only to find out that they had just left a gas station. "Did you pick up a map?" I asked. "Oh!

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This morning....Well, sitting here predawn having a cup of coffee and thinking of taking Lucky for an early morning walk. I love the color of the predawn sky. That breathtakingly beautiful blue that slowly gets brighter and brighter. Well....actually not that slowly. Sometimes it happens quite fast. Usually I do not like to go out walking in the dark. When I had a Labrador Retriever I

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OK. These are my guys. Front row: Son-in-law Zach and oldest son MikeBack Row: John on the left, Jim and the right..John and Jim are two years apart. John is 22. Jim is 20. Having two sons who were always together and each with a name that starts with "J" showed some lack of foresight on my part. Doesn't matter. I love the saints they're named after and I would name them the same names

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Above: My entire family! Back row: John, Mary, Anne, Liz, Jim, Mike Front row: Hubby Mike, Me, and favorite son-in-law ZachThanksgiving was wonderful here. I hope it was for you and yours too!We had everyone home! Zach and Anne came in from Atlanta on Wednesday, a surprise to most of the family!! Mike and I knew. And Jim was filled in at the last minute so he could help with airport

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Oh my goodness. I haven't written in SO long. I'm sitting here in my pajamas feeling very comfortable, so looking forward to Thanksgiving, happy that I got quite a bit done today....VERY happy that my knee is hardly bothering me at all, most of the time, thanks I think to frequent bike riding....I've been really enjoying the republican presidential debates. Those who have read this blog for a

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It's been raining for days now. Pretty dreary. I picked what will probably be my last tomato for this year from the garden.And I picked this green? red? pepper as well. Isn't it a scream? My goodness. A gene mix up? Some kind of cross-something or other? A pepper with an identity crisis? Remember when we used to use that term? Was that a 70s thing or do people still say that? Reminds me

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The other day I was helping in one of my daughter's classrooms.That evening my daughter said to me, "Oh Mom, my friends thought you were so cute!""Cute?" I said, wondering what the catch was. "You mean because I'm short and chubby?" I asked with a smile."No!" she said laughing. "Because you're old. You know how we all think old people are cute."Uh huh. Yeah. The joys of having a child late

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Lord have mercy on the soul of Steve Jobs.Surely his creativity and industriousness made you smile, Lord. How he changed technology. How he combined artistic flair and technology. How he reached out in his products to people like me, intimidated by technology yet wanting to use it.I love my Macbook Pro. I love the Apple products. I love how attractive they all are. I love how easy they are

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Homecoming was this past weekend.We managed to find acceptable dresses, with a little bit of compromise, and some alterations. I hate the current styles. I mean I HATE them. The sexualizing of young teenage girls I find despicable. But this is the world we live in and we have to do what we can....to explain limitations to the girls, still allow them to feel that they fit in, as much as

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I think I may have mentioned here that I have been having trouble with my knee. I went to physical therapy for a number of weeks and it improved quite a bit. Since then, I've been doing my home exercises, but for a while it just really seemed to be getting worse again.Then I started riding my daughter's bike. In physical therapy they always had me ride the stationary bike for ten minutes

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At Mimi's request, here is the recipe for kale slaw. I believe I found it in the magazine Cooking Light although now I am not seeing it in their online index.2 large bunches of kale (about 10 cups) (I use a little less.)1 yellow, orange, or red bell pepper2 carrots, thinly sliced crosswise1/2 cup vegetable oil1/4 cup cider vinegar1/2 cup salted peanuts, divided2 Tablespoons packed light brown

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LOL. OK. These are NOT the homecoming outfits. It's homecoming week and each day has a theme. Today the theme was the eighties. I don't quite remember dressing like this in the 80s, although some of it is vaguely familiar. I remember the bright colors and the leg warmers....also side pony tails.Anyway, they were pretty fired up and even let me take this picture. You know they were having

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Very rainy day today. Overcast and pretty much rainy all day.Managed to mail three packages today--one to daughter Anne in Atlanta, one to Jim in Dallas, and one to my sister in St. Louis. Great to get that stuff off...even if I did have to walk through the rain.Yesterday I went for a 40 minute bike ride. It was nice. Beautiful day. Made me feel young. And it takes a LOT to make me feel

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It doesn't seem like ten years.Seeing the images again on the television.....it doesn't seem like it's been ten years.It was such a shock. Such a horror. I feared for my cousin's life. He worked just a few blocks from ground zero and made frequent trips to the World Trade Center. He was OK. He had to walk a number of miles back to his apartment. But he was OK. And when he was finally able to

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Tired tonight. Did all my knee exercises from physical therapy. Even lifted some free weights. Can't believe the summer is almost over. But it's not over YET! I have to stop thinking like that because we actually have more than one more week before school starts. Then, for the first time in about 15 years, I will not be driving anyone to school every day. Mary has her license. We have an

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Had the distinct pleasure today of driving my oldest son Mike back to South Bend. Above is a photo of the Basilica at Notre Dame, which was looking especially beautiful. We went right to the Grotto, one of my favorite places, said the rosary, and then promptly ran into old friend Joe O. It was one of those "coincidences" that make the world seem small. Then we had dinner at Reckers, a place we

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Just finished watching the Republican debate. As you probably know, for some reason, I really enjoy politics. Here is my reaction: Rick Santorum-- Wow. Great prolife candidate. He has very strong moral values. Sometimes seems a little defensive and I think that makes him look weak. I wish he'd talk less about his credentials (which are impressive) and more about the country. He's so

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A year ago today my daughter Anne married Zach! Zach is a fine man and a great son-in-law. He came into the Catholic Church a few years before the wedding, not because of any pressure from Anne, but because he loves the Lord and took the time to find out what the Catholic Church is all about. It was a courageous move on his part. He comes from an evangelical Protestant family and community

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I am so, so tired. but if I never write when I'm tired I'm apt to never write because I'm tired quite a bit, to be honest.Went to a beautiful wedding today. Sarah and David-- two great Catholics. It was lovely. I love Sarah. She helped me drive out to New York once to pick up Mike. She was great company and I so enjoyed spending all that time talking and getting to know her. She's one

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The other night, for no apparent reason, our power went out. There was no storm, no wind. We still don't know what was the reason. My husband Mike and I started to take the dog out for a walk. Our neighbor, who is a bus driver, came home just as we were leaving. He told us that all the lights on this side of town were out. Even told us the intersection where the outage began.We continued on

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Today is my sister's birthday. She is pictured below on the left. I'm on the rightThis photo was taken waiting for the ferry to take us to Mackinac Island just a few weeks ago.Maryanne was born when I was 8 years old. I've been crazy about her ever since.The week we spent up north together with our families (and also my brother and his family) was really fun. We laughed and laughed and

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As I'm a little rusty from lack of blogging I'm just going to write here and there about what has been happening this summer until I can get a little more creative juice flowing :-)Here we are, the whole family, celebrating John's graduation.... Above-- Mary and John.Below-- Husband Mike and I....Mike with his girlfriend...Anne with my favorite son-in-law Zach...Liz, Jim, and Mary....Jim, Mary,

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OK. I really want to get back to blogging. I have let this slip way too long. I like blogging. I think it's good for me. Forces me to put words together in a complete sentence. (Never mind the one I just wrote.) Teehee. All right. It forces me to put words together in a way that people can understand. Below is a photo of my oldest son's birthday celebrations. He turned 27.

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There seems to be a pattern developing in presidential politics. When an attractive woman starts to yield some power even men who agree with her policies seem to feel the need to put her down in some way. There are numerous examples of this problem with the way Sarah Palin is treated in the media. On Sunday Chris Wallace, after mentioning a few things Michele Bachman has said that perhaps

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I'm sitting in the library catching up on some things while Liz meets with an algebra tutor :-). I'm still teaching her, but we meet with the tutor about once a week to further answer questions, teach her things a different way, and to clean up explanations of mine that just aren't working.I used to be good at algebra, although I do remember quite a few times grabbing my friend Susan Andrews the

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I am helping my daughter with algebra this summer.As a result, I have discovered that there is such a thing as an algebra headache. It starts with a feeling that the brain is being overworked. Then concepts start to get a little foggy. The forehead starts to feel kind of full. Then there is a mild feeling of panic that seems to ascend from somewhere around the base of the skull. I know it's

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I like to watch news shows in the evenings.But I am tired of hearing about Casey Anthony's murder trial and Congressman Anthony Weiner.What on earth is the fascination the press seems to have with these two very, very sad news stories. Is it that this "news" is easy to come by? Maybe. But I think people must also be enjoying hearing about it. Maybe "enjoying" is not the right word.Casey

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Sitting in the mall waiting for Mary's haircut to be finished....Feeling happy that I have a new MacBook Pro to play with. Finally. I was really missing my MacBook (which was stolen...Lord have mercy.)Going out to dinner tonight with three of my children to the restaurant where another son is working. Hoping my husband's trip to Florida to see to things for my mother-in-law will go well.

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There is just something very special about meeting a blogging friend in person. A few years ago I met Denise from A Catholic Matriarch in My Domestic Church . We were at the March for Life. In person, Denise was just as kind, gracious, intelligent, and well-informed as she is in her blog.My experience meeting Suzanne from Suzanne's Shorelines was the same. Suzanne is just as dear, sweet, kind

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For nearly five years Suzanne of Suzanne's Shorelines and I have been reading each other's blogs.We've come to know quite a bit about each other. We have an awful lot in common. Truly, we are sisters in the Lord. Today we finally got to meet each other in person. It was so strange, surreal as she put it, to be meeting for the first time someone I already know so well and consider a

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Suzanne of Suzanne's Shorelines is here in town and we will be meeting in less than an hour.This is so totally cool. And so strange. I am meeting someone with whom I have communicated on a regular basis for some 4 or 5 years. Yet until just a little while ago, I had never even heard her voice. Reading each other's blogs, we know quite a bit about each other, our families, prayer requests,

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I'm still picking the bits of glass out of the inside of my car.John drove with me to Irving, Texas (from Ann Arbor, Michigan) to pick up Jim and bring him home for the summer. We had Jim all packed up and ready to head home. Our last stop before hitting the highway was the Cistercian Abbey where Jim's choir was giving a concert. We were in there for a little over an hour. The concert was

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Please bear with me as I post more pictures of my family so other family members can see them.Liz played Lucinda, Cinderella's stepsister, in the play Into the Woods this weekend. If only my mother, the drama queen, could have been there to see her youngest granddaughter, who is her spitting image, playing this role. Somehow, I'm sure she did see it.....Liz is in the light pink.It was a very,

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The graduates entering "The Big House," (Michigan Stadium).No, we did not start out wearing matching Michigan hoodies. We were dressed up. But it was so awfully cold on the metal seats. And the sun was not shining as had been predicted. So my husband very chivalrously went into the MDen and bought the three of us these sweatshirts.The graduate with the pleased parents....Here he is in front

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Some of you may remember when I posted the photo of this folder some two and a half years ago. I wrote of my joy that my son John had been accepted into the University of Michigan Music School. It was his dream to attend U of M and it was finally being realized....Today he will graduate from the music school with a degree in piano performance. I couldn't be more pleased or proud. He has

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Turns out all ages can enjoy building a sand castle. My twenty-five year old initiated this architecture project.Here it was in all its glory. By evening it had all washed away. A life lesson.I find the Florida vegetation very interesting. This tree, which looked like a group of trees that had grown together (is that possible?) had an enormous diameter. My three girls could just barely hold

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Our family really enjoys the beach. There's just something about the salt water, the waves, the whitecaps. It's so dripping with the glory of God that His peace just feels all over it.So we mostly spend our time in Florida on the beach.Because my oldest daughter was able to rearrange her work schedule we were able to pick her up in Georgia and bring her with us! Such a joy because we all miss

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Oh my word. I can't believe I haven't posted anything in nearly two weeks. I do still pray for the intentions of my e-friends. :-)My girls are on spring break and we're in Florida visiting my mother-in-law. It's just beautiful here. The week before we left Michigan we had to scrape ice off the windshield in the morning every day. Here it's sunny and very warm. We're loving it. Walking the

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It almost seems like the perennial plants in Michigan feel just as we do when the weather starts to get even just a little bit warmer. If the temperature gets up to the forties the kids declare, "It's Spring!" They refuse to wear anything but a light sweatshirt outside..."Mom, it's WARM out!" If it gets into the fifties they don't want to wear a coat at all. "Mom, it's SOO WARM!!!" The

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Well known chastity speakers Jason and Crystalina Evert have written a new book, How To find Your Soulmate Without Losing Your Soul, and it is a gem. Let me tell you first off that this book will be required summer reading for my two teenage daughters. Yeah. It's that good. It's available here. In order to get their message out, the Everts have also made available for a limited time the

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In honor of my Irish ancestors......my mother Helen Rose Kane, and her parents Nellie and Vince Kane, and all those who came before them, and in honor of my great great great great grandfather (on my father's side) Joseph P. Shanks, I wish you a very joyousHappy Saint Patrick's Day!!!!When Irish eyes are smiling....sure they'll steal your heart away.May the Lord continue to bless the Irish

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Thank you all for your prayers!I was able to make it to the retreat. We go to the Abbey of Gethsemane in Trappist, Kentucky. I have gone for a number of years now and it is always a peaceful, restful, silent retreat. I felt so awful on Thursday I really didn't know if I could make it. My good friend Sally, who was also going, talked me into it. She pointed out that Mary could drive the

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Ohh. Feeling very sick. Totally worn out. And I'm supposed to go on retreat this weekend with two of my daughters. I really want to go but not if I feel like this. Prayers appreciated.

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I enjoy the four seasons of Michigan. I do. And I even enjoy the snow.But when March comes along I have to say it starts to get a little old. I get tired of being so cold, so often. And because this year we have had quite a bit of snow, it's been rather hard sometimes to walk Lucky through the neighborhood. Some of the sidewalks are not cleared and now that we've had some above freezing

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Well, we did get about nine inches of snow mixed with freezing rain....I did get stuck briefly getting out of my driveway. And I would have gotten stuck in my neighborhood if a plow had not come through and at least cleared one car width of space....But that was Sunday night, although we did get a little bit more last night.This morning I did put the news on briefly thinking maybe there would be

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Here comes the snow! We've had several days of warmish weather during which time a lot of the snow on the roads and on the sides of driveways melted. We were just at the point where we could easily park cars and not be in danger of getting stuck as we started out.But now, more snow. It's beautiful. I do like it. But driving can be kind of scary. My new 16 yo driver is out right now picking

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I realize Valentine's Day was two days ago. These days I always seem to be a few day behind-- especially in my blogging.I hope you all had a lovely Valentine's Day.Below are the beautiful white roses my husband came home with. I LOVE them. The white is so pretty. I found myself thinking I understand why they must be Our Lady's favorite flower.I have several small heart shaped cake pans.

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It was 1 degree F. this morning when I left to drive the girls to school. COLD!! Very Cold!!!For Christmas, my dear husband bought me a remote starter for my car. (Have I talked about this already?) I LOVE it!!! Started the car from inside the house 10 minutes or so before we were going to leave and we went out to a warm car. Totally cool. (No, warm :-)Today is the Feast of St. Scholastica

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Well...., after driving the entire distance from Ann Arbor to Washington for the March for Life and most of the way back, Mary finally had all the driving hours she needed. She completed segment two of drivers ed last week and we had scheduled the road test for this past Saturday.The roads were dry. There were no snowstorms predicted. Things looked good. The appointment was for 2:30. In the

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Feeling good today! No sore muscles at all. (Maybe I didn't really exert myself as much as I was thinking. :-) Course I did stretch before and after. That does help, I know.We probably have close to a foot of snow all together. Last night only added about 6 inches, they say, but it seems like more to me. Especially when I tried to shovel it! I lasted about 15 minutes before John relieved

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Here comes the snow. I can't wait! We have a blizzard warning starting at 7:00 PM tonight and continuing for 24 hours!!!! Wooohooo. If the predictions are anywhere near accurate there will not be school tomorrow.May everyone who has to go somewhere be protected by St. Christopher! And may they be smart enough to drive REALLY slowly!!!OK. That being said, I love a really good snowstorm. I

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Last night's lesson? Don't put your phone down in your car in the dark.Here's what I did. I had a mug of tea with me on the way to a meeting at church. It was in the cup holder and I still had an inch or two left when I went inside. When I came out I did not think about the tea. In the dark, I tossed my cell phone into the cup holder where I usually keep it in the car. That is, I usually do

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My dear friend Nan who lives in Arlington, Virginia, for several years now has opened her home to us when my daughters and I come for the March for Life. This year, since the March was on Monday, we had the weekend to spend time sightseeing and visiting with her and her family.Here we are at a cupcake shop in D.C., across from the National Portrait Gallery. The cupcakes were yummy! ( I was

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On the way to the Washington March for Life!!! Having fun with my daughters :-) Looking forward to meeting Anne in Washington tomorrow!If any of you are going to the March email me. Denise?

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Well, I just got back from Curves. Pretty proud of myself for going after dinner. That hardly ever happens. But I'm starting to feel kind of old and I realize I really need to keep the old body moving. You know?Jim went back to Dallas last night. It was so wonderful having him home for a month. What a blessing. I miss him terribly. I know he's at a wonderful school but does it have to be

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I can't just turn off Christmas. I could never take the tree down on January 1. Good heavens. that would be way too early for us. We ALWAYS keep it up until at least Jan. 6, the traditional Feast of the Epiphany before it was changed to a Sunday.But now we're past the Baptism of Jesus and our tree is still up. We're even still turning the lights on. LOL I know. Christmas is officially over

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In the tradition of my mother, I try to convince my children that they will not be receiving the gifts they have asked for for Christmas and birthdays. I ask them what they would like and then try to maintain the fun of the surprise. Mind you, they do not always get what they have asked for, so there is always some doubt anyway.I was with Mary when she first saw this hat in the department

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Some gifts are just such fun to give...like the one Mary is opening here.In our family we don't give the kids cell phones until they're driving. I know most kids have them. I know they're very convenient for reaching the kids quickly. But it just seems to us that we can make do until that time. When they're younger I sometimes loan them mine.Mary turned 16 the day after Christmas. She does not

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You gotta love Luke. Here he is. My nephew. My Godson. He has his challenges. Sometimes just doing what is expected, staying within the boundaries, is very difficult for him. But he has a cheerful, imaginative and creative spirit about him. Here he is opening a gift he clearly was enjoying-- one of Santa's reindeer's bells. (Mind you, he doesn't believe in Santa. But he still enjoys an

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We had a lovely Christmas with everyone home, including Anne and my new son-in-law Zach. Family times. I just love to have all the kids home.Here was the living room Christmas morning.The kids need to stay at the top of the stairs until we start the music "Joy to the World." Then they come downstairs each carrying at least one Baby Jesus for the various nativity scenes. My nephew Luke (below)

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Please pray for a little girl named Bridget. She is a very sweet, dear girl who has cancer.She underwent neurosurgery on Monday and is now suffering from some pretty serious complications. Please pray for her. She comes from a large good Catholic family.Father Solanus Casey, please pray that Bridget will be completely healed and able to come home for Christmas.Please pray that the Lord will

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Oh Boy. I'm really tired. I've had a very busy month.Everyone is home. It's wonderful. I've made lots of cookies. I have a ham and turkey ready for Christmas. I have maybe half my presents wrapped. I have all my shopping finished.My house is not clean. It's not bothering me.My sister and her family have arrived.I'm eating too much.I have not neglected my prayer life as I usually do when I

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Personally, I think the new virtual strip search machines at the airport are an outrageous violation of the Constitution's protection against unreasonable searches. If this is not a violation what would be?The Wall Street Journal in its December 4-5 edition printed an editorial that stated, "The head of the Transportation Security Administration says inconvenience is a small price to pay for

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Tribute Books has asked me to write a review of the children's book Red in the Flower Bed: An Illustrated Story about Interracial Adoption by Andrea Napa. And so I give you the following:In 2001 Andrea Napa adopted a little girl, Leah, from Vietnam. It is to this daughter Leah that Andrea has dedicated her book. "For my dear Leah, whose journey in her young life has already taken her to far

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My lovely niece Monique made this beautiful cake. She even made the fondant from scratch!! Very talented 16 year old. You gotta love her.Loads of family games, thanks to the leadership of my eldest who always has fun ideas of games for us all to play.And, best of all, everyone was home and my sister and her two sons even came from St. Louis. I love having a houseful.We had a wonderful

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Happy Thanksgiving!I hope you will all have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Very busy here. I am so happy to have a full house. My sister is coming from St. Louis. My son from South Bend with his girlfriend. Jim will fly in from Dallas. Anne and Zach are driving from Atlanta.Blessed be God for all he has given us!!!

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I am so looking forward to Thanksgiving. Jim will be coming home from Dallas. Mike will be here from South Bend with his new girlfriend. Anne and Zach will probably not make it unless they find a last minute deep discount fare. :-( But they will be home for Christmas so we can look forward to that!It's starting to get cold. Only a few things left still alive in my garden. I called my

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"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."Phil 4:8Yesterday during my adoration hour I thought about this passage. Then I thought it would be a very good passage for me to memorize. Then...I "just happened"

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I'm sorry I have not been blogging. I just have honestly been too busy with other things. Still planning to get back to it.This past weekend was Parent/Family weekend at U of M. Even though we live right here we decided to attend some of the events to support John and recognize all the work he is putting into his degree which he will finish this year!Brunch in the Union Ballroom was very nice

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So sorry to have been so silent here for a while. Nothing's wrong. Just got little behind in life. You know how it is.We had four days to work with. My daughter and her new dear husband have moved to Atlanta. It's an 11 hour drive, 12 if you stop like we do.We decided to head South. Several days before our departure the heater and AC in the car broke. So... in the early morning as we left

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NPR has revealed its true stripes. I am disgusted.I like Juan Williams. I disagree with him almost all the time. But he's smart. He's gracious. He's a thinking liberal. He doesn't always tow the party line.The video below is what got Williams fired. (supposedly)All he said was that he can get nervous when an obviously Muslim person (because of their dress) gets on a plane with him. I

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From In Conversation with God, yesterday's reading:"To teach John Latin, it is not enough to know Latin-- one must also know and love John."May all teachers strive to know and love their students! (One very obvious advantage of home schooling...)

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This is the little girl in a Haitian orphanage awaiting the completion of paperwork for her adoption by my friend Cathy K. and her husband.They have estimated this paperwork will take two years. TWO YEARS!!!!RoseBeth is in an orphanage that is only feeding the children with difficulty...an orphanage that is turning away other children.Don't you just think someone should be able to do something

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Suzanne from Suzanne's Shorelines has alerted me to the following article from Catholic Exchange which describes more of the faith life of the miners, the Holy Father's gift to them of rosaries, and the "coincidental" date of their rescue, October 13, the anniversary of the miracle of the sun at Fatima. All during the month of the rosary, I might add.Check out the article. Now I am even more

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I thought the rescue of the 33 miners in Chile was very inspiring. Yesterday I watched quite a bit of the coverage. (And got a lot of laundry folded!)I think what was really touching me was the respect for human life that the whole effort represented. I don't think anyone asked if all of these people wanted to live. I don't think anyone asked how productive they are in their lives. No. I

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Rose Beth needs to come home. She is a little three year old orphaned girl who survived the earthquake in Haiti. She has a family waiting for her!!!Cathy K. and her husband, former members of our parish, are waiting to adopt Rose Beth. The paperwork is in progress, but they are being told that the process will take two years. TWO YEARS!!!! Two years of paperwork. I know Haiti is in ruins.

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I came back yesterday afternoon from a wonderful retreat with the women of my parish. What a blessing it was. For me, the recurring message was that we are not the savior. Jesus is. We do our part and leave his job to Him. He is there. Always. Especially in our deepest needs. We do not need to do x, y, and z for Him to be at work in our lives. We do not summon Him to us. He is there,

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Well, here are my girls just before leaving for the homecoming dance. I was so proud of them. They did each other's hair and had a great time laughing together.I can't believe they're not little girls anymore. Well, I can believe it. It's just that it seems not that long ago that they were doing this kind of thing at age three and four-- playing dress-up. Except that then there was no curling

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Has anyone had trouble accessing my blog? My friend Patti has been having trouble.

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On the Feast of the Little Flower how very moving that I should find in my garden what will most likely be "the last rose of summer"..... St. Therese, please pray for us. And thank you for the roses you continue to shower over the earth. Thank you for always hearing our prayers. One of the rather invasive but lovely morning glories that reseeded in my garden this summer. I love them even

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If trustworthy means being worthy of, or warranting trust, I think I can coin a new word:Lustworthy: worthy of, warranting, or inviting lust.Why, oh why, is it so very difficult to find dressy clothing for teenage girls that is even reasonably modest or worthy of the dignity to which a young girl is entitled? Why is nearly all of it "lustworthy?"For some time I have blamed the fashion industry.

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Have you seen these beautiful Mother Teresa stamps?The picture, which I understand is a painting, is just lovely.They were introduced just this month but I understand when the idea was first introduced the atheist group "Freedom from Religion" was very opposed. In fact, they urged a boycott of the stamp. Well. One has to wonder why a stamp with the image of a woman, whose charitable contributions

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John is starting to improve. Initial mono. test was negative. I'm still wondering.I actually was able to pick up my house some today and did a little cleaning too. It's so nice to not be frantically trying to complete a long to-do list.I bought myself three new pairs of pants yesterday that actually fit me. Yes!And as long as I'm just mentioning some random points, may I comment on Karl Rove?

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Poor John is quite sick. You know your adult child is sick when they call and ask if they can come home. When Mary conveyed this message to me I asked, "You mean so we can take care of him? Of course!"So I drove the 15 minutes across town to get him. I have one son three hours away, one son twenty hours away, and John fifteen minutes away. I'm so glad that the one who is sick is the close

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Father and daughter, Deacon Steve Lumbert and Karina Lumbert Fabian, have written a lovely little book called Why God Matters: How to Recognize Him in Daily Life, published by Tribute Books. Theirs are stories of the journey to holiness in the events of ordinary lives-- lives to which we can all relate. Karina writes, "My journey to truly living my faith has been one of small steps ever

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My brother Rich has had a sudden onset of severe abdominal pain. Please pray that this be nothing serious, that he and his family would be at peace, and that the Lord would help them to receive all the graces he wants to give them in this crisis. Thank you!!And today just happens to be his birthday!! May the Lord indulge him on his birthday with abundant grace....

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Today's entry in In Conversation with God includes the following quote from Conversations with Monsignor Escriva."Each woman in her own sphere of life, if she is faithful to her divine and human vocation can and, in fact, does achieve the fullness of her feminine personality. Let us remember that Mary, Mother of God and Mother of men, is not only a model but also a proof of the transcendental

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Suzanne from Suzanne's Shorelines posted the following quote on Facebook.‎"Those who replace the personal, moral Christian God with a mysterious"supreme being" render null the conflict between good and evil, and sorob society of the impetus to constantly pursue the good: "If God doesnot have His own will, then good and bad end up being indistinguishable." Pope Benedict XVIDon't you just love our

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God is so indulgent with us.Lately I have been enjoying the view from my bedroom window while lying in bed at night. It's not a window with a view by most standards. It looks over some rooftops. But from my pillow I can look up and see the stars and sometimes even the moon. I love moonlight.I often think, as I look at the glorious sky, how anyone could doubt the existence of God. How could

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Well, tomorrow Liz, John, and I are going to do something fun!!We're going to the Michigan Notre Dame Game!!!!!!!!!!!!In South Bend!! Which is where Mike lives so we also get to visit Mike!Here is pictured the Michigan Union on the campus of the University of Michigan.The Union was also the site of Anne's wedding reception, I might add.My two youngest daughters and two of my nephews are lounging

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Happy Birthday to our Blessed Mother and Queen!!From In Conversation with God today I read the following inspiring passage: She is the most beautiful fully human soul ever created, second only to the Incarnation of the Word. (St. Alphonsus Liguori) God give each person the necessary strength for a specific mission in the world. Given Mary's exalted vocation, her grace from the time of her

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This was Liz's first day of high school and Jim's farewell morning. Pretty emotional day.But their spirits were good.And it always helps if your brother can get goofy. LOLThis is the chapel at Jim's university.Jim and my good friend Patti who is his godmother. It is definitely a good friend who will spend 20 hours driving with you so you don't have to drive home alone.Jim is just so delightful

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Anne's wedding!The two sister-bridesmaids...Today she left for Georgia where her new husband will be going to chiropractor school. I am really missing her. She hasn't lived at home for quite a few years, but she's always lived nearby and stopped by regularly. She's a wonderful daughter and has always been a delight to have around. We miss you, Anne!! (and she's only been gone a few hours...

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