Jesus, God of my heart, come and unite me to Thyself forever.
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 27th, 2007
Melania the Younger, despite her desire to be a nun, was forced to marry Pinianus. She honored this marriage and was blessed with two children, both of whom died at a young age. Her son was born pre-mature and died at birth. Her daughter died just a little while after her [...]
Posted in Saints on Mar 21st, 2007
I’ve written about Saint Melania the Younger several times on this blog (here and here), but now I have decided that she will be my patron saint. I am really excited because I feel like she has a lot to teach me about humility and willingness to give up her riches to serve [...]
Posted in Children on Mar 15th, 2007
I have been reading The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky and came across something tonight that really made me think of the great need for all to love and cherish children. Not only our own, but all the children of this world.
“Have no fear of men’s sin. Love a man even in his [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 12th, 2007
I have spent large amounts of time searching the Internet for recipes appropriate for times of fasting. I have come up with some, but they are all very similar: rice and beans, beans in a soup, couscous, etc.
Here are some from other readers:
Broccoli Peanut Tofu Stirfry via RW
from An Enchanted Broccoli Forest by mollie [...]
Posted in Children on Mar 12th, 2007
Today our little man decorated a cross for Pascha. He did a great job! Can you believe he is only sixteen months old? What an artist
Posted in Prayer on Mar 5th, 2007
As I prepare for my life confession, I have been reading through the beatitudes and the ten commandments. I originally thought I could go through one at a time, maybe one a day, in order to generate a list that I can bring with me to my first confession. But as I began, I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 1st, 2007
May these quotes inspire you as they have me.
Teach us, god Lord, to serve thee as thou deservest; to give and not to count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labour and not to ask for any reward, save that of [...]
Posted in Lent on Mar 1st, 2007
As a convert, I have often wondered how one is supposed to behave during service. I’ve wondered when I [...]
