Jesus, God of my heart, come and unite me to Thyself forever.
Posted in Children on Nov 13th, 2008
Tonight before bed, I asked my little girl, “Who loves you?” And she replied, “Jesus.”
I asked her several times to make sure I heard her correctly and every time she said, “Jesus.”
Remember, she is just 15 months old. It brings tears to my eyes…
My little man was in the mood to “annoint” himself with holy water the other. He kept doing it over and over again, each time taking a little sip as well. Finally, at dinnertime, I surprised myself by saying:
“You’ve had enough holy water for today!”
Only an Orthodox (or Catholic) mother might be caught discipling her [...]
It has been a week since I last posted. Between being very busy and my computer dying, I didn’t get around to posting and I didn’t have any post-dated entries either.
First of all, I’d like to update on my mom. She is regaining her strength slowly. We do not know the results of her biopsy [...]
Thanks to Monica for sharing this website!
Posted in Children, Family, Life, Parenting on Sep 30th, 2008
“I love you”s from my son
seeing how excited my little lady is in the morning
cuddling with the two of them
cooking a delicious dinner for my husband
hearing my son try to pray The Lord’s Prayer
cloth diapering my daughter
success with potty-training my son
“Lord, have mercy” coming from my son’s lips
slowly catching up on the laundry
my children taking [...]
My mom called this morning to tell me that they have moved her appointment to today. She is currently with an orthopedic oncologist. It appears that the tumor may be cancerous; so they will be doing a biopsy. I am not sure if that is something that are doing today or scheduling for another day. [...]
Posted in Children, Family, Life, Parenting, Saints on Sep 23rd, 2008
When we visited Dormition Monastery last month, I had the extreme privilege of making confession with Father Roman Braga. I had seen the documentary on his time in the Pitesti prison and was humbled to be in the presence of such a godly man.
He asked me several questions and ended our confession time by saying,
Love [...]
Posted in Crafts for Kids on Sep 16th, 2008
Bread Painting Snack
Materials Needed:
White Bread
New Paint Brush
Food Colorings
Milk
Instructions:
Decide how many colors you want to use and gather that many small cups.
Put about 1/4 cup of milk in each cup. Using the food coloring, add a different color to each cup until you get a bright color.
Now, use the [...]
Posted in Children, Family, Parenting, Uncategorized on Sep 16th, 2008
My Uncle Bob is doing a little bit better! He is still in ICU, but he is breathing much better and more aware than he was a few days ago. Thank you for your prayers.
My mom has already had a bone scan, chest xray and CAT scan. The technician who did the bone scan told [...]
Posted in Children on Sep 11th, 2008
Conversation in the car
Little Man: Mommy, look! A cross.
Mommy: Wow. Who died on the cross?
Little Man: Jesus died on the cross.
Mommy: Jesus died on the cross because he loves you.
Little Man: Mommy? I want Jesus to cuddle me.
Conversation in the car the following day
Little Man: Mommy, look! A cross.
Mommy: Good job. Who died on the [...]
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