Blessed with Full hands: September 2012

7 Quick Takes Lite

Thanks, Jen, for hosting!

I am doing a *Lite* version this week. It has been a busy week and my 4 year old is not feeling well this morning.

1. Proud Wife

This past week my husband was invited to the Synod on the New Evangelization in Rome!! I am so happy for him and super proud of him. He will be leaving next week and will be gone for 3 weeks. Several people have asked if I am going too. The simple answer is No. I am a little sad not to be going, as it would be my first trip to Rome, but logistically it would have been difficult. And my husband will be so busy over there, that he will not have a lot of opportunities to tour the city. But, I have told him to kiss St. Peter's toe for me and to take lots of pictures!

2. Cubbies

This week K had his first Cub Scout meeting.

Sep

Loaves and Fishes

Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee, and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. The Jewish Passover Festival was near.

Sep

The Gift

I love baptisms. And I usually cry at them, even if it is not my own child. There is something so beautiful about being a witness to a child being committed to Christ. I just love it.

But, my love for baptisims has waned a bit over the last year. As the reality that we will probably not be the parents bringing a child to baptism anymore has set in, baptisms have just gotten a bit harder to attend.

Sep

St. Therese of Lisieux Novena Starts today!!

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Sep

Seven Quick Takes- Friday is almost over edition!

Thanks, Jen for hosting!!

1. Keepin' it real

I love my couch. When we bought it (in the scratch and dent section of the store . . . there is a HUGE rip on the arm under that blanket) I fell in love with the big pillows and its red color. After having it for 9 years, it is showing a lot of wear. But, that does not bother me that much. What bothers me is that it looks like this 90% of the time . . .

Well, it is rare that the boys actually leave the blanket on the couch . . .

Sep

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Sep

Run for the Little Flowers Updates

I am at a point where I feel I need a post to give some further information about the Run for the Little Flowers Virtual 5K fundraiser. Hopefully, this will get everyone up to date on where we are at since not everyone is on the Run for the Little Flowers facebook page.

Just a few things:

1. My goal is to have 147 people run/walk/donate for this race. I want 1 runner for every 1 MILLION Orphans around the world.

Sep

Wordless Wednesday - Will you run for this little one?

By registering/donating to the Run for the Little Flowers Virtual 5K, you will be helping orphans such as little Meng.

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Sep

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, it is off to PT I go!

This weekend I ran. Or I should say I tried to run. I have been itching to run for a couple weeks now. The weather around here has been perfect for running. The road was calling my name. Luckily I have a husband who speaks some sense into me most of the time. But this weekend, when, before he could say anything, I was dressed in my running clothes, Garmin charged and on my wrist, he knew I was beyond any rational argument against running. I was going for a run.

Sep

7 Quick Takes - The evening edition

1. We have had a busy and eventful day today with school, meeting friends at the park. My posts are no longer on "auto post" so I think it will be quiet around here for the next week unless I get writing!

2. The weather here is perfect. Low humidity, nice and sunny. Lower temps. It makes me want to go out and run . . . oh, wait, I can't . . . excuse my language, but this is beginning to suck!

3. Some schedule changes.

I think we need an overhaul here. The boys started swim this week.