Lent Fail
All I can say isBlehg.Some Lents feel so wholesome and stringent and growth-ish. And some don't. Some Lents feel like a time of strengthening and healing. And some just make you want to sleep a lot....
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Giveaway - an actual book...Revolution of Mercy!
On Divine Mercy Sunday I'll draw three names to receive a copy of Revolution of Mercy.Please leave your name in the comment box, and watch Monday, April 4th for winner's names. Facebook users, please...
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Blessing of Easter and Spring
A double baby shower for two moms with one baby each. Just to clarify. Did I mention I'm going to be a grandma, twice over? Scout and bump, left.Polly and larger bump, right.Far right, far left,...
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There are some disadvantages to being sick.Firstly, a general lack of health.Secondly, in all the lying and sitting around waiting to have health again, there is no fun.When we are well, we think how...
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Winners!
Okay, I got three of my children to pull three names tonight, after we prayed the Divine Mercy for you, lovely readers. Two were Facebook entries, and one was here from my blog - Katie Baklinski!From...
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Mom - edited.
A year ago we lost our mom. She was our mom. How do you reconcile that? How do you account for that?There is no accounting. There is only grief that every single person experiences in their life -To...
View ArticleSure, Why Not
Sixteen year old to us: I just thought of something. It's kind of weird that babies are being born this year (his two sisters are expecting). I mean, like, I was born in 2000. Now it's 2016. How...
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Updates to Life
Three years ago I wrote a chronological timeline of our journey of home education. Here's the original timeline updated to this year. Hang in there. In the midst of a sea of belly button shirts and...
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West Coast Weekend photo essay
Saturday, Emandare winery, DuncanWines tasting budsThe vineyardAnother kind of budsSaturday night, Birthday Barbecue in the back yardFood and soccerSunday, Ice cream at the wharf, Cowichan...
View ArticleA Life of Sacrifice
Who knew that waiting to become a grandmother was going to be SUCH a burden on me. Who knew?Take yesterday, for example. It is necessary, in the game of waiting for babies, to create pleasant...
View ArticleComplain to Blogger
In the bottom right hand corner of my blog posting page,which I think is called a dashboard, there is a button that I've just noticed. It's says "Complain to Blogger."Okay. I will.Blogger, thanks for...
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Becoming a Grandmother
Sunday afternoon, May 16th, 2016 I became a grandmother. My baby had a baby. If I'm thinking rationally, I know that it is possible, and, not only possible - but the only way the human race will...
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About Time
Yesterday we were all sitting around the living room watching me drink coffee because they are too young and impressionable. We were discussing Important Things like how long the radishes will take to...
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Like Manna from Heaven
A lot of babies are coming into our lives these days. The most significant of these are, of course, our newly born grandson Edwin and our about to be born grand-something due this very week. At the...
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Coasties
There's s lot of beautiful country here. I hope y'all don't mind if I like my little corner best.Truly, it's all lovely-mountains, prairie, foothills, prairie, lake country, prairie, city, prairie,...
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Perks of being a Grandmother
Of course you know all the classic perks.All the fun and joy of children without the physical and emotional weight of parenthood. And getting to sleep through the night. But there are even perks to...
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The Grotto
In the middle of suburbia, merely three minutes from Scout's house is a lovely Marian grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes. We prayed there and watched baby chipmunks. Who knew what delights Ottawa...
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Isn't coffee the best?
The best part of travelling anywhere is the opportunity to eek out new and interesting and yummy coffee shops. Such as that is, we found a delightful opportunity, right here in Vanier. It's called Red...
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Labour Inducing Gelato, who knew?
Yesterday we got talking about gelato, as we often do. Once the conversation rolls around to food, well, gelato is fundamental to the conversation. Scout says, "Apparently there is a gelato shoppe in...
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Thanks Again, Dr. Hahn
Twenty-five years ago, at the age of twenty-seven I came into the Catholic Church. I was a new convert and an innocent and fledgling Christian. Thinking I would be eager to hear a conversion story,...
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