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I just got an email from The Summa Mamas informing me they’d added me to their blogroll. If you aren’t familiar with these lovely Texan ladies, that’s partly my fault cause I just realized that although their blog is on my RSS feed...

Columbus, Courageous Catholic

This is an excerpt from a short piece on Christopher Columbus, in honor of tomorrow’s holiday. On December 13, 1502, at the height of the confusion, a shriek burst forth from one of the ships, and was echoed by the other three. A typhoon...

One of those days

Dom had a meeting this morning. After he left I took my breakfast into the living room, plopped Bella down to roll around on the quilt and settled in to read on the couch in a nice warm sunbeam. Then Bella got fussy and as I jumped up to grab her...

Poem for the week

Talking to Dom tonight, discussing a you tube video he sent to me that showed Frodo riding the eagle into Mount Doom, thereby skipping over the long slogging walk through Mordor, I suddenly recalled this poem by Cavafy, one I fell in love with and...

Every. Two. Hours.

That’s how often Bella woke last night. Crying every time. I think the poor girlie had gas. Mommy just has a bad temper and a stiff neck. But I’m sure when she wakes up and gives me that million dollar smile, I won’t be disgruntled...

word of encouragement

I really liked this one. Struck a chord. Hosea 14:4 I will heal their faithlessness; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them. —————————— Everybody has some despicable...

All about my day

Sunny but coolish this morning. Shopping. I went out to find good walking shoes but instead found a pair of slippers, and three skirts (plus slacks and shirts for Dom) and the address of a place to get the shoes. It got much cooler this afternoon...

Let napping babies lie

Yesterday I meant to take Bella to a “book babies” hour at the library. We were going to meet up with Rose and Joseph. It sounded like fun. But she decided to eat about half an hour before it was supposed to start. And then she fell...

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