Today on her Shirt of Flame blog Heather King posted a letter from a filmmaker who is currently working on a film about Taashi Nagai, the Japanese scientist, Catholic convert and survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Oh I was so excited to see...
Sometimes comments on other people’s blogs turn into something longer and I find myself wanting to write a full on blog post to tease out an idea. The purpose of this blog post is to think out loud. I’m not sure where I’m going...
My parents are driving to Illinois today, they left yesterday afternoon and have probably arrived by now. My sister and brothers are flying in. All my cousins and aunts and uncles who live out of state are boarding planes and flying or driving. They...
I just learned that my grandmother died this morning. Please join me in praying for Mildred Christine Cameron Scott, my Grandma Millie. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Eternal rest grant unto her, O...
1. Lessons at Blackberry Inn: Adventures with the Gentle Art of Learning by Karen Andreola This novel is the sequel to Andreola’s Pocketful of Pinecones, which I received for my birthday last year but i don’t think I ever wrote a review...
When Anthony is happy (and honestly, that’s most of the time) he flaps his arms up and down, often slapping his hands against his legs, clapping them against his fat thighs. He grins huge with eight teeth peeking out of his mouth and drool...
On Twitter yesterday a couple of friends were delightedly welcoming the time change: I think the whole Fall Back concept pretty much rocks. Me too! I am silly excited about the earlier setting sun. Really? I asked. I deplore fall back. I’m...
With Grandma Millie on our wedding day. The last time I got to see her. My 95 year-old grandmother has been moved from the hospital back to receive hospice care at the nursing home facility where they know her. According to the most recent email...
climbing Bella Recently Bella and Sophie have invented new personas. Bella is Miss Irwin and Sophie is Miss Chelsea (or is it Josie or Jelsie? It’s hard to pin down her pronunciation.) I’m really not sure what this game involves outside...
Some time ago someone asked me for a list of some of our favorite saints books and I keep remembering and feeling bad that I’ve never got around to writing it up. I was thinking of that request again today both because of today’s feast...
