And Happy Birthday to Dom! We’re bracing for the hordes of trick-or-treaters. Bella and I made a run to Target today for candy. This was after our successful venture to the mall to get replacement glasses for me. I’ll say this for...
from Et Tu, Jen a great analogy: I heard someone make a great point on Relevant Radio the other day. The show’s host made a comment about the Church’s rules, and the guest (can’t remember his name) pointed out that what the Church...
Sacred Space, a site run by Irish Jesuits. Provides a guided meditation for the day, with a focus on the daily gospel. I could see it being very attractive to people who are unfamiliar with how to pray, or with lectio divina, who have a hard time...
Today was one of those days when I felt like I really accomplished something. Specifically, lots of housework. There is something so satisfying about having a tidy house. And yet it is sometimes so hard to get motivated. And at other times I hardly...
An extra hour of sleep? Well, surprisingly, yes. Though that was a bit negated by the fact that Bella was pretty restless starting at two am and never did let herself be put back into her own bed after that. But I’ll take what I can get. She...
I had to share this blog entry from Adoro Te Devote a moving story about God’s abundant mercy and love. I’m still a bit teary eyed.
So the other night at the Union Oyster House Isabella grabbed ahold of a paper placemat and got it to her mouth before I realized it. When I put it back on the table and smoothed it out, I noticed there was a bite-sized chunk gone. Oh well, too late...
My Uncle Jim called this morning (while I was walking with Bella in the park) to say that he was going to be in Boston on business and had an unexpected free evening and to ask if we would be able to meet him for dinner. Dom was a little worried...
This afternoon I walked into the bedroom to find my screaming Isabella scrunched into one end of the bassinet the mattress was askew, the sheet half off… as has been the case a few times recently. But this time there was a new twist: somehow...
Who’d have thought even a few weeks ago that we’d be putting Bella to bed at 7:30? It’s a good thing.