On this Monday Sunday Night, in Lent, I am…
Thanking God For
::dancing wind chimes on the front porch
::reading aloud to Chris, Folks, This Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World
::“Cold Coming On” soup for kids and daddy with colds
::recliner in front of the fire place to sit up with a stuffy baby
::a friend who lives near by calling with an offer to pick up something…anything to help us out
Reading
Folks, This Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World
The Way of Trust and Love – A Retreat Guided By St. Therese of Lisieux
Holiness for Housewives: And Other Working Women
Almost Amish: One Woman’s Quest for a Slower, Simpler, More Sustainable Life
The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Catholic Version
Pondering
“It is the Bible that provides the best book for private prayer. The best way to feed prayer is to ponder the words of Scripture. Carmelites (in fact all Christians) make the great mistake in trying to practice “the presence of God” without sustaining it by the Word of God.”
Lectio Divina and the Practice of Teresian Prayer
Learning
I am learning to crochet, again. Obviously I never really learn how to crochet or I would not need to “relearn” each time I feel the need to crochet something. My very sweet and super patient neighbor is teaching me to crochet Granny Squares. (Since my house has been down with a cold, I have been watching videos on the internet). I have this very grand idea. I do not want a long term commitment project like a scarf or blanket…boring. But I want to make something. Granny Squares seem like the perfect project. I can make a couple a day, theoretically; the girls can make some too, and once we have a substantial pile of Granny Squares, we’ll connect them to make a blanket.
Memorizing
It’s March! This month we will be memorizing the traditional Prayer to St Joseph. I hope to get our memorization helps posted this week. My plan was this weekend, but a house full of my people with a cold changed all that.
Praying
Obviously we have already started praying for the Conclave of Cardinals and our next Holy Father. And I’m just praying as the needs come: a friend here, a child there, an urgent request for health, a quiet request for peace.
Wandering Around
Tamar Adler–a friend gave me this link, she said the roasted veggies are amazing so I have her book on hold at the library
40 Breakfast Casserole Recipes–I know we need a great breakfast every morning, so I am going to make up a bunch of breakfast casseroles and freeze them. Put them in the fridge the night before and then put them in the oven first thing in the morning..Breakfast!
In the Garden
Chris went and got a truck bed full of free mulch on Saturday (obviously before he realized the kids had shared their cold with him). Can I say it was lovely? It was warm and smoky, earthy and woodsy scented. We got the idea from that movie I linked to, Back to Eden. We’ve always heard how important mulch is, but never thought much about it. But that movie is so convincing!
How I Spent My Weekend
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by Fr Jacques Philippe.
I hope your family is feeling better by now. I love the book you’re reading on St. Therese! I also totally agree with that quote about the importance of Scripture. One of the benefits of growing up with Catholic Charismatic parents is that we were taught to love, read, and memorize Scripture. That’s probably why it takes the central place in my homeschool curriculum today.
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I have not gotten very far into the book yet, but I have loved every book I have by Jacques Philippe.
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I need that recipe. Oh my Lord do I need to put and end to this cold/allergy mess. Praying your family heals quickly.
Oh and I am super jealous you can crochet. I can crochet a line… but looping back is a whole nother story. Yep – if you need a line, call me. lol
Have a great week.
Emily
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That recipe is just garlic (lots of it!), and chicken broth. It calls for a piece of bread with a little sprinkling of cheese, but I think that’s just for texture.
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Lovely links you shared with us. I’m all about breakfast casseroles!!! Hope everyone is on the mend. I have been away from your blog…such a harsh winter flu and cold wise at our house. The best I’ve been able to do is keep my own blog up and running. With everyone healthy, I hope to be visiting you more often!
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Hi Valerie, sorry to hear you all have been so sick. I have felt guilty for being so absent from here, but then I realized, this website is not my life…good lesson at 2am rocking a sick baby.
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We also watched that movie Garden of Eden and (though not as luck but yet still cheap) got 2 piles of mulch. Not moving it today with 6 inches snow expected but excited to see God work through the mulch in a much needed supply of fresh foods.
Misty, the mulch came from the city. They have a big lot where they load it up for you. You might check and see if your city has the same deal.
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Hope all your people start feeling better and YOU don’t come down with it! Thank God for chicken soup, comfy chairs and warm fireplaces. I love the breakfast casserole idea; I might have to give that idea a try sometime. (Yeah, right, who am I kidding?)
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Why, if breakfast is the most important meal of the day, does it also have to be the first meal of the day, when you’re half asleep?
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Oh…I actually got to it this week : ) I am on a writing spree.
Thank goodness for those chairs in front of the fireplace and I know God likes us to slow down from our busy lives and sometimes…he does it through sickness. I have no doubt you had plenty of time to pray for all your intentions.
Hope things are looking up…have blessed days this week.
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Thanks Theresa. The low expectations for the weekend/week were a needed relief.
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I love the breakfast casserole idea. Have fun with the granny squares. Large projects are easiest to handle while listening to a good book. This week I will be listening to Story of a Soul while I work on my sweater (I have it in paperback, but I will get to enjoy knitting and the book if I combine my time with them). praying everyone feels better soon.
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Hi Erica. Oh a sweater! How wonderful to have that skill. I will get there someday I hope. Enjoy the book.
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Jenny, this should be obvious to me, but thank you for the reminder to read the bible. Sheesh. When will I learn: Bible and prayer first, then try to solve the problems.
I am praying for your intentions, and thank you for sharing the pic with your sweet, cuddly bundle. It just radiates warmth.
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Jeannine, the reminder is for myself. You all just benefit from my reminder, lol!
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I am sorry you are all sick! Poor babies when they are stuffed up. (relatable picture of you and Leo) You have included some great links. Looking at the casseroles. I love breakfast!
i forgot all about your simple soup when sick. Next time someone has a cold I am making it.
I have been working on a scarf so long my hubby said, Is that the SAME scarf? Yes dear….this is the ball of yarn that never ends LOL. Hope you and the girls enjoy making a blanket.
Have a great week and hope all the germs leave your house soon.
i am praying for all of the things you have mentioned.
Yes, the ball of yarn that never ends! Breakfast is my favorite meal to eat…least favorite to make.
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