Faith Finds Me

I am feeling the best I have felt for some time. Lately I've been able to get some big things accomplished and there's nothing like feeling productive. My son's baptism is scheduled for Divine Mercy Sunday and my daughter is starting preschool on Monday. I have also been able to spend a little bit of quality time with husband. Knowing they are getting needs met takes such a weight off my mind.  I had seriously considered homeschooling my daughter. But I don't feel it is right for her. She is a very social person, much more so than many of the other girls we have come across at playgrounds and children's museums, etc. It is as if she has a real need for more connection with others and she simply would not get any of that while at home all day with me. And she has been at home with me her whole little life. It's time for her to get out there a bit, meet other children and teachers. You know, there seems to be a real comeback in some Catholic circles for homeschool...

Set a simple yet sweet table for tonight. Probably having something easy but it’s nice to have the table set anyway. Right now the kids are both asleep right now AT THE SAME TIME. Cue that lovely little second cup of coffee. . . Instead of on our actual anniversary, we typically dress up a bit and go out to dinner on Valentine's Day. We have done it that way for years. Valentine's was our very first date back in 2010, to an Italian restaurant. I was quite shy then. But he kept asking me out, so. Now here we are two kids and a house later. Since A was born, we have not gone out so this is the year we're bringing back the tradition. Ten years seems like a big milestone. I bought him a gift yesterday. We will exchange small tokens on Feb 14. I decided to get him something he will be excited about and want to use. So I decided on a Lego set. I know, that sounds terribly lame. But it was a fairly expensive set and a particular one he has been talking about trying to find. He wil...

The month of January always seems to drag on but it is finally February. I like February. It's the month of our anniversary, Valentine's Day and some interesting feast days. Feb 1-3 is what some call the "triduum of fire" because of St. Brigid, Candlemas and St. Blaise's feast days. Each of these days is marked by fire. So grab your candles and head to Mass to get them blessed, and also your throats. I am all about Catholic weirdness. The traditions that have helped keep the Church alive for so long are endless and fascinating. I feel like I am learning something new about our beautiful faith on a regular basis.  Today is St. Brigid's Day. There are many traditions about her. She was baptized by St. Patrick, converted people with crosses made of rushes and established a monastery in a pagan land. The one I like is about a perpetual fire at the monastery she founded that burned for hundreds of years. Then some dummies put it out, more than likely Protestants. I...