If I'm not off hiding somewhere with a good book, chances are I'm chasing a kid or a dog or sleeping, because every mom can use a nap! I found Prince Charming and married him, and now we enjoy the idiosyncrasies of life in an old farmhouse. Oh yeah, and we root for the Buckeyes. Every time.Part of the Mary Moment Monday series I had an attack of PoorMe the other day. There was no good reason for it (but, really, is there ever?): I was just not feeling well and was watching a home improvement project take longer than usual (which is, sadly, normal with this place…we always seem to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Mary Moment Monday'
Making Do…with a Smile
July 19th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Farm Life, Inspired by Mary
Tags: Farm Life·home improvement·homemaking·mary·Mary Moment Monday·old house
Mary in the Resting
July 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Inspired by Mary
A Mary Moment Monday post I’m sure the Blessed Mother took breaks. I’m sure she paced herself, didn’t overload on work, remembered her priorities. Oh, that I should be so inclined. Actually, this week, I am. Thanks to a tremendous outpouring of (unexpected!) interest in my call for summer-related guest postings, I have a week’s [...]
Tags: blogging·mary·Mary Moment Monday·rest
The Mary Factor
June 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Inspired by Mary, writing
Part of the Mary Moment Monday series Father’s Day was over a week ago, but it’s still very much on my mind. Maybe it’s because the piece I penned about seeing Mary in my husband is up today at Faith & Family Live. Though my husband maintains that Mother’s Day is my day, I think [...]
Tags: Faith & Family Live·marriage·mary·Mary Moment Monday·parenting
Star of the Sea in Boston
June 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Inspired by Mary
On this Mary Moment Monday, I have Boston on my mind. It might be that speaking engagement that’s coming up for me in August (I’m almost done with my remarks and I just finished a great book that gave me lots of inspiration and ideas). It might also be that on this, the longest day [...]
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A Birthday Not Celebrated
June 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Inspired by Mary, family
A Mary Moment Monday post (Yes, I realize this is the second Mary Moment Monday post today. But this is for Susie. I wrote it yesterday and asked her permission to publish it. I hadn’t heard from her this morning, so I scrapped it. She just wrote me, and told me she was touched to [...]
Tags: comfort in grief·family·grief·mary·Mary Moment Monday·sorrow
