a Mary Moment Monday post Usually, by this time in the spring, I’m swooning over flowers. Though I’ve had my fair share of picked tulips, triumphantly handed to me by little hands, this year the phrase “May flowers” makes me think more of the blessings I feel showering around me. It’s been a rainy spring. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'old house'
May Flowers
May 16th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Inspired by the Virgin Mary, Mary Moment Mondays
Tags: blessings·gratitude·Mary Moment Monday·old house·Virgin Mary
Making Do…with a Smile
July 19th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Farm Life, Inspired by the Virgin Mary, Mary Moment Mondays
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 [...]
Tags: Farm Life·home improvement·homemaking·Mary Moment Monday·old house·Virgin Mary
The Farmhouse Path to Mary
April 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Inspired by the Virgin Mary, Mary Moment Mondays
My old farmhouse plays quite a role in my life. As with some of my very favorite books, it is, in fact, a character in my life. If my life was a novel like, say China Court, I might have a deeper appreciation for the high ceilings and the one-of-a-kind floors. I suspect it would [...]
Tags: Faith·Faith & Family Live·Farm Life·Mary Moment Monday·old house·Virgin Mary·writing
Making Diamond Castles of Old Farmhouses
November 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · family, Inspired by the Virgin Mary, writing
One of the best things about life with my four-year-old is the surprising results of her imagination and enthusiasm mixed together. She doesn’t see the limitations of life the same way I do, and it’s a great lesson for me, though it’s also annoying at times. “Mom, our house is a diamond castle,” she’ll begin, [...]
Tags: family·imagination·life with children·old house·Today's Catholic Woman·Virgin Mary·writing
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