Tuesday, July 29, 2008
If Anyone is Interested
Thanks to +JMJ+ who referred me to The Sensible Bond. He has a great post about his reasons why he left the SSPX. It is a very deep article. ( I had to pray to the Holy Spirit a few times) but well worth the long read, if you are interested in this controversy. I feel this article of his gives me hope that my parents might come back someday.
Monday, July 28, 2008
More Mailboxes!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Mother Mary, Help Me

Holy Queen, mother of mothers,
consolation and protectress of all Christian motherhood,
Mother Mary, help me.
In all the trials and sorrows that come into my day,
Dear Mary, help me.
When I am tired with my labors and despondency is upon me,
Dear Mary, help me.
When all looks dark and I find none to speak a consoling or cheering word,
Dear Mary, help me.
When I am wearied by the weight of countless vexing little things and my patience is sorely tried,
Dear Mary, help me.
In the impatience and rudeness of others, by the example of your mildness,
Dear Mary, help me.
When others speak sharply to me and I would speak harshly in return, that I may show the gentleness of you own kindly speech,
Dear Mary, help me.
When my efforts seem to bear so much little fruit and to be so little appreciated and I am discouraged,
Dear Mary, help me.
When a thousand worrisome distractions and annoyances come into my day and it seems so hard to keep my peace of heart,
Dear Mary, help me.
When all others seem to fail, then especially with the sweet support of your gentle aid,
Dear Mary, help me.
In all things, Mother, assist me!
That I may, like you, with patience turn all my trials into spiritual treasures; that I may grow ever more like you, the cherished queen of the most holy family,
Dear Mary, help me!
Tonight in the Adoration chapel, I had one of those nights where all the way there, I was choked up and knew I was going to cry and let it all out and give it to Jesus. I bet I cried for 45 minutes. I'm OK, hey, I was with our Lord. He makes all things new. Sometimes things just need to come out and He is there waiting for us, all of us. Waiting to heal. Waiting to hear what is on your mind. Waiting to forgive. Waiting to listen. Waiting to be heard.
I have evaded to it a little lately. Probably because it is constantly on my mind. SO I am just going to say it. My parents have left the Roman Catholic Church and now belong to the SSPX. There, I said it. I am not even going to link it because it is not worthy of linkage in my mind. Now please do NOT send me comments trying to give me your side of why you might think the Society is right, because I will disagree to the end. I will die for this faith that I have. This faith that is headed by Jesus Christ. This Faith that has the Chair of St Peter. That is where I will stay forever. Where Peter is, there I will be also.
I am just venting I guess what is on my mind. My parents left almost 2 years ago and you'd think it would be easier. But it is harder. My daughter, Ballerina Rosie is asking questions, as is Jedi. My parents of course think they are right and have no problems telling the kids and well, it just makes things really, really hard. I just don't understand how they can out right say "we are not in full communion with the Holy Father." Yet at the same time say they are not against him. Well, I tell you, their newspapers they have sent to our home are all against the Holy Father with their negative articles.
I know the Roman Catholic Church has some liberal issues, but I DO believe it is getting better. I have hope. I think we that stay are the persecuted, we want it like they have it, we want the reverance, we want it all, but we are waiting for it to be done right, through the Holy Father. With the Holy Father.
My parents have changed, they are SO different. Not in a better way. In a weird way. In a Johovahs Witness kind of way. (for lack of a better way to say it) It is their life. Their life revolves around their religion, and trying to save us "new Mass people" and my life revolves around my faith, my husband and teaching my children.
Along with my parents are my little sister and one of my brothers. I know God wants me to stand firm, stay the course. But it is hard without family. It is hard not really knowing them anymore. They are all 4 Godparents to some of my children.
Through my whole conversion, I had the support of my family, they had a sort of conversion also at the same time, we were in it together. Now it feels lonely. Not many people will even know what I'm talking about here. Not many people know the difference between them and us. That is one of those hard things. Because they call themselves Catholic, it deceives others who maybe don't know their faith as much. I have aunts and uncles who I'm sure don't think there is anything wrong and they think "wow, they are really pius and holy" I'm made to look as if I've done something wrong, when I am the one who is firm in my faith.
I am just trying to keep it a little real here, I am just a normal person with problems like anyone else. We all have our sorrows. We all have our little crosses in life.
Dear Lord, thank You for our crosses in life. Help us to carry them. Help us to do with them what You want us to do. Lord, Make us Saints!
Another Mailbox!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
I Did It!

My coffee ran out today and I am not planning on buying more. I need to start eating a good breakfast, not just my leisurely coffee at 9:30 with a granola bar. Even if I have to gag through it, I have to do it. I say that now, but I know I will end up having a large glass of Ovaltine chocolate milk instead. It's always the same thing, I need to change my life. I need to get a schedule. I need to GET UP EARLY!! My friend Sarah, came to visit me last Friday (overnight visit!) and she loaned me a CD (I can't remember what it was called) but it had priests on it who sang and chanted and talked a little. One priest right away in the beginning said this: "the hardest part of my day is getting out of bed. Once I get out of bed and start my prayer it makes no difference." I could meditate on that one quote all day! It's true,and totally me, except by 2pm I am falling asleep during reading time. I'd have to say this is one of my biggest struggles. (my parents being the other but I'm not going to go there)

Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Mailboxes (Part 2)

Tour of Mailboxes!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Words to Live By
Humility: Seeing your place and taking it.
-Heard in the EWTN Mass Homily today. Pondering it. Leaving the computer now to play with my children.
P.S. I have some new recipes posted at my kitchen blog!
P.P.S. I am not on break...I just had to leave the computer at that time, the quote fit with my day and what I needed to do. Just sayin'!
-Heard in the EWTN Mass Homily today. Pondering it. Leaving the computer now to play with my children.
P.S. I have some new recipes posted at my kitchen blog!
P.P.S. I am not on break...I just had to leave the computer at that time, the quote fit with my day and what I needed to do. Just sayin'!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
One Word Meme
How hard can this be? I thought it would be easy, so here goes!
1. Where is your cell phone? Purse
2. Your significant other? Work
3. Your hair? Pony
4. Your mother? Disobedient
5. Your father? Disobedient
6. Your favorite thing? Children
7. Your dream last night? None
8. Your favorite drink? Dietcoke
9. Your dream/goal? Heaven
10. The room you’re in? Office
11. Your church? Catholic
12. Your fear? Sin
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Here
14. Where were you last night? Bed
15. What you’re not? Thin
16. Muffins? Frenchvanillainternationalfoodscoffee
17. One of your wish list items? Thin
18. Where you grew up? MN/CA
19. The last thing you did? Breakfast
20. What are you wearing? Clothes
21. Your TV? Off
22. Your pets? None
23. Your computer? Dell
24. Your life? Blessed
25. Your mood? Lazy
26. Missing someone? No
27. Your car? Montana
28. Something you’re not wearing? Bikini
29. Favorite store? Wal-Mart
30. Your summer? Great!
31. Like(love) someone? Yes!
32. Your favorite color? Blue
33. Last time you laughed? Here
34. Last time you cried? Confession
35. Who will re post this? JOT
There, I only fudged a couple times on the one-word thing. I am a talker, it's pretty hard to only use one word. I've always wanted to go to a silent retreat, but not sure I could do it. They DO intrigue me though. Maybe someday.
H/T Maggie-Margaret
1. Where is your cell phone? Purse
2. Your significant other? Work
3. Your hair? Pony
4. Your mother? Disobedient
5. Your father? Disobedient
6. Your favorite thing? Children
7. Your dream last night? None
8. Your favorite drink? Dietcoke
9. Your dream/goal? Heaven
10. The room you’re in? Office
11. Your church? Catholic
12. Your fear? Sin
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Here
14. Where were you last night? Bed
15. What you’re not? Thin
16. Muffins? Frenchvanillainternationalfoodscoffee
17. One of your wish list items? Thin
18. Where you grew up? MN/CA
19. The last thing you did? Breakfast
20. What are you wearing? Clothes
21. Your TV? Off
22. Your pets? None
23. Your computer? Dell
24. Your life? Blessed
25. Your mood? Lazy
26. Missing someone? No
27. Your car? Montana
28. Something you’re not wearing? Bikini
29. Favorite store? Wal-Mart
30. Your summer? Great!
31. Like(love) someone? Yes!
32. Your favorite color? Blue
33. Last time you laughed? Here
34. Last time you cried? Confession
35. Who will re post this? JOT
There, I only fudged a couple times on the one-word thing. I am a talker, it's pretty hard to only use one word. I've always wanted to go to a silent retreat, but not sure I could do it. They DO intrigue me though. Maybe someday.
H/T Maggie-Margaret
Friday, July 11, 2008
The World's First Love


"And as the mother knows the needs better than the babe, so the Blessed Mother understands our cries and worries and knows them better than we know ourselves. As the baby needs the doctor, so the Blessed Mother knows we need her Divine Son. As Our Lord mediates between us and the Heavenly Father, so the Blessed Mother mediates between us and Our Divine Lord. She fills our empty pots, she supplies the elixir of life, she prevents the joys of life ebbing away. Mary is not our salvation--let us not be absurd on that. The mother is not the doctor, and neither is Mary the Savior. But Mary brings us to the Savior!"
(The empty pots, he is referring to the miracle at Cana that day and how Mary knew they needed wine even before they did. She knew their needs, as she knows ours)
I thought this very fitting to read right before we start our Consecration on Sunday. Please join me in this St Louis De Montfort Consecration to Jesus through Mary. In getting to know the mother, you are only getting closer to her Son.
Ballerina Rosie will be 6 on Saturday and Monday we are having a "flower party" for her. SO I will be very busy and this is your reminder to start the consecration!!!! Please don't forget.
Blessings to you all this weekend. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Summer Reading Program!
Job Charts!
I really like Jessica's ticket idea, we might have to try that next!
Yes, fake names were written on the charts so I could take a picture and show you! Crazy blogger, I know.
My Cute Bottle-Vase!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Back From Vacation!!
The first 2 days we lived at the pool. I love pools, I love the sun! It was so much fun! Then, day 3: I got my period. (is this blog now pg-13?) Yes, we have not gone on vacation in 3 years, yes, 3 years, and my period decides to come, now what are the chances? Well, I am not a tampon kind of woman, so I was quite worried. I get pretty crampy and sick for about 3 days after the first day. Well, God helped me out with this one, Day 4: the temps dropped down to the 60's! Too cold to swim! So we decided to go into town and check out things there! It also gave us a chance to play games in the cabin!
Ok, I'm a bad homeschooling mom, we did not go to the museum...there were actually 2 museums, the other one being "Maritime Museum" What is Maritime? I have no idea and was not in the least bit interested in this small town's museums...so we did not go. I think we still had fun. Maybe some year we will go. I know my friend Sarah, (the great homeschooling mom that she is) would have hit every museum if she were here...oh, well...! We did see Big Ole. Maybe it's his big feet they named our resort after?
Ducks are always fun to feed!! This might be my new header picture, what do you think?
On the last day we checked out this indoor water park! It was SO much fun, for everyone!! We want to come back sometime on a weekday in the winter! It was a great way to end out vacation. The time went by so fast. The week felt like 2 days, where did the time go?
I was able to read every night and relax. I finally went through all my art books I bought at the MN Catholic Homeschoolers Conference over month ago! I went through all my curriculum catalogs and circled everything I want to get and now just need to go through and write it all down and order in August. It really was a great vacation. Spending time doing fun things together, making great memories.
Home sweet home! Home always looks so good after being away from it. We were ready to come home. We were ready for our own beds.
We came home to do our own fireworks in our driveway!! The kids still love these small fireworks. Our neighbors even joined us! Jedi did ask if next year he could go to the "big" fireworks though...so I guess, our driveway fireworks might have to be exchanged for the "big" ones next year. Since we were gone for the 4th, I have no cool treats like Christine or Margaret to show you, but if I would have been home, we sure would have done those cool jello things!
I hope you all had a blessed 4th of July!
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