One morning as Kiddo stood in front of the refrigerator, reading the menu posted for the week, he asked why can’t we have stuff we like, that you’ve made before. I will admit, not everything I make is for blogging, but most of it is.
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Sundays and Families
When I was growing up, Sundays were different. Today I would be willing to bet the number of families who attend Sunday Services together are in the minority – especially in certain parts of the country. Although studies are now beginning to reflect a return to churches.
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Missionaries must understand that they are stones hidden under the earth, which will perhaps never come to light, but which will become part of the foundation of a vast, new building. – Saint Daniel Comboni, 1st Bishop of Central Africa
Continue reading “Food for Thought”Hail Mary Full of Grace
If there is one thing that most Catholics will tell you, praying the Rosary is the most powerful weapon in our arsenal against the evils of the world. The problem is, most of us are lucky to pray a Rosary once a week let alone every day.
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Today within the Catholic Church, we celebrate the Memorial Feast of Guardian Angels. Of all the feast days within the church, a Memorial holds the lowest ranking. There are Solemnities, which are also Holy Days of Obligation, Feasts Days and Memorials.
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Many, many moons ago (several lifetimes ago) I use to get up early to go fishing at one of the many man-made lakes in the area. The best part of doing this wasn’t the fishing, but the big country breakfast to start the day.
Continue reading “Life’s Simple Pleasures”A Morning Bursting with Goodness
Recently in preparing to share yet another Blueberry recipe I decided to go in search of the answer to the question – What do blueberries taste like? Call me curious.
Continue reading “A Morning Bursting with Goodness”A Beautiful Autumn Evening
The world seems to be changing. Some see it as a very scary place. Who wants to bring children into this crazy, upside down world? Instead of living in fear and dread, why not look at this as a time of opportunity?
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Every year Hubby and I put in what we jokingly refer to as our Salsa Garden. We grow several varieties of tomatoes, peppers and Tomatillos. The only things we don’t grow for the salsa are the onions and cilantro.
Continue reading “What To Do with Molé Peppers”Here’s to an Awesome Day!
While we no longer celebrate the Birthday of each branch of our awesome military separately but rather as one day – Armed Forces Day – it’s still nice to acknowledge the branches individually. Today is the actual “Birthday” of the US Air Force.
Continue reading “Here’s to an Awesome Day!”The Beauty of Autumn’s Ember Days
Welcome to the first of three Ember Days of Autumn. Ember Days of giving thanks to the Lord is a throw back to an earlier time in the Church when being Catholic was much more demanding than it is today. Before the changes solidified by Vatican II, the whole of the Universal Church observed the changing of the seasons.
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If not for Sunday, today would not be a Holy Day of Obligation, yet is a very special day within the Church calendar. It was on this day in 335 AD that the Church of the Holy Sepulcher within the Christian Quarters of Jerusalem was dedicated.
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My youngest child will be 50 this year. My youngest grandchild is 18. I do have a great-grandchild; she is only 4. Saddly she lives in another city and we don’t get to see her as often as we like. That left me no choice for National Kids in the Kitchen Day. It’s time to grow up!
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It’s funny how sometime we get so caught up in things that we fail to notice what should have been obvious all along. Yesterday was September 11. It is a date that will forever be remembered with great sorrow and a profound sense of loss.
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Once upon a time my favorite thing to eat at McDonalds was from their breakfast menu. Hubby and I tend to not eat fast food all that often, except when traveling. It’s just a matter of convenience rather than a craving for a Big Mac.
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