"When God measures a man, He puts the tape around the heart instead of the head." ~God's Little Instruction Book~
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"...for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart." ~1Samuel 16:7~
For this I say, "Thanks be to God!"
An occasional bit of wit 'n' wisdom as gleaned from the wise and learned. Family fun and times to share.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
My Life is a Magnet...
If you looked at my refrigerator you would ask yourself, as I have many time, why doesn't this freezer door just fall off? I have collected magnets for some time. I have my treasured Colorado Aspen leaf and the Corpus Christi sea shell. There are magnets from the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Evansville Museum, the High Museum in Atlanta, and the ultimate museums, The Smithsonian. I have magnets from Dublin and Mount Rushmore. I have gifts from Rome and Ontario. For goodness sake. I don't need to write a book...My life is on my refrigerator.
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Thanks be to God!
Thanks be to God!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Another Remodeling Update...
Welcome to the world of remodeling. I can tell you this project is going much more smoothly than either Ron or I could have imagined. As a matter of fact they measured for the carpet and soon we'll have a comfortable room in which to gather.
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Thanks be to God!
Thanks be to God!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Remodeling Update...
Because The Dutchess was interested in knowing how the family room remodeling was going thought I'd send a quick pic.
Ron cut this piece of drywall out of one sheet. No piecing, looks nice and clean...Good job, Ron! A work of art to me...though others may see it otherwise.
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Again, thanks be to God!
Again, thanks be to God!
Friday, August 15, 2008
The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Amy Welborn, in A Catholic Woman's Book of Days has written a reflection about humanity and me as a woman that I would like to share with you. She touches on every part of my evolution as a woman. I wonder if she will touch you in the same way. I believe that this is relevant to men as well because they, too, are asking the same questions.
First let us hear St. Paul.
It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual
body. If there is a physical body, there is also a
spiritual body.~1 Corinthians 15: 44~
Since conception, my body has changed dramatically. What began as a single cell is now a bit larger than than. The soft skin of infancy is getting worn. Reading glasses are becoming a necessity. I wonder as I watch elderly women [men] walk past me in the grocery store, in a few decades, who will I be?
I will be the same person, in a body that so mysteriously changes but is somehow still me and will, God promises, remain so for eternity. One more great change will take place, one that I cannot even imagine, but I will remain myself, only whole.
This is what we celebrate today, what God has shared with Mary: eternal life of our whoe selves. There is nothing to fear, for life is the victor!~~~+~~~
Lord, thank you for the gift of eternal life.
Hail Mary...
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And Thanks Be to God!
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