Mama Says

Lent begins this week, and I’ve been thinking of Lenten resolutions.  I’m going to try to be a little more traditional in our meal planning.  Sunday is a feast day, and during Lent there is no fasting on Sundays.  I’m going to go vintage and start making traditional Sunday dinners.  My plan is also to [...]

We’re busy preparing for Christmas around here.  The shopping is done, but the tree is still in its box, the stockings are in a heap in the living room, the cookies have yet to be mixed and baked, and I set my lovely bead garland on fire.  So blogging will be light.
After shopping this weekend, [...]

1 I will extol the LORD at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.
2 My soul will boast in the LORD;
let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
3 Glorify the LORD with me;
let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look [...]

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Beautiful babies ~ My little niece Nora was welcomed into the Church last Sunday.
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I am naive, I suppose.  I never knew that our weapons used depleted uranium (nuclear weapons, sure, but not ground artillery).  After the battle for Falluja, in Iraq, that uranium has contaminated the area.  The Houston Chronicle last Sunday reported that 24% [...]

Our neighborhood, and the adjecent community, is full of kids.  Most kids are good, none are angels, and a few have been uninvited from playing with my boys.
One boy, and his little brother, stand out.  They are always getting into trouble.  Not the “stealing cars and burning down houses” kind of trouble, just the general [...]

1 Praise the LORD.
How good it is to sing praises to our God,
how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord and mighty [...]

Today is the Feast of All Soul’s Day in the Catholic Church. It’s one of only 2 days when priests are obligated to say three Masses – the other one’s Christmas – meaning you should probably show up even though it is not a HDO and you just went yesterday.

My Baptist/Non-Denominational/But Definitely Not Charismatic, aka [...]

We don’t celebrate Halloween much around here, although we do hand out candy.  We usually celebrate All Saint’s Day on Nov. 1 instead.
Usually, the children will choose a saint and dress in costume.  The parties we’ve attended have a contest where the child gives a brief biography of the saint and the other kids try [...]

Why We Don’t Celebrate Halloween
If you’ve been directed here by me because you just don’t get our weirdness, please read the entire post.
This post is for all of those people out there who simply cannot believe we don’t pay $20 for a cheap costume, then let our small children browbeat our neighbors into giving them [...]

My kids have never really watched Sesame Street, I’m not sure why.  I remember watching it growing up and liking it, but I suppose that when we had cable we were more likely to tune into Noggin than PBS at whatever timeslot it came on.
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