As you probably know, I love St. Patrick! But would it really be St. Patrick's Day without this?
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Poem of the Week: St. Patrick's Breastplate
St. Patrick's LoricaChrist with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
HT for image and the full prayer: Discerning Hearts
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Friday, March 15, 2019
Awesome Geography: Ethiopia
I happen to have a friend who lived in Ethiopia for 7 years, and she was kind enough to come over and talk to the kids about what that was like. Her name is Maggie, and I don't think she was trying for anonymity, I just forgot to get a picture of her while she was talking to the kids! That's her in the blue.
She told the kids about all the animals and birds she had seen, and she brought clothing and baskets and things to show us.
We forgot the injeera, but she told us it was very common to have popcorn at the twice daily coffee ceremony. So our snack was popcorn with a little sugar. She said that the Ethiopians (in her village) like sugar on their popcorn and butter and salt in their coffee!
For our art/active activity, we carved soap: a little like the carved churches of Lalibela.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Happy Birthday, Leena!
She has her driver's license and a phone...she's almost a grown up already!
It's hard to believe!
She got many cool presents, including an addition to her gerbil palace, and the (custom tie-dyed) shirt which says: I work hard so my gerbilz can have a better life.17 Awesome Things About Leena:
1. She's always willing to help out.
2. She's great at audio and video editing!
3. She tells horribly hilarious jokes and puns.
3. She is a gerbil whisperer.
4. She likes to do math with me.
5. She plays piano in the basement or the reading nook, and the whole house sounds great!
5. She really cares about other people.
6. She has a beautiful singing voice.
7. She's on the honor roll for her college classes.
7. She likes to ice skate.
8. She has over a thousand subscribers on her You Tube channel!
9. She's a sweet and loving sister.
9. She draws amazingly well.
10. She can have fun with people much older than she is.
12. She can have fun with people much younger than she is.
12. She has more than 50 compositions on her Sound Cloud Channel!
13. She and I are in charge of the flowers for our parish!
13. She makes great baked beans.
14. She writes scripts, short stories, and novellas.
15. She's always up for an adventure.
16. She's a wonderful voice actress.
16. She gets paid to write music, do art, and voice act!
17. She's a sweet and loving daughter.
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