Entries from April 2008

April 25, 2008

My Time In The City

The beautiful children and I took The Pastor to New Orleans for his birthday. I had never been to The Big Easy. The Pastor has been several times. (He’s a Saint’s fan.) I was a little nervous about going to New Orleans. I just wasn’t sure what to expect. I wasn’t sure if we would [...]

April 18, 2008

Coming Clean

Sorry to anyone anticipated a post about laundry. You’ll find no laundry tips here. In fact, it is probably best that you not ask me about laundry. I’m really not a laundry pro, although the Pastor thinks I am. (I am amazing at blood stains- of course!) But generally I just throw clothes in the [...]

April 12, 2008

Ripping Stitches

There are a few parts of sewing that I do not like. My least favorite part is all the prep work. I really don’t like to iron, but sewing requires a lot of ironing. My iron and I have become friends, so this part doesn’t seem so horrible any longer. Plus, we got this great [...]

April 8, 2008

Pope Pius XII – On Breastfeeding

I got the following article from ccli.org. The following is taken from Pope Pius XII’s address to the Women of Italian Catholic Action, a group of midwives, October 26, 1941.
Mothers, your sensibility is greater and your love more tender. Therefore, you will keep a vigilant eye upon your babies throughout their infancy, watching over their [...]

April 5, 2008

Out Of Towners

At this moment, I am siting in a Holiday Inn in the greater Atlanta area. I always feel like I am coming home when we visit here. It seems odd that we have now lived away from Atlanta longer than we lived in Atlanta, but I still feel like this is our “home.” I know [...]