Today it begins…..Anyone else excited??? FOCUS has several great tools for learning about the conclave and Pope election and all that jazz AND……they have this awesome alarm….texting or email…..to let you know when the Pope is elected. For lots of reasons, many of us can’t be “connected” all day, or watching the TV for days on end, and for this reality check I LOVE this alarm!!!
Happy Tuesday all, back to wrangling grumpy time change chillen’ and preparing for work on this rainy day!!!
There’s a cute little linky going on around the blogosphere about some Five things Thing where you tell about 5 things most people don’t know about you. Mary Kate tagged me and since A) I can’t really resist a “challenge” and B) I am currently suffering a bout of insomnia/coughing and am up anyway, I figured alrighty then….let’s do this!!
Of course, this IS a little tricky since I blog/talk about a lot of stuff and I may have already mentioned a thing or two, so you’ll have to pretend you haven’t heard it before if you already have…K? K.
My turn to tag 5 people and carry on the funnies or the fives…how’s about it Lea, Brite, Pam, ViolinMama, and Lesley? Tag, you’re it! You’ll love the diversity of their blogs, food, travel, inspiration, kids…..you’re welcome!
And now….it’s been 4 hours and I can re-dose the cough syrup….I’m out! Enjoy!!
A day late to the party, but the kids have hijacked the computer this week and I’ve been coughing so much I haven’t cared to be on it anyway….however…..bright and early Saturday morning and I’m feeling fine-ish and they are sleeping so it’s MINE. ALL. MINE. And I’m joining in with Jen and her weekly Quick Takes…she says she might go last first…hmmmmm, that might bode well for me 😉 without further adieu….
Happy Weekend, Y’all!
It was a brisk one here this weekend…no snow, but with lows in the 30’s and highs in the 50’s, that’s a little on the cold side here in sunny FLA. On the bright side, the cooler weather made it positively perfect for a fire in the backyard on Friday night. Some of us even brought our fish and chips out and ate around the fire; it was fabulous end to the workweek.
Saturday morning I picked up my girlfriend and we hit the gym I snagged a Groupon for (6 weeks of personal fitness training/group environment–seriously HARD!!!!) and joined in their AMRAP challenge. As Many Rounds As Possible of: 25 Jumping jacks, 20 Basketball jumps, 15 Pushups, 10 Burpees and run to the stop sign and back (a pretty long block) and repeat for 35 minutes. y’all. Holy hurtness. I did 6 Rounds. The winner (who I’m sure was like 15) did 9, the woman’s winner did 8. I was proud of myself, especially considering I can’t run, so the down and back was walking. It’s going to be an interesting 5 more weeks….Tuesdays and Thursdays and Saturday mornings. These guys are seriously professional, encouraging and motivating, even making sure they know their clients by first name….all 40 of us on Saturday! It’s refreshing. The professionalism.
Sunday was full on NOTHING! Mass was great. I mean who CAN’T relate to the woman at the well? We all FAIL. We all fall short. We can all receive that everlasting water, that grace, that mercy; we just need to seek Him out. If we can but take a minute and not judge others, but turn our gaze inward we can see we are ALL the same and we can ALL receive grace and healing in our broken-ness.
Follow that message up with a quick little trip to Target for some essentials and a day of just puttering, relaxing, tackling bills and thank you cards for 1)yummy food and 2) I job I didn’t get, some Downton Abbey (which I purely cried my eyes out on), homemade mac and cheese with ham and ALL the kids home and chilling out all day, was a total home run. The only downside? Today is Monday.
Have a great week, y’all!
It’s been an interesting week and in light of Sede Vacante (no Pope at the moment, in case you missed any/all of the news), it’s a somber time as we wait on the conclave to decide our next Pope. Historical. Fascinating. In light of this transitional time, I thought I’d do my version of 7QTs with Jen and throngs a little differently and offer up some inspiration I’ve come across the blogosphere this week. Be motivated. Be inspired. Enjoy.
1. No one knows what the next minute holds — but you let ourselves be moved into it anyways. Because somewhere inside of you, you know Someone holds it.
Ann Voskamp “When you are tired of worrying”
2. Sometimes you just need a plan….
1) shaken, lea prays. i go to God for help…
2) let God take care of His part. look at Him. not at the enemy.
3) my job is obedience. the battle is the Lord’s.
4) praise and worship Him. walk by faith in His promises not by sight.
Lea “I didn’t think I needed this book”
3. :: REMEMBER TO LOVE THESE LITTLE SOULS..just LOVE them . I can not fix all of everything about them…I can not be perfect and complete for all of them at all the same time…but I can have LOVE for them and show that in ALL that I do for them and around them…
4. Sometimes we need reminders on making it through the day…during Lent
Fast
Every time a child interrupts you today, stop what you are doing and look into his eyes as he talks.
Pray
“My sheep listen to my voice. I know them and they follow me.” (John 10:27)
Give
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta)
Elizabeth Foss Fast. Pray. Give.
5. There is a fine line between celebrating your gift, using it for the glory of God, and practicing humility.
Katherine “Finding your Gift”
6. And of course, Pinterest/Tumblr..
7. And this one, just warmed my heart, through and through. What an awesome experience, truly awesome! Can you imagine? I don’t know if I could wash my child’s forehead again!!!!
‘When I see you, I see the Church is alive.’
-Pope Benedict XVI
Most blessed baby…EVAH!!!!!!
Mama Needs Coffee (Image cred and you really have to go read her posts on Papa Bene’s Popemobile exit….Really. go. NOW. go. HERE!!!!)
making the trek 