I don't think we went out at all yesterday. Yesterday I was starting to get bored. I have enjoyed being alone with the baby thus far because we have really had a chance to spend some one on one time where we can be just the two of us. However yesterday I was feeling ready to have the rest of the family back home and today I am really looking forward to getting back on a regular schedule. In my alone time I have watched more t.v. than I normally would and I have been eating more junk food. I have been able to see how my family keeps me on track from being without them.
I just learned today that many of the boys have gotten a sickness that includes vomiting. One of the boys happens to be my son. He is apparently still throwing up this evening. I hope that he will be half way better for the car ride home tomorrow.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
Wanting to Change Others
Yesterday I visited a friend who I have recently become in touch with again. She is a Christian. She was baptized Catholic and received first communion but shortly after that her family stopped going to mass. I think she started going to church again about around the time she met her husband over four years ago. She goes to Protestant churches but she believes in infant baptism and she seems drawn to liturgical churches such as Lutheranism. It seems that her and her husband are continually trying to find the right church for them. She was telling me that she thinks Evangelicals miss out on a lot by not celebrating different liturgical seasons like Lent. They are currently attending a Lutheran church after having previously attended a Baptist church for a period of time.
She also seems to prefer churches that offer communion on a regular basis. I want to say to her why not just go for the real deal and become Catholic. She was asking me how often Catholic churches receive communion. Catholics not only believe that the Eucharist is the body of Christ but also that priests have the authority to make this miracle happen because of apostolic succession. The bishops have come down to us from the apostles who were ordained by Christ himself. By what authority do Lutherans and other churches who believe in the Eucharist in their own way claim that their pastors can make this happen?
Any way at this point it seems that we are a little fearful of going into any depth about our religious differences. At least I am. I pray that she comes back to the Catholic Church and brings her husband along. I am sure we will learn a lot from each other as we become better acquainted. I suppose it is good just to have a Christian friend with some solid theology behind her beliefs in this day and age. Heck its just good to have a friend.
She also seems to prefer churches that offer communion on a regular basis. I want to say to her why not just go for the real deal and become Catholic. She was asking me how often Catholic churches receive communion. Catholics not only believe that the Eucharist is the body of Christ but also that priests have the authority to make this miracle happen because of apostolic succession. The bishops have come down to us from the apostles who were ordained by Christ himself. By what authority do Lutherans and other churches who believe in the Eucharist in their own way claim that their pastors can make this happen?
Any way at this point it seems that we are a little fearful of going into any depth about our religious differences. At least I am. I pray that she comes back to the Catholic Church and brings her husband along. I am sure we will learn a lot from each other as we become better acquainted. I suppose it is good just to have a Christian friend with some solid theology behind her beliefs in this day and age. Heck its just good to have a friend.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Day 1
Yesterday was day 1 of my husband and son being gone to camp. Did I do anything that I had aimed to do. Yes!
I spent some time organizing/cleaning in the basement.
I went for a walk with Clare in her stroller and practiced Tae Kwon Do. (This wasn't on my list but it should have been.)
And finally a friend ended up calling me yesterday thank goodness (I'm terrible at taking the time to call people) and I am going to go to her house today.
I vacumed too.
Not too bad. I really need to practice my bass though. Maybe today.
I spent some time organizing/cleaning in the basement.
I went for a walk with Clare in her stroller and practiced Tae Kwon Do. (This wasn't on my list but it should have been.)
And finally a friend ended up calling me yesterday thank goodness (I'm terrible at taking the time to call people) and I am going to go to her house today.
I vacumed too.
Not too bad. I really need to practice my bass though. Maybe today.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Self-Searching
Well husband and 12 year old son are away until Sunday. I am home alone with baby girl, now 10 months, for the rest of the week. Here is a list of what I hope to accomplish:
1. Declutter basement
2. Practice music
3. Visit friend(s)
4. Work on my rule of life-house work scheduled
5. Blog
6. Think about what I need to do for myself or self-searching
What do I need to think about in my self-searching?
I need to think about any perfectionism that I have that is not from God. How do I "rule over" my husband and my son? I feel that I need to make sure my husband does what he is supposed to being in : taking care of his diabetes, gettng enough sleep, making sure he stays on schedule and I'm sure I will think of a few other things. Whew! how exhausting! Why do I feel I need to take care of these things for him? How can I let go of the need to control?
I was thinking about this yesterday and today and was wondering if I look at his imperfections because I am afraid to deal with my own. Does it keep me from having to examine my own life? I was thinking about this when I was decluttering the basement yesterday. There is so much of my stuff that I keep that I don't need to keep and I have in the past looked at the stuff he has held onto and judged it as being worthless.
I also need to look at what I need to do to have more joy in my life. It was recently brought up at a homeschool mom retreat that we were meant to have joy in our vocation and that it is our obligation to find out what is taking away our joy. There are so many times when I am angry when I am depressed. Why is this? The question is , "What is taking away my joy or, "What do I need to do to bring more joy into my life or to at leasts allow more joy into my life?"
Something that I think would make a difference in my life would be to reach out to people and form close relationships with others outside my family. Husband and I have always talked about having people over for dinner but we never do. There are some women in the homeschool group that I would love to talke to more at length and in depth about marriage, children, etc. I will think about this.
1. Declutter basement
2. Practice music
3. Visit friend(s)
4. Work on my rule of life-house work scheduled
5. Blog
6. Think about what I need to do for myself or self-searching
What do I need to think about in my self-searching?
I need to think about any perfectionism that I have that is not from God. How do I "rule over" my husband and my son? I feel that I need to make sure my husband does what he is supposed to being in : taking care of his diabetes, gettng enough sleep, making sure he stays on schedule and I'm sure I will think of a few other things. Whew! how exhausting! Why do I feel I need to take care of these things for him? How can I let go of the need to control?
I was thinking about this yesterday and today and was wondering if I look at his imperfections because I am afraid to deal with my own. Does it keep me from having to examine my own life? I was thinking about this when I was decluttering the basement yesterday. There is so much of my stuff that I keep that I don't need to keep and I have in the past looked at the stuff he has held onto and judged it as being worthless.
I also need to look at what I need to do to have more joy in my life. It was recently brought up at a homeschool mom retreat that we were meant to have joy in our vocation and that it is our obligation to find out what is taking away our joy. There are so many times when I am angry when I am depressed. Why is this? The question is , "What is taking away my joy or, "What do I need to do to bring more joy into my life or to at leasts allow more joy into my life?"
Something that I think would make a difference in my life would be to reach out to people and form close relationships with others outside my family. Husband and I have always talked about having people over for dinner but we never do. There are some women in the homeschool group that I would love to talke to more at length and in depth about marriage, children, etc. I will think about this.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
My husband has been working late for the past few days. This has left me with time to surf the net. I have been revisiting Catholic homeschool blogs that I haven't seen in a while and this has got me hankering to restart blogging again (not that I have done it very extensively so far).
I love looking at other SAHM blogs! Its easy to tell that many of them have a lot of effort put into them. They are something that these women have worked to make their own and they really can be a great source of inspiration to me as I am sure they are to others. Blogging is an accessable form of self-expression, a way to feel that you are reaching out in some way to the larger world outside your home.
I love looking at other SAHM blogs! Its easy to tell that many of them have a lot of effort put into them. They are something that these women have worked to make their own and they really can be a great source of inspiration to me as I am sure they are to others. Blogging is an accessable form of self-expression, a way to feel that you are reaching out in some way to the larger world outside your home.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Sunday Night
I'm not ready for the week to begin. I feel overwhelmed. It's almost midnight and I haven't really looked at what son is going to do for homeschooling this week.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
I have so much to be grateful for
My mother suffered so much while on this earth. All she wanted was to be a good Catholic wife and mother which unfortunately didn't work out due to my father's mental illness as well as some of her own problems that were never resolved. I have every thing that she ever wanted in my life: a faithful Catholic husband, wonderful children, the opportunity to stay home and take care of my family. Mother pray for me that I may appreciate and be humbled by all that I have.
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