Monday, April 6, 2020 – We’re all really trying to hold it together as best we can, but it is getting harder to just breathe. For me, I cannot seem to get out of the most recent funk. Everything feels like nails on a chalkboard or arm on a cheese grater. Ick! I find myself Read More
Tag: Sobbing in the desert
Day 20 – It is Okay to be Not Okay
Sunday, April 5, 2020 – Like many Catholics, Andrew and I are struggling with TV Mass. We’ve made every effort to get up and put on our Sunday best for Mass, and we even watch daily Mass, night prayer, etc. We have a little home altar and a whole room dedicated for use in our Read More
Day 19 – Selfish vs. Selfless and a Daily Examination of Conscience
Saturday, April 4, 2020 – Many moons ago, when I taught 3rd grade CCD, I did a lesson every year with my students on selfish vs. selfless. It was a precursor for them learning the works of mercy the next year, but it was also to get them thinking outside themselves. The lesson centered around Read More
Day 18 – The Last Friday in Lent: a Pep Talk to Myself
Friday, April 3, 2020 – “The forty days of Lent run from Ash Wednesday up to but excluding the Mass of the Lord’s Supper exclusive.” (Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, Title II, III.28) It is hard to believe that Lent is still going AND that this is the last Friday in Read More
Day 17 – Mawage…Mawage is What Brings Us Together Today
Thursday, April 2, 2020 – Andrew has been home every day for about two weeks, and it has been quite the experience. Believe it or not, we’ll be celebrating 16 years of marriage in just over two months. Given our governor’s proclivity to keep extending our “stay-at-home” order (already set at June 10th), we’ll probably Read More
Day 16 – Mrs. Flusche’s Saint Calendar is Off (sort of)
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 – Don’t y’all wish this was one big April Fool’s joke? I’ve always hated April Fools, but for once I’d be on board with someone shouting “Gotcha! April Fools!” Oh well… Side note, April 1st is generally connected to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian. Anyhow, someone asked Read More
Day 15 – Virginia: “Hold my Fishing pole!”
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 – Yesterday a new (read: mostly unchanged) executive order was handed down. A lot of people panicked, some cheered, and most everyone didn’t actually read it. For those who want to follow along at home, you can read each of the executive orders by clicking on the links below: Executive Order Read More
Day 14 – Two Weeks Down, a Month to Go (Maybe)
Monday, March 30, 2020 – A few notes from last week: The days are finally starting to not blend together. Spring has sprung, and the snot is flowing. We really need to get Andrew back to being a lawyer. He’s started “fixing” things… Having a schedule has really helped us sort out the days and Read More
Day 13 – Childlike Wonder and Love of the Blessed Sacrament
Sunday, March 29, 2020 – Something amazing and beautiful happened at Adoration yesterday. It was truly the purest love of our Lord I have ever witnessed, and it was from a toddler who couldn’t have been more than two years old. A mother came into the Church for a moment to pray. She had an Read More
Day 12 – One Totally Normal Thing Happened this Lent
Saturday, March 28, 2020 – I think we can all agree that this has been the Lentiest Lent we have ever Lented! Nothing seems normal. However, tomorrow is Passion Sunday. It is the Fifth Sunday of Lent and marks the two-week countdown to Easter. And…it was our chance to do one normal thing this Lent. Read More
