tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post5280427567832729809..comments2024-02-02T05:53:59.845-05:00Comments on Praying for Grace: Frigid Day-bookBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-33678266236238862332016-01-26T14:44:44.554-05:002016-01-26T14:44:44.554-05:00You have such a beautiful blog Barbara! This yanke...You have such a beautiful blog Barbara! This yankee enjoyed her visit here today. Loved hearing about Yankee Pot Roast, getting to know you and your family, and seeing the wildlife. Blessings !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088056508469033185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-21030660124236747882016-01-21T20:11:40.939-05:002016-01-21T20:11:40.939-05:00Love all your sharing. I cannot wait to see your s...Love all your sharing. I cannot wait to see your shawl and JEsse Tree ornaments!!!!!!!Jennifer Gregory Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677077951743177153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-29217392267825580442016-01-20T20:21:18.711-05:002016-01-20T20:21:18.711-05:00Will you be affected at all by the winter storm? ...Will you be affected at all by the winter storm? I haven't looked too closely at the weather map since it's been a busy week here. <br /><br />I think your house is one I would most want to stop by for a cup of coffee or tea and a nice chat. :) Stay warm!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651016998027244516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-41786365015095430102016-01-20T08:56:37.403-05:002016-01-20T08:56:37.403-05:00Janelle, Divine Intimacy is a book with a reading ...Janelle, Divine Intimacy is a book with a reading (about three pages) for each day. From Goodreads: "For each day of the year, Fr. Gabriel gives 1) a brief introduction, 2) a two-part meditation, followed by 3) a colloquy---holy acts of love, thanksgiving, petition, resolution, etc., addressed to Our Lord and based on the truths just meditated upon." It is filled with scripture, and quotes from especially the great Carmelite saints like St. Therese, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Catherine of Sienna, and St. John of the Cross. I have read it at least a couple years now and I always get something new out of it. You will find it very Catholic in nature, but undoubtedly will enjoy it very much.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-28359725671129445152016-01-20T08:32:23.167-05:002016-01-20T08:32:23.167-05:00Looking forward to reading Divine Intimacy...sound...Looking forward to reading Divine Intimacy...sounds wonderful! I am also in a decluttering mode. It is freeing to give things away. Thanks for another wonderful update!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04331644836859071633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-57421865687562651112016-01-19T18:36:42.361-05:002016-01-19T18:36:42.361-05:00You're so sweet Kimberlee. I do love having th...You're so sweet Kimberlee. I do love having the grown children back on Sundays. Sometimes the married couple come on Thursday, too, if laundry needs to be done sooner.<br /><br />You give me too much credit in the tidy department. Mostly it's the basement that needs decluttering, but if Faith turns her back for long enough ;-) I'll be in her room with my big black garbage bag! I'm going for really minimalist.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-69854447611683699252016-01-19T18:34:15.576-05:002016-01-19T18:34:15.576-05:00You do need to read it. Good, good book.
Oh my go...You do need to read it. Good, good book.<br /><br />Oh my gosh, in my mind those events (the storm and the march) had not collided! Will be offering my rosaries for it. God's will be done. I can't imagine why the Lord needs 20 inches of snow on that event, so I hope my prayers mean no storm!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-79918981553204266912016-01-19T17:14:38.354-05:002016-01-19T17:14:38.354-05:00Lovely pictures, all! Your dinner looks wonderful,...Lovely pictures, all! Your dinner looks wonderful, and I can only imagine the joy of having folks return for the traditional Sunday meal together. Your house is always so neat and tidy I can't imagine what you have to unclutter! :-) Your school cat makes me want a school cat. Hope you feel well soon. It's frigid here too, with snow coming. Kimberleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980588863109281657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-12736050000979047112016-01-19T17:03:31.389-05:002016-01-19T17:03:31.389-05:00I need to read "All the Light We Cannot See&q...I need to read "All the Light We Cannot See".<br /><br />Add March for Life attendees to you prayers list! I'm taking a bunch of AHG's up to DC for this historic snow storm. I'm ok with *being* there when it snows, but now they're predicting snow *here* when I'm supposed to be driving to the departure spot in the middle of the night. Yikes.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072984925282936743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-73291352218129621312016-01-19T16:51:02.057-05:002016-01-19T16:51:02.057-05:00Sorry if I spoiled Downton. You need to catch up! ...Sorry if I spoiled Downton. You need to catch up! Good job on the basement. Want to come and clean mine? I need to have an enormous garage sale!<br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-78828974954769392552016-01-19T16:50:00.960-05:002016-01-19T16:50:00.960-05:00Well, my mother-in-law started th set, but it'...Well, my mother-in-law started th set, but it's been years of collecting that has me where I am. It's really durable stuff. Nary a break in all those years.<br /><br />Oh no! I don't want Mary to die alone and penniless. I don't think she has a mean heart, maybe just a damaged one. I don't think there is a mean character left, which is why, I think, we all love Downton so much. There was Mrs. Bates and Mr. Green, but we know what happens to mean people on Downton!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-36081570832867154042016-01-19T13:36:31.343-05:002016-01-19T13:36:31.343-05:00Oh, and at least one of my girls is hoping Mary di...Oh, and at least one of my girls is hoping Mary dies lonely and penniless. Says she doesn't deserve a Happily Ever After. ;-)<br />Jennie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14027736832723636538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-22945092286874957152016-01-19T13:34:34.667-05:002016-01-19T13:34:34.667-05:00I think the fiesta line mixes and matches with my ...I think the fiesta line mixes and matches with my polish pottery, which is why I love it, but you're blessed to have been gifted with such a festive and cheery set. :-)<br />Jennie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14027736832723636538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-26896022252698696322016-01-19T13:12:21.880-05:002016-01-19T13:12:21.880-05:00We left one Nativity scene up. Still have tinsel ...We left one Nativity scene up. Still have tinsel and wreath in the tv room and, as usual, the Christmas dinnerware won't be put away until Candlemas. I'm behind on Downton Abbey and just finished that Mother Teresa book. Oh and did I tell you, we cleaned the basement yesterday! Hurray! ;-)Ana Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733710862603629370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-74535015863416197942016-01-19T12:22:07.623-05:002016-01-19T12:22:07.623-05:00I love WWII books. I gobbled up All the Light We C...I love WWII books. I gobbled up All the Light We Cannot See, but have not heard of The Nightingale. Will have to check it out. You've read The Book Thief?Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-36107971765565819512016-01-19T12:20:14.513-05:002016-01-19T12:20:14.513-05:00They are Fiestaware. Funny story -- my mother-in-l...They are Fiestaware. Funny story -- my mother-in-law started using Fiestaware years and years ago. She bought place settings in all the colors. Then she started giving them to us, and Doug's two brothers. Now we all have cabinets full of Fiestaware -- a rainbow of plates, bowls, serving pieces! The great thing is, if we ever need more for a party or big dinner, we can borrow each others! And I buy white platters and servings bowls because they always look great with the many colors.<br /><br />I really enjoyed the last episode of Downton, and was so excited to see Branson, I actually cried. So silly how we become involved in these imaginary lives!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-16034993891161719562016-01-19T12:16:29.496-05:002016-01-19T12:16:29.496-05:00Thanks, Nancy. Faith took those. The cardinal is a...Thanks, Nancy. Faith took those. The cardinal is a little out of focus, but I can see every tuft of fur on Mr. Squirrel!<br /><br />I'd love for you to be able to come to dinner at my house!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-90697815487123945632016-01-19T09:48:16.214-05:002016-01-19T09:48:16.214-05:00I have been reading WWII novels recently. I finish...I have been reading WWII novels recently. I finished The Nightingale and I'm in the middle of All the Light we Cannot See. Both are really good. They're hard to put down and would likely keep you coming back for more.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242155105268596495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-50426185693504372192016-01-19T05:45:35.975-05:002016-01-19T05:45:35.975-05:00Are those Fiesta dishes? I love the colors of tho...Are those Fiesta dishes? I love the colors of those! I have a few bowls and a stack of little dessert dishes. <br /><br />I just saw Downton last night, and I have to say: Finally! A happy episode! I just grinned right through it. Also glad the Anna story line was minimized, because she is getting really irritating. :-)<br /><br />Stay warm, friend!Jennie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14027736832723636538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-33595863102171348802016-01-18T21:31:07.479-05:002016-01-18T21:31:07.479-05:00I love your photos; the cardinal and squirrel are ...I love your photos; the cardinal and squirrel are amazing. And I'd sure like to come to YOUR house for Sunday dinner!Nancy Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.com