The End Of a Beautiful Week!

Hard to believe that this course is over already!
I will be unpacking what we have learned for a very long time.

Tonight 16 people graduated. I can't imagine being one of those people, but if Jesus wants it to be, and Mary is praying for me, it will happen someday!

I am excited to get back home. Back to my dear Tim and my wonderful boys. Back to the school days with Lilly and chatting with Nina.

I look forward to Adoration in our little chapel at St Patrick's and so many other things that you have to go away to appreciate.
All of our dear friends. Rosary and Mass in the mornings. Meetings and events.
It is so good to be about God's business.
What a Blest life!

Beauty Everywhere!

We have been treated to such natural wonders over the last 24 hours.

I am still here at the retreat center up in PA, and the course has been just wonderful!

Last night while we were at dinner it started to snow.

There is a reathe large contingent here from Mexico and Central America, and most of them had never seen snow. What a treat for them to see the snow start to fall and pile up, and for us to see the joy that it gave them.

This morning the world looked very different!

Today we had such a full day, with sessions on the teachings of John Paul II and others.

Tonight, after Mass, God gave us another gift....

Thank you God!

Heart Food

Good Friends, great food, hoping for more sleep tonight.

It has been quite a day up here at the Theology of the Body course on the Writings of St John Paul II!
We have been going all day! There is so much to try to wrap my head around.

The weather is cold, but I didn't even go outside today.

Tomorrow is another long one, so i am gonna keep this short.

Hope all my dear ones have a good night!

Windy Epiphany

Well, this Epiphany is a windy and chilly one!
The Sun is out this morning though.

I still have a cold, but I am excited for this coming week! Talk about Epiphanies! I have such expectation for so many amazing insights! A week with the writings of my Papa, John Paul II!

I am now ensconced at Blackrock Retreat Center in Quarryville PA and so far it has been very illuminating!

So many familiar faces and so much Grace!

I'll post again tomorrow.

Sick

Today was a pretty low-key day.
I took Nyquil last night, so I woke up really late, however, it was a good choice, because while I still have a rip-roaring cold, it is just a cold, and not the flu, and I can live with that.
I have to leave tomorrow for my TOB course, and I have been so worried that I was going to get really sick. I am moderately sick. I'll take it.

It was rainy and dreary off and on all day, but not really cold. I'll take that too.
I got through most of the laundry, returned something to Amazon, and got myself packed.
I also got a walk on the treadmill in. I think that really helps to boost the immune system.

I started this book. I was really glad it came beofre I left, because I am on a schedule and I need to take it with me. I am still reading the introduction, and it is really interesting. I love this translation.

And Stirling was enjoying the fact that I put Maggies bed under ours. He loves sleeping on it, and having it under there is just even better, because he feels like he is being sneaky. He loves being sneaky.

So I am winding down with a little football. Wild card games. 

The Buffalo Bills looked good to win against the Houston Texans, but the Texans have pulled ahead.

...and...now they are in overtime 19 to 19. This hasn't happened in a wildcard game since 2011. 

...and...the Texans won with a field goal!

In a little while the Patriots will play the Titans. They should win that one, but if they do, then they have to play the Chiefs. That probably won't go their way. 

OK...now this....

And the Titans beat the Patriots! By 7 points!!

This is going to be very interesting. 

The Ravens will play the Titans next week, and they haven't played them this season. Hmmmmm....

I am just really hoping that our Ravens make it to the Superbowl. They have worked so hard!!

Three in a Row!

Wow.
Good For me! Third day in a row blogging life....

So the weather is rainy, which is not so great for Tim, since he is still using power tools, but I got to wear my fun rain boots to Mass, so there's that.

We had a great discussion of "Jane Eyre", at Paula'a house,with some of the highschoolers from the co-op.
There were five kids and four parents, and the kids had some really great insights.
Paula also served some really great food!

I certainly enjoyed the conversation.
That is one of my favorite books, and every time I read it I get something new from it.

I told the kids that if you love a book you need to read it every ten years. It is amazing what you see in the story as you get older. I should dig out a couple of my favorites again.

Next time we are doing "The Brothers Karamazov".
I haven't read it so I am looking forward to it.

Yum!

Day Two....

Today was very nice!
The weather was great. Dry and not too cold, I think it got up to around 53.

Tim and I went to Mass and we saw the Hoppels, then we came home and I got to work on the house, and Tim got to work on the room.

At 1:00 I headed out to the dermatologist who confirmed that I had a problematic spot on my nose. He "took care of it" and after it heals it won't bother me any more.

I went to the grocery store on the way home, and got groceries. We were out of a few important things and a few not so important... I do love goat cheese on my salads.

After I got home I put dinner together. BBQ chicken sandwiches and home-made fries.

TJ is here and the guys are working on their army game pieces in the basement.

I am taking the rest of the night to do some writing.