The Intrinsic Disorder of Me

This is worth reading.

87 year old Biblical scholar to preach meditation before voting begins

Here's the link.  I love this quote he gave in an interview last year:

“I think it’s prayer, and certainly not hermeneutics, that is the keystone of the Christian life,” he said in a 2012 interview. “We need to come down off our pedestals, empty ourselves of intellectualism and pride. We need much humility, we need to recite the Rosary and the simplest prayers, like those of popular devotion; one understands there how it is very often the people who hand on faith to the learned.”

Amen!

Weak and Creaky

My lovely wife shared this poem at our Poetry Night last Saturday.  The theme was "Love Poems".

Weak and Creaky

by Choma

When I'm old and gray and feelin' weak,
And my bones play a symphony when they start to creak.
I want someone I can laugh with still,
When I get old or I get ill.

To spend my days with enjoying the sun,
To cuddle at night and have "just plain fun."
To be myself, be a kid at heart,
And so I've begun a brand new start.

To find someone possessing respect,
Consideration, compassion and trust.
And also a sense of humor, for sure,
'Cause that'd be a must.

We'd share the worst along with the best,
And know that together we'd survive any test.
Keep the interest alive with the longing to learn.
And there'd be plenty of candles and incense to burn.

I'd find roses on my pillow,
I'd bring him breakfast in bed.
We'd spend nights by the fire,
Nowhere else I'd be instead.

So, if this sounds like someone you know,
Please forward his name to me.
But if, by chance, it might be you,
Well, that'd be the best you see.

I thought it was very sweet!

Wonderful Sleight of Hand

Thanks to The Anchoress for linking to this.

Paperman

Watch the animated short Paperman. You'll love it.

Catholic Fiction dot Net

Don't want to lose this link either. For when I'm looking for a good book to read.

Riparians at the Gates

I got here from Happy Catholic, a mention of the book Frming Intentional Disciples. Read her post on her books: Should I be Homeschooling, and something about Classroom Management for Catechists. I wish I'd had that one when I taught PSR!

Catholic Writier's guild Blog

This looks too interesting to lose! Check it out here.

Check this out!  Happy 18th birthday, Caroline!

Amanda's Christmas list 2011

1. Brain Teasers
2. Rebus puzzles
3. Word scrambles
4. A Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Treasury: A Special Selection for Teachers [Book] by Richard Carlson in Books (can be found on Amazon.com)
5. Colorful socks
6. Jolly ranchers, lifesavers, peppermints (red and green), etc.

Feel free to get things not on this list, but this will give you great ideas of what to look for.

Amanda's Birthday list 2011

Activity books

1. Rebus puzzles
2. Crossword puzzles
3. Word scrambles

Books

1. A Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Treasury: A Special Selection for Teachers [Book] by Richard Carlson in Books (can be found on Amazon.com)

Music

1. Rain and Thunder CD (or some other "nature" like CD)

Soundtracks

1. Aladdin
2. Pocahontas
3. The Land Before Time (original movie)

Feel free to get things not on this list, but this will give you great ideas of what to look for.