Seven Angels, Four Kids, One Family
Sometimes sarcasm is the only sane response
I received “Thank God Ahead Of Time: The Life And Spirituality of Solanus Casey” (by Michael Crosby) through The Catholic Company’s book review program. Today, July 31st, is the same date Solanus Casey said his first Mass and the same…
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My upcoming Christmas novella, The Boys Upstairs, will be an ebook but nevertheless have a cover. I’ve been contacted by the artist, who wanted me to do things like refine what I meant by “house.” (Because, as it turns out,…
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Just as we speak for the cat, we also speak for the baby. Pretty much if you can’t speak for yourself in this house, someone will say what you should be saying, even if you’re the car, you don’t exist,…
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My Patient Husband and I mock one another’s music. It’s like a hobby, even though many times we enjoy the same music. We’re equal-opportunity mockers: we also mock our own, and frequently mock the singers themselves. Me: What is this…
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Last week we talked about angels and food, how it’s something totally unnecessary to them as pure spirits, but something they recognize as not only necessary for us but also symbolic. When my son was in the hospital a few…
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In the last week, I’ve had a bug to read some of my journals from a few years ago. Because, as Oscar Wilde says, “I need something scandalous to read.” That or, “Diaries are personal and private and therefore suitable…
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Via Erica on one of my online forums: HEMA is a Dutch department store. The first store opened on November 4, 1926, in Amsterdam. Now there are 150 stores in the Netherlands . Take a look at HEMA’s product page. You can’t order anything and…
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About two weeks ago, God kicked me off the forum where I spent the bulk of my internet time, and after I got done feeling tasty and stupid, I proceeded to keep living. I have my suspicions about why leaving…
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We’ve talked already about how it’s silly for me to celebrate angel days with food, since angels don’t eat. Even though my children have learned to work the system. In the Bible we see angels bringing food to people. The…
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I came across submission guidelines for the Summerside Press series “Love Finds You” and I think we here at 7A4K1F should consider submitting. The guidelines, in part, read thus: In the fall of 2008, Summerside Press™ launched the Love Finds…
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