Seven Angels, Four Kids, One Family
Sometimes sarcasm is the only sane response
We are a household with seven guardian angels. We weren’t always, but over time we’ve picked up more. There’s a guardian for me, the Patient Husband, the three kiddos, the new baby…and one of us has two. I’m not going…
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I’m taking a break from cooking with my mom because “we don’t have enough food.” For the record, we are cooking for “16 people.” (The 18 guardian angels who will also be present will not be eating much.) Of those…
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Me. Grocery store. Tired. Want to go home. End of the shopping trip. Need eggs. Open carton to check the eggs. None are cracked. And then, for no reason whatsoever, I pick up one of the eggs and look beneath…
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A fly got into our house. It’s been cold lately, so I’ve no idea where this fly came from, whether it spontaneously generated inside the house or came from outside. It’s huge and slow-flying and annoying. My first reaction was,…
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So you’re wondering where the “seven angels” come in, since I’ve already mentioned the kiddos and the Patient Husband. There’s a bit of a double meaning here. The first meaning is the one I’ll talk about today, and that is…
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Today is the feast day of the “synaxis of the angels” in the Orthodox church. We are not Orthodox. And… I’m going to celebrate it anyhow. Report me to the religious authorities if you must, but I’m unrepentant. According to…
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