Thankful Thursday (Summer)

Thankful for Goofy, Graduating, Girls...

 

Thankful for families who have fun together being silly...

 

Thankful for Homeschool Band and for the friendships made through it...

Thankful for Homeschooling Conferences with writing seminars for teens and for good friends to attend it with...

 

Thankful for our good, faithful Sisters in Browerville who spend a full week on saw-dust drawings just to give honor and love to God...

 

Thankful  for Eucharistic processions through Browerville while singing and praying the Rosary to celebrate Corpus Christi and The Sacred Heart of Jesus...

 

Thankful for 16 baby chicks in my bathtub...

 

Thankful for husbands who make Chick-pens in the garage, so the chickies can move OUT of the bathtub after a week...

 

Thankful for my biggest blessings ( and Saint-makers) my beautiful children...

 

Thankful to be able to attend the SSPX priestly ordinations in Winona again this year...

 

Thankful for first blessings from 12 newly ordained priests...

 

It channels SO much grace from God...thankful for that grace!

 

 

Thankful for Barn Dances with friends...

 

Thankful for hard-working young men from church who re-shingled our garage roof in 4 hours!

 

 

Thankful for our beautiful daughter and her graduation party which was a big success...Congratulations, sweetie!

 

Thankful for Big Barns that are wonderful for dancing...

Thankful for good friends, fireworks and the 4th of July!

 

Thankful for beauty bursting in the sky...

 

 

Thankful for husbands who mix concrete to pour in chicken coops to help keep the mice out and make it easier to keep clean...

 

Thankful for girls weeding gardens...

 

Even when they don't particularly want to...

 

Thankful for family vacations at Wisconsin Dells and for Lazy Rivers...

Thankful for girls in modest swimsuits who are truly beautiful...

 

Thankful for my family and for friends who join us on vacation...

 

Thankful for friendships that are real and lasting...

Thankful for families that get along well together, even in close quarters for 5 days

 

Thankful for fun water parks with wave pools to swim in...

Thankful for a young man who is a child at heart, who was SO happy with the prizes he "won" at the arcade...

 

Thankful for bumper-boat wars...

Thankful for horse-drawn wagon rides as we are getting ready to leave for home...

Thankful for Paul Bunyan Lumberjack restaurants and for generous friends that treat us to a brunch there...

 

 Thankful for Swing dance lessons in our barn and for a great turn out!( 16 couples!)

 

Thankful for Daddies that dance with their daughters...

Thankful for wholesome entertainment for teens and adults alike...

Thankful for my sweet baby daughter who just turned 18...

 

Until We Meet Again

Dear God, Thank you so much for the blessing of my Mother. It was such an honor and privilege having her live with us these past years. I will always be so thankful for these years, and I pray that others will come to know the blessings of having their parents with them at the end of their lives. Our parents gave us life...God surely knew what he was doing when he designed the family as a model for living. We are given the opportunity to refine our souls and serving our families in this life, perfecting virtue, and honoring our Heavenly Father in the model of the Holy Family, Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Mom...your joyful heart, persevering faith, and forgiving nature has been an inspiration...may I never forget the lessons you've passed on to me. My love and respect for you will never die! May we be joyfully reunited in the presence of our Savior, until then, I will hold you in my heart and in my prayers...

 

Eternal rest grant her O Lord, and may perpetual Light shine upon her. May her soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.

 

                                Janet Erpelding  December 29th, 1934- March 1st, 2013

 

Faith and Heartbreak

With the death of our friends daughter...it brings back the knife-blade feeling of losing our sweet Sanjay all over again. My heart aches for Peter and Becky and their family. We miss you, Beth, and we miss you too, Sanjay!

 

I love the Rule of Life of Elizabeth Gerads and would like to share it with you, these were available on small cards at her wake tonight:

Code of Amiability

To be amiable, as the Mother of God is amiable, one must radiate a strong sweetness -one that will bring a smile to the lips of another and invite confidence...

What are the ten commandments of the Code?

The Code of Amiability obliges one:
1. To smile until a kindly smile forms readily on one's lips.
2. To repress a sign of impatience at the very start.
3. To add a word of benevolence when giving orders.
4. To reply positively when asked to do a favor.
5 To lend a helping hand to the unfortunate.
6. To please those toward whom one feels repugnance.
7. To study and satisfy the taste of those with whom one lives.
8. To respect everyone.
9. To avoid complaining.
10. To correct (if one must) with kindness.

These are the dispositions which union with the amiable Virgin will place in our heart.
One of  Beth's favorite songs...it will be sung at her funeral tomorrow. A beautiful song for a beautiful girl who dedicated her life to God. We just returned from her wake...heart-wrenching and lovely at the same time. Fr. Beck spoke and lead the Rosary...he was very consoling. -Venerable Teresita Quevedo (1930-1950)

Palestrina - Sicut Cervus

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Performer: Voices of Ascension, Dennis Keene CD: Beyond Chant - Mysteries of the Renaissance Composer: Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525-1594)