I am having a heck of a time figuring out how to post photos on this blog. So, first things first -- I am not all that web-savvy. Still, I will blog forth.
A clarification -- Practical Catholic means living a faithful Catholic life while living a regular life of working, paying bills and raising kids. We are not close to perfect, but we do our best.
Take yesterday, for example: Son threw a kid's flashlight at Daughter, hitting her on the head, where she had previously bumped it on the ceiling while jumping down the stairs. These are basically good kids who rarely get into trouble. Son received some Fatherly discipline. And I off-handedly said, "He can go to confession with me; I was planning to go anyway and he's a little overdue." My husband said he was overdue, as well.
The next thing I knew, all four of us were in the station wagon headed to Confession. I can't remember the last time the whole family went, but it was good. A great exercise for Lent and I reminded the kids in the car that confession is not about feeling guilty; it's about receiving the forgiveness of Christ. It is also a great exercise in humility. I always feel better afterward and the kids said that they did, too.
Today, Sunday, I took Daughter to the Mohter-Daughter program our diocese puts on for girls ages 10-12 about God's plan for growing up and becoming, well, a woman. I don't think it was truly new information for her but I think it was good for her to see that all the other girls her age are having those issues and questions, as well.
Son got to go to a Knights of Columbus function wtih his dad (An appreciation dinner for the religious sisters in our diocese) and help with the dishes, etc. Now, we are getting to jump into the very busy-ness of the week. Maybe sometime this week I will figure out how to post pix, etc.
No comments:
Post a Comment