Today Is The Feast Day Of..

St. Leonard..You can learn more about St. Leonard here..

Also tomorrow is my nephew Gabe's 10th Birthday..Happy Birthday Gabe..It's also would've been my nephew Seth's 10th Birthday..He's with the Lord in Heaven..Pray for us Seth!!

Today Is The Feast Day Of..

Venerable Fr. Solanus Casey..You can find more information about this amazing & wonderful future Saint here..

Today is also the Feast Day of..St. Bertilla..I really don't have any information on her..But I'm sure she was also great..

Ven. Solanus Casey & St. Bertilla..Pray for Us

I'd Like To Apologize To The Following..

St. Narcissus

St. Alphonsus Rodriguez

St. Foillan

All Saints

All Souls

St. Martin de Porres

I'm sorry I forgot your Feast Days!! Please forgive & pray for me!!

But..Today IS the Feast Day of...

St. Charles Borromeo..Patron Saint of Learning & The Arts..I didn't forget you St. Charles..Pray for us that we can continue learning more about our glorious Faith & we can pursue our Arts more..

I May Have Spoke Way To Soon..

In my last post..Down below this one..I told you that we didn't have H1N1 "swine flu".. Um well I was wrong..It is H1N1..That was a shock to me!! Well I don't think Trevor had it, but Bob, Jenna & I do..I'm about 5 days into it..Jenna is about 8 days into it & Bob just got it..

Now Bob has to be off of work for a week (and school also) & we'll probably be in the house for awhile..

I can look at this 2 ways..Either wine like a baby about it, or embrace it..I think I'll embrace it..Just look at what the Saints went through!! Consumption, TB, the Plague!! They EMBRACED their sickness!! If they can do it (and they suffered more) we can do it..I think this may bring us closer as a family..But I have to be honest..I have wavered..Yes, I have been a baby about it..The first few days I was begging God to help me, but then I had an "Aha" moment and thought about Jesus & how he was humiliated, scourged, had to carry his own cross through the streets, was unjustly crucified on a cross & died for our sins to be forgiven..And I said to myself "How dare you", "How dare you compare this to what Jesus went through"..And it's true..How can I even think this is suffering..People out there are suffering from cancer, and a whole host of other diseases, and here I am snugly in my bed with my tea cup complaining about a fever!! But I am still miserable..I go back and forth with myself about it (as you can see)..

So as soon as we are well enough we can go on with our lives..We're way behind with school among other things..My house looks like a landfill..The laundry is piling up..but those things can wait..

Being sick makes you think..Maybe that's what the whole purpose of being sick is..To make you think about your life, suffering, The Lord, etc..I mean you have enough time in bed to think don't you? Well I think I may be making no sense right now..I'm getting chills & need to go and "think" some more..If you could spare a prayer or 2 for us right now I'd appriciate it..But also pray for all the others out there who suffer for whatever reason & the poor souls who suffer in Purgatory..

Today Is The Feast Day Of..

Sts. Simon & Jude..

On the home front we're almost done with our 1st 9wks..I can't believe time has flown by so fast.. All the kids are doing well in most subjects..The girls are just having a little trouble with Pre-Algebra & Algebra..But I wasn't very good at math come to think of it..We're trying to plan a field trip to the museum or some kind of History place..Ari & Trev are learning about the French & Indian War right now..

We've also been trying to keep up on current events..The health care crisis, and other important topics that we are interested in..The whole family watches Glenn Beck now too!!

Bob is almost done with his first semester of school..He's doing great!! We're so proud of him..

Recently we've had a few sick ones here..Trev & Jen are sick right now..Not the swine flu, H1N1 or whatever you want to call it..Just fevers & coughs..

I'll post some pics later of our recent activities..Which haven't been doing that much with Bob working & going to school..I still have to write some reviews (I'm behind on alot of things lately :) )

Here's to a Happy Halloween & A Blessed All Saints/All Souls Day!!

Today Is The Feast Day Of...

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque...You can find more information about St. Margaret Mary here..

And also today is the feast day of..

St. Gerard Majella..Patron Saint of Expectant Mothers..You can find more information about St. Gerard here..

St. Margaret Mary & St. Gerard...Pray for Us...

Today Is The Feast Day Of..

St. Teresa of Avila...

1 of the 3 Women Doctors of the Church..& Patroness of Headache Sufferers..

St. Teresa of Avila..Pray for Us