Dear Mom and Dad, I want you to know

My young heart is beating, my eyes fill with tears,

I pray that your love will conquer your fears.

God knit me here, you are my lifeline,

Will you sing to me, sweet Mother of Mine?



If you do not want me, please give me away,

There are loving arms waiting that want me to stay.

You will think of me each day of your life,

And the doctor who tore me from you with his knife.

Why would you want us to suffer this pain?



If I'm lost forever, what would you gain?

My Daddy, Listen, can you hear my screams?

Help Me! I cry for you in my dreams.

A farewell lullabye, please sing to me, Dad,

The pain is so great and I am so sad.

My heart aches to see, to feel and to touch

The Mom and Dad who I love so much.

Will I never run, or sing, or play,

Or hear the kind things that mothers say?



I would love to see Grandmom and play with toys,

And hug my Daddy like most girls and boys.

To money and things my parents are drawn,

But when their arms long to hold me, I will be gone.

The tears of the Angels flood Heaven today

As I join fifty million souls who perished this way.

We are crying our hearts out and trembling with fears,

But ours screams for mercy fall on deaf ears.

Does anyone out there have compassion for me?



When you were sown in her womb, your mom let you be.

I am being tortured in this home that I know,

Will you sing me a lullabye before I go?



A stranger prays and sings on the street

For all the children they never will meet.

Someday in Heaven, I'll find you to say;

Thank you for praying and singing that day.

As I lay there dying, I saw you weep,

With a sweet lullabye you sang me to sleep.

The Angels will carry me home when I cry

With millions of infants who pray in the sky

For the souls of the parents they yearned to kiss

And never will know the babies they'll miss.

My Savior awaits my arrival today,

"Vengeance is Mine," I heard the Lord say.

Your soul, Mom and Dad, you have defiled.

Oh Beg for God's mercy for killing your child!

The Angels sing lullabyes at Heaven's door

And play with the Babies, our tears shed no more.



Catherine Walsh

God is most interested in what?

Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one.  The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than your comfort; God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy.    (Rick Warren - author of A Purpose Driven Life)

Very true words - thank God He gave us the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Let it snow... AGAIN!

Well, it looks as if we are not out of the woods yet.  More snow is falling now.  Forecast has us prepared for 8-12" more. 
We are well-prepared for this next wave.  Gas for generator, water for drinking/cooking, water for washing/force flushing toilet, milk, food, etc.  We are ready for whatever falls on us through tomorrow night.  Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
I am still trying to figure out why people need rolls and rolls of tp for a few days of snow - do these people know something I do not?  What does one do with dozens of rolls of tp - insulate the attic??

NOW and the Super Bowl Tebow ad...

...are you seriously kidding me?  SERIOUSLY?  NOW (Nat'l Org of Women) needs to get real and perhaps tackle something actually serious like human trafficking, pedophilia, true suppression of women, the link between abortion and breast cancer... the list goes ON and ON and they are upset by Tebow fake-tackling his mother in a Super Bowl Ad?!!!!
(eyes to Heaven) - Lord, hear our prayers, poor sinners that we are.

I laugh at the absurdity.

I never did post our resources for the year

Wow!  We have just finished day 115 of our school year (in PA we are to "school" for 180 days - quite a joke to us veteran home educators since education occurs 24/7)

I realized that I never posted my list of resources for this year.  These are our bread and butter after the Bible and the CCC...

Fratello Maggiore - gr 7

• The Life of Grace - Faith and Life  gr 7
• Jesus, The Way, the Truth, the Life - Image of God gr 7
• Lingua Mater
• Latin
• Life Science
• Daily Grams Gr 7
• PreAlgebra Demystified
• Stories of the Saints III - CHC
• My Catholic Speller, E - CHC
• Christ and the Americas 
• Great Documents in U.S. History: Volume 1

Fratello Piccolo - gr 5

• Credo: I Believe - Faith and Life gr 5
• The Sacrament of Confirmation
• Rare Catholic Stories and Poems- CHC
• The King of the Golden City - Mother Mary Loyola
• Jesus, the Catechism, and Me - Fr. Levis
• Language Of God D
• Latin
• Life Science
• Daily Grams Gr 5
• Singapore Math 5
• Stories of the Saints I - CHC
• My Catholic Speller, C - CHC
• From Sea to Shining Sea 
• Great Documents in U.S. History: Volume 1

Sorella Half-Pint - gr 1

• How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
• My Very First Catholic Speller - CHC
• Singapore Math 1
• Little Stories for Little Folks: Catholic Phonics Readers - CHC
• Bob Books
• Catholic Heritage Handwriting Series: Levels K and 1 - CHC

Morning has broken

I sit here on generator-assisted computer time.  Power company guarantees power to all customers by Friday, Feb 12 - that is 5 days away...  We are stuck vehicle-wise, but have the necessities.

The sun is out and the thick, deep blanket of snow is beautiful.  The dog is leaping through the snow. The kids are upstairs getting something for breakfast.  Babbo Bear just awoke - he took the 1:30 - 3:30 am "furnace shift." 

God is good. 

We are warm and comfy.  There is still coffee to drink.  The kids are used to not getting much 'media' so they are not nearly as bored as many others may be with no power...

Big Snow of 2010 Daybook

Outside my window - is over 2 feet of beautiful snow. The trees are bowing under the weight of it all and the air is cold and biting - but it is a sight to see! Early today it was as if God laid the softest quilt of white cloth over us!

I am hearing - the hum of our generator that is keeping our furnace's fans blowing the warm air from our wood burner. The clicking of the keyboard, and the ticking of the clock.

I am wearing - flannel pj's and slipper boots

I am thankful to God for - wood, coal, gas, water, and coffee! Of course, also for my wonderful family. Every family member is pulling his or her weight during this hardship.

I am thinking about - Latin class and the fact that it had to be canceled due to this power outage and lack of parking

Our learning corner - HalfPint is learning to read. She is doing beautifully and really taking off with it. She can read Green Eggs and Ham with hardly a challenge...

Around the house - we are currently just trying to keep the house warm during this power outage for all 7 humans, 3 dogs, and nearly 30 birds. The adults of the house have to take 2-hour shifts during the night with the wood/coal burner because there is no electric "emergency backup" to kick in if the fire dies out.

One of my favorite things - besides fresh, strong, hot coffee??? Ummm - snuggling between flannel sheets and sinking my head into my pillow and having my nightly chat with Mother Mary and her Amazing, Awesome Son!

I am reading - Imitation of Christ and A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror ~ Larry Schweikart (Author), Michael Patrick Allen (Author)

My thoughts - Mr. Gore MUST be frozen somewhere and shocked at the way climate change is happening - I know God made this earth to be wonderfully self-healing and He knows just what He is doing... I am a good steward of the land where I live, but I refuse to join the new 'religion' of environmentalism.