I realized that in the scuffle of the past two months, I never posted a photo of our latest one, Benedict (nicknamed Bene). Born on Oct. 21, 2010, a very wonderful baby. God is good indeed!
Many many congratulations! :) My daughter asked, "Did they name him after Fish?" I told her it was more likely the Holy Father. So very happy for you all...
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He is so beautiful! Congratulations. My 12 year old son's name is Raphael Benedict. Love the name Benedict.
Congratulations! For a long while there, I couldn't decide whether to send greetings or not because you hadn't posted a picture. So happy news indeed to see your little one.
A problem peculiar to serious Catholics ... what do you DO with old scapulars? When the strings tear apart and the images of our Lady start hanging -- you can't just throw them out, you have to burn them or bury them. I suspect most moms of large families have a little pile in the corner of their top bureau drawer of these little patches of cloth embroidered with Christ and Our Lady. Well, here's what I started doing with them: sewing them on the backs of my boys' overalls. This allows me to combine my hatred of name brand dressing ("What? You mean I pay you to advertise YOUR product?") with a desire for covert evangelism. See, the scapulars LOOK like those ubiquitous OshKosh tags at first glance -- but then you look again... Also, I don't mind having the Blessed Mother and our Lord watching my boys' backs in an extra special way. :) For non-Catholics: a scapular is two scraps of wool cloth with an image of the Blessed Mother on it worn front and back ove...
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My daughter asked, "Did they name him after Fish?"
I told her it was more likely the Holy Father.
So very happy for you all...
My own little Henry is just 5 days older.