When my tea is steeping, the pot is surrounded by dirty breakfast dishes and other clutter. Then I gulp it down while fixing breakfast for 5 hungry kids. The only time I sit down for breakfast is on Sunday. And I sure do enjoy Sunday breakfast!
Regina, I have been thoroughly enjoying your weblog! You have inspired me to return to my true values. I'm a work in progress, but aren't we all? I suppose I'm more of a renovation project at the moment, thank you for the encouragement!
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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Good photo.