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Outside my window…

I am thinking…
About the weekend, the funeral, and all of my in-laws who came together for that event. It was wonderful to see everyone and to be in touch with them, and it was also heartbreaking to say good bye again, knowing that we won’t see each other again until another wedding, or a funeral.

I am thankful…

to have married into such a warm and wonderful family.

In the kitchen…

No clue. I’m guessing roasted chicken with salad.

I am wearing…
Black capris, black T shirt and black cover up.

I am reading…

Awesome book- that I am going to incorporate into Izzy’s health class next year – chock full of good advice and examples.

I am pondering...
at the end of her life, my sister-in-law Irene, asked her sister, if she thought she had been good enough to go to heaven.

I have been thinking about that a lot. Irene was raised Catholic, baptized, confirmed, and received the sacrament of Penance. But she rejected her Catholic faith as an adult. She didn’t go to church and she didn’t practice any other belief. She did pray with us as a family at the reunions, and she did say the rosary with her own sister when she was dying. But other than that, as far as we can tell, she wasn’t practicing any other faith. She did work as an ICU nurse, and she was very good at that – comforting the sick and caring for the dying are very Christian acts of love and mercy. She was also very generous with her family, especially her younger siblings.

Wishing to go to Heaven is choosing NOT to go to hell. So it is my belief that in this Year of Mercy, we can have hope of meeting again someday in Purgatory, as we complete our pilgrimages towards Heaven.

I am going…

• to walk or work out every day with Pfilates .
• to cut my carbs via the Wheat Belly Total Health: The Ultimate Grain-Free Health and Weight-Loss Life Plan  recommendations. 

From the Learning Rooms…

In the homestretch now!  World History will be over this week- (Although the AP test is May 12!)


Noah- Senior

• Pre-calculus
• AP World History  
• Government.  
• 
  
• Piano
• Choir 

Izzy-Junior

• Algebra II
• American History  2   
• American Literature  Animal Farm – which is a nice tie in with government!
• American Government in Christian Perspective (A Beka)
• Spelling
• Art Class
• Doing a Bravewriter writing class the next few weeks – what a giant step for Izzy!

Rosie 5th grade

• Saxon 65
• Bravewriter

• Prairie Primer  Starting 



• Spelling 
• Geography
• Choir- co-op
• Art Class

One of my favorite things…

While in Michigan, we stopped by the cemetery to pay our respects to my grandparents and uncle. As per usual, we couldn’t find them, although we were pretty close. We kept forgetting exactly which section they were in. So when we finally did find them, Rosie posed in the form of an X so that from this time forward, we will always remember that they are buried in section X!

Another favorite thing…

A picture to share…

Mr. Pete and his entire family, circa 1968.

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