"Lord God of all, able to do anything,
all-encompassing space, unbounded, unlimited,
close to all with your very essence,
nowhere, yet without you there are no bounds,
invisible, yet without the light of your dawn
nothing is visible,
awesome glory, incomprehensible name,
voice of majesty, sound of the infinite,
essence beyond analysis,
unreachable distance, immediate closeness,
who notes gentleness and sees distress,
stands by grief and can cure all hopeless cases,
Father of compassion who spreads mercy,
God of comfort."
St. Gregory of Narek
Prayer 23
Speaking with God from the Depths of the Heart: The Armenian Prayer Book of St. Gregory of Narek
Friday, February 27, 2015
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Littles are cute
Out my window: thinks of how warm it was this past weekend...goes to check out the five day forecast...*le sigh*
Clothing myself in: jeans, white cami, bright pink tee with white and grey striped cardigan and pink heart earrings...oh, and my bright pink Valentine's day socks ;-) tomorrow is a staff work day, so today was the Valentine's day celebration at the preschool.
Around the apartment: Gettin' the laundry done! I also have a pile of papers to go through that have been accumulating on my desk and the dining room table...tax papers, junk mail, you name it. Eh, that'll be a project for tomorrow.
The hubby: It was sooooo nice coming home to him after a fun weekend in St. Louis. So nice.
In the kitchen: I had a week of recipe FAILS last week. The crockpot mac & cheese was decent, but the salisbury steak fell apart in the crockpot, so it was more like salisbury...mess. I think the issue is that the directions have you only sear each side and then put it in...the grease didn't get all out that way, so it separated out while cooking. I was so mad. On the chicken parmesan casserole, it called for cubed, COOKED chicken, and THEN you bake it. Guess who cubed the chicken, and forgot to cook it? *raises hand sloooowly into the air* Luckily, after nuking it for about 5 minutes, the chicken came out well cooked. Phew.
On the schedule this week has been: chicken fried chicken using the recipe from my friend over at Every Day is a Gift, easy ham and cheese rolls and beef tips and gravy.
Crafting: The shower went over really well, everybody seemed to like the games and I heard all good things about the prayer! However, now I am tired. Still tired and recovering. To be honest, the night after the shower I had to get some homework submitted online, but it was also a nice getaway for a while from everyone. And the next day I had a parent meeting for my youth group. This introvert reached her people limit.
Learning: Synoptic Gospels: Beginning on the Gospel of Mark
Fundamental Moral Theology: First paper due this week on the topic of why the nature of the soul is so important for establishing what the ultimate end of man is and what the objective nature of that end is.
Reading: Not too much at the moment, actually, this week was light on reading.
Watching: I watched Frozen (:-D) with my expectant friend and her sis in STL. It was a much needed girls night. Besides that...I don't know, I'm drawing a blank. I'm tired.
Bringing me joy: I really don't like it when one of my littles at the preschool get hurt, but then they're snuggly until they calm down, and I like that. They're cute. One of them has started to say my name (and their main teacher that comes in when I get off is also named Chelsea, so they're very exposed to the name), and it comes out something like: Ehl-shee. It's super cute. Especially when you're coming into work at 6:30am in the morning, not quite awake, and hear an excited voice yell down the hall, Ehl-shee! Oh man. So cute. Also, this conversation happened recently between a couple of the older kids:
Z: What does your house look like? Like, what colors are in it?
M: Well, there's some greens...
Z: Oh, our house is brown, like chocolate milk, except we don't drink it, 'cause it's paint.
Thinking about: oh good grief people, when will I stop being so tired? I want to tell myself and my body to stop being so tired.
Pictures to share: Eh, I got nothin'.
Clothing myself in: jeans, white cami, bright pink tee with white and grey striped cardigan and pink heart earrings...oh, and my bright pink Valentine's day socks ;-) tomorrow is a staff work day, so today was the Valentine's day celebration at the preschool.
Around the apartment: Gettin' the laundry done! I also have a pile of papers to go through that have been accumulating on my desk and the dining room table...tax papers, junk mail, you name it. Eh, that'll be a project for tomorrow.
The hubby: It was sooooo nice coming home to him after a fun weekend in St. Louis. So nice.
In the kitchen: I had a week of recipe FAILS last week. The crockpot mac & cheese was decent, but the salisbury steak fell apart in the crockpot, so it was more like salisbury...mess. I think the issue is that the directions have you only sear each side and then put it in...the grease didn't get all out that way, so it separated out while cooking. I was so mad. On the chicken parmesan casserole, it called for cubed, COOKED chicken, and THEN you bake it. Guess who cubed the chicken, and forgot to cook it? *raises hand sloooowly into the air* Luckily, after nuking it for about 5 minutes, the chicken came out well cooked. Phew.
On the schedule this week has been: chicken fried chicken using the recipe from my friend over at Every Day is a Gift, easy ham and cheese rolls and beef tips and gravy.
Crafting: The shower went over really well, everybody seemed to like the games and I heard all good things about the prayer! However, now I am tired. Still tired and recovering. To be honest, the night after the shower I had to get some homework submitted online, but it was also a nice getaway for a while from everyone. And the next day I had a parent meeting for my youth group. This introvert reached her people limit.
Learning: Synoptic Gospels: Beginning on the Gospel of Mark
Fundamental Moral Theology: First paper due this week on the topic of why the nature of the soul is so important for establishing what the ultimate end of man is and what the objective nature of that end is.
Reading: Not too much at the moment, actually, this week was light on reading.
Watching: I watched Frozen (:-D) with my expectant friend and her sis in STL. It was a much needed girls night. Besides that...I don't know, I'm drawing a blank. I'm tired.
Bringing me joy: I really don't like it when one of my littles at the preschool get hurt, but then they're snuggly until they calm down, and I like that. They're cute. One of them has started to say my name (and their main teacher that comes in when I get off is also named Chelsea, so they're very exposed to the name), and it comes out something like: Ehl-shee. It's super cute. Especially when you're coming into work at 6:30am in the morning, not quite awake, and hear an excited voice yell down the hall, Ehl-shee! Oh man. So cute. Also, this conversation happened recently between a couple of the older kids:
Z: What does your house look like? Like, what colors are in it?
M: Well, there's some greens...
Z: Oh, our house is brown, like chocolate milk, except we don't drink it, 'cause it's paint.
Thinking about: oh good grief people, when will I stop being so tired? I want to tell myself and my body to stop being so tired.
Pictures to share: Eh, I got nothin'.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Chore day and round three
Out my window: snowy, but with the promise of a nice, warm weekend.
Clothing myself in: redish/pink sweater, jeans, knee-high boots. My hair came out curly this morning from my braid yesterday, so I just spritzed it and pulled it half up to show off my rare occurrence of fun curls.
Around the apartment: Today was "chore day." I did the dishes, vacuumed, cleaned the bathroom and *shameful face* put away socks from doing laundry a week ago.
In an attempt to not keep beating myself up over my lack of energy and inability to ever get anything done, it seems, I've started changing the focus of my days, rather than getting multiple things crammed into each day. Monday is work day (well, I work in the morning every day, but Monday is for youth group and Reditus), Tuesday is school day, Wednesday is volunteer day, Thursday is chore day, Friday is exercise day...Saturday and Sunday is up in the air still, haven't hit a groove yet.
The hubby: The guy was awesome and cleared off my car this morning :-). Hmm...I don't know, life is busy and usual. Nothing too out of the ordinary. He's helping a Benedictine friend move this weekend.
In the kitchen: On the schedule this week has been: steak and crockpot mac & cheese, salisbury steak, and chicken parmesan casserole. Allllll Pinterest. Sidenote: did you know that kielbasa is soooo cheap compared to other meats and stretches a long way? A huge help to this gal on a budget.
Crafting: I'm preparing for a baby shower this weekend, and I'm using the birth blessing idea that my sister-in-law wrote about. Should be fun! Also I made this craft for my youth group room. I need to put more hooks around the room...and put a ladder in there so I'm not precariously standing on chairs trying to hang things above the chalkboards.
Learning: Synoptic Gospels: reviewing the historical-critical methods of reading Scripture/the New Testament.
Fundamental Moral Theology: Veritatis Splendor, Man's Desire for God by Fr. Mullady, the class professor, a little bit of CCC and some Summa (What up, Aquinas? We meet again.). Basically setting the ground work for the relationship of soul/body and why the Church has the authority to speak on moral issues.
Reading: See above.
Watching: I had round THREE of sickness last weekend. Yuck. I finished How to Marry a Millionaire, and watched a documentary called Hungry for More, Hondo (expanding my John Wayne movie base, thanks to Netflix), and The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (old Ingrid Bergman movie).
Bringing me joy: traveling to STL tomorrow, getting to see one of my best friends with the School Sisters of Christ the King recently, seeing kids impacted by material from youth group, even if it's only one or two who show up.
Thinking about: oh yeah I have homework due tomorrow and Saturday and I'm traveling and putting on a baby shower. Oh. I swear I knew this going into the week...it's just hitting me now OH MY LANTA I HAVE SO MUCH TO WORK ON.
Pictures to share: I know I shared this on Facebook, but it just brings me so much joy, I can't help but share it again.
Clothing myself in: redish/pink sweater, jeans, knee-high boots. My hair came out curly this morning from my braid yesterday, so I just spritzed it and pulled it half up to show off my rare occurrence of fun curls.
Around the apartment: Today was "chore day." I did the dishes, vacuumed, cleaned the bathroom and *shameful face* put away socks from doing laundry a week ago.
In an attempt to not keep beating myself up over my lack of energy and inability to ever get anything done, it seems, I've started changing the focus of my days, rather than getting multiple things crammed into each day. Monday is work day (well, I work in the morning every day, but Monday is for youth group and Reditus), Tuesday is school day, Wednesday is volunteer day, Thursday is chore day, Friday is exercise day...Saturday and Sunday is up in the air still, haven't hit a groove yet.
The hubby: The guy was awesome and cleared off my car this morning :-). Hmm...I don't know, life is busy and usual. Nothing too out of the ordinary. He's helping a Benedictine friend move this weekend.
In the kitchen: On the schedule this week has been: steak and crockpot mac & cheese, salisbury steak, and chicken parmesan casserole. Allllll Pinterest. Sidenote: did you know that kielbasa is soooo cheap compared to other meats and stretches a long way? A huge help to this gal on a budget.
Crafting: I'm preparing for a baby shower this weekend, and I'm using the birth blessing idea that my sister-in-law wrote about. Should be fun! Also I made this craft for my youth group room. I need to put more hooks around the room...and put a ladder in there so I'm not precariously standing on chairs trying to hang things above the chalkboards.
Learning: Synoptic Gospels: reviewing the historical-critical methods of reading Scripture/the New Testament.
Fundamental Moral Theology: Veritatis Splendor, Man's Desire for God by Fr. Mullady, the class professor, a little bit of CCC and some Summa (What up, Aquinas? We meet again.). Basically setting the ground work for the relationship of soul/body and why the Church has the authority to speak on moral issues.
Reading: See above.
Watching: I had round THREE of sickness last weekend. Yuck. I finished How to Marry a Millionaire, and watched a documentary called Hungry for More, Hondo (expanding my John Wayne movie base, thanks to Netflix), and The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (old Ingrid Bergman movie).
Bringing me joy: traveling to STL tomorrow, getting to see one of my best friends with the School Sisters of Christ the King recently, seeing kids impacted by material from youth group, even if it's only one or two who show up.
Thinking about: oh yeah I have homework due tomorrow and Saturday and I'm traveling and putting on a baby shower. Oh. I swear I knew this going into the week...it's just hitting me now OH MY LANTA I HAVE SO MUCH TO WORK ON.
Pictures to share: I know I shared this on Facebook, but it just brings me so much joy, I can't help but share it again.
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