We here in CO seem to have been transported to the northwest this weekend….it’s been raining since Friday!  I’m not complaining, mind you. My garden is going to look GREAT after all this moisture. I do hope to feel sunshine again soon, though.

Since my world at the moment is “Water, Water Everywhere,” I thought it’d be an appropriate Sunday to share the following video with you.

That Catholic Show is great (in my humble opinion)…just wish they could find time to continue the series!  By the way, Jennifer & Greg Willits can now be found on the Catholic Channel at Sirius radio – The Catholics Next Door.

God bless and bring you peace!
Manya

Something beautiful and inspiring for your Sunday. Enjoy.

Manya

This was sent to me by my oldest daughter. While watching it, I got a little bit choked up…teary eyed. The author, who is the woman reading in the video, sums it up so well…being a mother…the amazingly swift way that time passes and our babies are suddenly adults. I would venture to say that probably every one of us was warned (more than once) that our children would be grown before we knew it…we’d blink and they’d be small no longer. Of course, it’s very difficult to believe that when you’re knee deep in laundry and toys and you’re sleep deprived and would give ANYTHING to just have a few moments to yourself.    But it’s SO true.

Anyway…that’s pretty much what this video is about. The author of the book The Gift of an Ordinary Day reads a passage accompanied by music and family photos and beautifully relates the truths that we all recognize….now.  It’s good. It made me wish I’d taken more pictures of my children on ordinary days when they were smaller.  So, I now resolve to start taking more pictures NOW…and movies, too.  And to re-double my thankfulness for ordinary days….

It just occurred to me that those of us who still have our parents with us should be taking pictures of them on ordinary days, too! THESE are the “good ole days” and we’ll cherish the pictures and videos, as will our children….and their children…

God bless!

Manya

When you have about 20 minutes available, watch this…it’s pretty impressive.  I was impressed by how respectful Oprah was (not that she’s usually disrespectful…but it would have been very easy for her to be ‘flip’ in order to get laughs…and she did not do that).  I was also very impressed by how well the nuns (most quite young) spoke for themselves.  Oprah and her assistant (who actually stayed overnight in the convent) asked some very blunt and difficult questions and the sisters didn’t hesitate to answer them…and to answer them well.

I applaud Oprah for this show and the sisters for letting the world into their lives.  This is great stuff!

By the way, if the video below doesn’t play back smoothly, go straight to youtube to watch it (just mouse over the youtube logo and click). There are 4 parts, so you’ll need to go to youtube to see the whole series anyway. (I tried putting them all in this post but it took forever to load that way.) Even at youtube, they didn’t always play smoothly but the audio worked great.

Part 1:

Enjoy!
Manya

I wanted to post a lovely video today that had something to do with love that would make you smile and sigh.  As I was searching youtube for just the right one, I stumbled upon a fact -  a song named Barka was Pope John Paul II’s favorite song!  So, instead, I decided to share that with you as a St. Valentine’s Day “card” not only for you, but for him, too.

Have a wonderful day…filled with love for family, friends and YOU.

Manya