tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post364700608467141021..comments2024-03-21T01:30:05.733-05:00Comments on Are We There Yet?: This is the story of my life...Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16636115320397120406noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-85154401147254373072008-01-26T11:10:00.000-06:002008-01-26T11:10:00.000-06:00Maria ~ Hi, and welcome! Strange as it sounds, f...Maria ~ Hi, and welcome! Strange as it sounds, for an assignment in college, I got to attend Mass at a Russian Orthodox Church. The interior of the chapel (I think it was called "All Saints" in Denver) was breathtaking! And the people were just so very, very nice! They invited us to a potluck in the basement after Mass and ~ oh my goodness, could those ladies cook! Our churches may be separate, but we are certainly united in the spirit of charity!<BR/><BR/>Laura ~ I understand exactly what you're saying! I had the same experience. Thanks to my parents' upbringing of us kids, no matter what, I always felt grounded in my Faith. As hard as the world tried to drag me away, esp in my college years, I could never actually leave it. Everything good was connected with the Church. It is an oasis we have to create in our homes, I agree, to preserve morality, goodness, integrity, responsibility ~ to actually, literally save humanity, as drastic as that sounds! (You can never go on too long for my taste, Laura! I love this kind of conversation with you!)<BR/><BR/> Donna ~ Thank-you so much and welcome! I know how that weight of homeschooling can feel! Been there! I'll try to post on our homeschooling philosophy and routine. There are so many ways of going about it, I hesitate to promote my way too much, because just one method doesn't work for everyone. But, I'll try to put it on here as an alternative idea. &:o)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636115320397120406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-78386554838026526082008-01-26T00:11:00.000-06:002008-01-26T00:11:00.000-06:00Hi,I really enjoy your blog--have only been here f...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I really enjoy your blog--have only been here for a couple of days. As the Mom of a Catholic family who also homeschools, I would love to read another Mom's take on the daily schedule. It would serve as a northern star on the days that I feel my homeschooling journey is nothing but thick, black clouds..love it though I do...it sometimes feels as though it may swallow me up, and I only have 4 in my care.....<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the smiles and sharing of your heart.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-70955678617749889172008-01-25T19:28:00.000-06:002008-01-25T19:28:00.000-06:00Much to say about this but I will be brief. I was ...Much to say about this but I will be brief. I was brought up in a house that was all about prayer, Mass, family, and faith. I am no angel...and the times in my early adulthood when I was a party girl, it was that "faith filled family life" that set me straight. My Catholicism is so much part of who I am that I cannot even imagine going to work everyday without it being a part of my life. (I'm a Catholic school teacher.) Even as I consider leaving the job after 21 years, I know that it would only be to work for another Catholic institution. The outside world supports the eye-rolling at religion...we must create our own cultures in the home that promote faith and family. Otherwise, I shudder to think about the future.<BR/>Sorry- not as brief as I hoped.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630262224739505223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-29623446860942975062008-01-24T17:26:00.000-06:002008-01-24T17:26:00.000-06:00Pretty interesting. I enjoy hearing your beliefs. ...Pretty interesting. I enjoy hearing your beliefs. I am a Russian Orthodox old believer. There's not very many of us in the US. I guess we are a split from the Catholic from way back, so we have a bunch of similarities, especially to the older Catholic ways. I don't homeschool, but I think it's a great thing to do and would enjoy hearing more about that, too!<BR/>MariaMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13064271466583841630noreply@blogger.com