I recently heard a discussion on the subject of perpetual adoration, which means round-the-clock prayer and adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (FSPA) have had at least two people praying continuously, day and night, at a chapel in La Crosse, Wisconsin nonstop since August 1, 1878. Yes, I said since 1878! They have been praying longer than anyone in the United States.
Nov 30, 2015
Nov 26, 2015
Celebrating One Blogging Year!
A year ago last Thanksgiving Day, I wrote my first blog post. It was pretty raw and I had no idea what I was about to venture into. I just knew
that I wanted to dip my toes into creative writing and express it to anyone
that wanted to read it.
To be honest, I wasn't
sure how it was going to shake out. I started it knowing the bare minimum and
chugged along as I went. I told myself I'd hang
in there for 6 months. On several occasions, I thought about pulling the plug
from the blogging world.
Nov 23, 2015
Potato Corn Chowder
Discover the comfort inside "The Best Potato Corn Chowder," in my opinion!
Nov 19, 2015
Sleepwalking Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree
If you’ve
ever climbed a tree in your sleep and fell from it, then strangely, you’d be
part of a group of people that have had unusual or terrifying experiences while
sleepwalking.
Thankfully,
I’ve never done anything quite this drastic, but in my younger years I had been
known to walk into rooms in the middle of the night and just stand in the dark
only to be discovered and guided back to bed.
There were times I would talk, laugh, grunt and even scream in my sleep. When in my early 20’s, I had leaped from the
bed kicking, screaming and thrashing about until I was tangled in my own bed
sheets. My then roommate, startled by
the chaos, shook to wake me from a very horrible and realistic nightmare. I instantly recalled that my dream was a wild
animal attacking me and I was trying to fight it off. Occasionally, I still have incidents of
talking or laughing, but no longer have any of the fall off the bed nightmare
episodes.
However, “the
apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” which is what the title implies. Apparently, the condition of sleepwalking can
be inherited, which brings me to my teenage son. It seems that families that sleepwalk
together stay creep together. Find here "8 Facts About Sleepwalking."
It all
started about 8 years ago when I was awakened in the middle of the night by a
distinct sound of water hitting the surface of the wood floor. While trying to focus my eyes in the dark and
establish my surroundings from a deep slumber, the first thought was that it
was raining and something was leaking in the hallway.
Nov 16, 2015
Wizards Revealed Behind The Minnesota Blog Con Curtain
To
be honest, most of my readers probably don't care what I learned at the MN Blog Conference. I
could go on and on and make a list of all the things I learned, but I’d most likely bore you to death. My follow up findings are about the real Wizards of the conference...the PEOPLE.
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So, follow me down the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City called the Minnesota Blog Conference. No, I didn't sing happily with munchkins and meet Glinda the good witch. However, my adventure did take me down a road of many discoveries.
Nov 10, 2015
Why Deer Hunting is Similar to Grocery Shopping
It's
interesting the rituals my hubby and son go through just to prepare for bow
hunting season. I'm
not a deer hunter, but there are definitely some women that enjoy the
sport. It's not just for men anymore. Many couples even hunt together. That’s
cool if it’s an interest they both have. For Mister O and my son, deer hunting season is all about prepping for the hunt, guy bonding time and, of course, the pursuit of the big Buck.
I,
on the other hand, wouldn't be good at it. I hate to be cold. I hate to be wet. I’d hate to be sitting in a
tree and I’d hate to kill a deer.
However,
from my point of view, you might compare Deer Hunting to Grocery Shopping. It's
truly a sport with amazing similarities. The comparisons are
uncanny. Check it out.
Nov 4, 2015
A Night at the Movies Turned Mission Impossible In the Bathroom
If you’ve been to a movie lately you know things have
gotten pretty loungy. Now days, you can
pick where you want to sit and if you’re the plan ahead type, you can even
reserve your Dreamlounger (Recliner) online. Just make
sure you understand the seating map…unexpectedly finding yourself in the front row can give a permanent kinked neck and seeing cross-eyed for a week!
Besides the usual popcorn and candy options, there’s a
roundup of other choices. Mini donuts,
pizza, wings, corn dogs, nachos and ice cream. What’s next turkey drumsticks and corn on the cob?
Even more exciting, you can actually “legally” have
alcohol (not the hidden in a paper bag kind) at the movies. This is quite a change from the old-fashioned
cinematic days. They’re serving up cocktails,
wine and beer along with a menu of selections in the cinema lounge before the
movie even starts.
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