warning, one of my passions......

"Why Abortin Breaks all the Commandments"

I came across an article with this title several weeks ago. I'm happy that someone articlulated what I have always believed. Thank you Father Pavone from Priests for Life.

Read it here:

Part I

Part II

Stay posted for part III.

Easter......

Holy Week was wonderful. In fact, all of Lent was absolutely incredible this year. My/our (as a family's) best one yet. I was very much looking forward to celebrating with full JOY the Ressurection of our Lord on Easter Sunday. But God had other plans. And I willingly submitted to His Divine Providence. And in His gracious merciful tender love, He shared with me, and allowed me, a drop of understanding of one of His realities on the cross, I was right there with Him, even if it was just for a second...........thank you Jesus, thank you. The second beautiful, most gracious, experience came from visiting my in-laws for the afternoon, and for a wonderful Easter dinner. I don't think that anyone has ever showed me more kindness and understanding in all of my life than what I experienced that day. I was moved to tears at one point. From the bottom of my heart I thank God, and I thank you.......you know who you are.

Good Friday was especially difficult, but in such a good way. I found myself in deep need of something to see or read to remind me of what I'm doing in this life......and I found it. I read Fr. Tom Euteneuer's "Spirit and Life" artcile Volume 05, Number 13, from Friday April 2nd, Good Friday. Wow. Absolutely exactly what I needed to read and hear & be reminded of, it could not have been more perfect. Here is the article. Pure Truth.

Thank you Jesus.

Iwo Jima

My husband's grandfather (father's father) Ross Shingledecker of Caledonia WI was interviewed for an article in the Journal Times. He is an Iwo Jima survivor. Simply amazing. Please read & enjoy the article! Link Love, jen

All because......

two people...........

fell in love...............

Thought I'd share a pic of my 'new' dining room wall. The pretty plaque/sign was a Christmas gift from a friend. Maybe that saying has been around for a while, but it was the first I'd seen it...the tears welled up when I opened it.....so true....so sweet. Come to think of it, it really is amazing how love between two people is SO real, that nine months later you have to give it a name. Pure love. The love that surrounds us is named: Olivia Joy, Oscar Francis, Vianne Aviv, Gabrielle Vered, and Levin Augustine. We are so blessed.

they broke?

Oscar had a little shop set up & was selling some handmade bookmarks for 6 cents on the stairs. I checked my wallet for coins, figuring I didn't have any, but I checked anyway. I unzipped the pocket of my wallet and found no coins......I said "I don't even have one single coin, I have zero coins. I'm broke".....Gabi, who was standing at my feet, looked up & questioned "day (they) broke?" I laughed & swept her off her feet to kiss her for making me laugh & smile (: She laughed along too (: so cute!