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Covenant
Players The dear friend of ours who will be entering a cloistered
monastery this August to begin her postulancy with the Carmelite Sisters by the Sea did one last performance in Richmond of the original play "Teresita" she wrote about
St. Teresa of Avila’s vocation discernment.
Friends of hers who she’d met when traveling the world with Covenant Players and some of her classmates from Union Seminary came to the
final show and the reception afterwards.
Michele was overjoyed that they’d come.
How perfect that her farewell to her theater friends from Covenant Players occurred after they’d watched the one-woman play she wrote and directed
that involves faith.
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Out of Africa I’m
very grateful that my youngest sister has returned safely from her time
studying West African dance (and culture) in Burkina Faso. She attended a dance school called ÉDIT (École de Danse Internationale Irѐne Tassembedo.
Here’s one of the video’s made of the dance they do there.
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Up on the Altar One
neat thing about Mass, other than the most obvious ones, at St. Peter's (in
Richmond) is that you never know how you'll be "called" to serve that
day. On Tuesday, Fr. Bob pointed to me and mimed opening a book to ask me do
the Readings before Mass and he has faith in the attendees that three will come
up without being asked to help serve the Eucharist. "Eternal Father, I
offer You, the Body and the Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Your dearly Beloved
Son in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.” from The Divine Mercy Chaplet
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Bring On the Bling This week Livie has been
having fun playing with the scarf I gave Vivi for her birthday. All of them love accessories, of course. The girls have always been interested in shoes. Beads, bracelets, ponytail holders, and whatever necklace I happen to be wearing are popular. It cracks me up that the twins spend so much of their day trying to put their pajamas and any other articles of clothing they find over their heads. Even after I dressed Livie this morning, she grabbed her sister's matching skirt and attempted to pull it over her head.
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You’re a bum! It’s
fun hearing Vivi’s random rambling. While coloring with markers, she mentioned The
Paper Bag Princess book, and started singing: “You are a bum!” which is the apt
description of the prince in the book who is rescued by the princess. I’m often amused by the little chants and
declarations: “The lamb is sure to go” and “Knuffle Bunny: A cautionary tale
by Mo Willems.” It reminds me of when
she was on a Green Eggs and Ham kick,
and while working on some art project suddenly looked up and stated
emphatically: “You let me be!” I was thoroughly amused, because no one was
bothering her at that time. Her sisters
hadn’t even been born, yet, so I knew for sure she was just processing lines from
the book I'd read dramatically twenty or more times that day.
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How versatile it is I read children’s
picture books with a dramatic flair. The
kids love it, and adults within earshot are generally entertained as well. Once when I was speed-reading a Dr. Seuss
book, Kevin looked at me wide-eyed and asked: “What was that?!” To which I responded: “It’s my face. Haven’t you noticed it and how versatile it
is?”
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Truth never
changes In a time when our culture and world are praising certain court decisions, scientific finds, and medical practices as being progressive
and signs of advancement, I’m grateful for faith in the Lord, the One who is
Truth and Love itself. The best response
to these many signs of the culture of death becoming even more widespread and
the Father of Lie’s influence expanding is to pray that the Lord will open our
hearts and minds to the One Truth which is everlasting.
Check out Jen Fulwiler’s tradition of 7
Quick Takes Friday at her tremendously popular blog Conversion Diary.
