A feather is the picture on today’s ornament. Zimmerman tells the children a story about how young eagles learn to fly. “The mother takes the eaglet upon her wing and flies high above the earth. She shakes the tiny bird off, forcing it to make its first attempt at flying. If she sees her babyContinue reading “Aren’t 2022 Day 13”
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Advent 2022 Day 12
Today’s ornament is inscribed with a crown. In her reflection for the children, Zimmerman reflects that, “The Jewish people knew kings; they expected an earthly king” to come and rule over them. What they received was a, “tiny helpless baby.” It must have taken a while, for those Jews who knew Jesus, to wrap theirContinue reading “Advent 2022 Day 12”
Advent 2022 Day 11
The ornament for today is a picture of a clown. The quote Zimmerman uses is from Philippians 4, “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!“ Zimmerman then talks about laughter, and how it is one of the best gifts God gives us. I have to agree! Especially in our present times,Continue reading “Advent 2022 Day 11”
Advent 2022 Day 10
The ornament for today is decorated with a picture of a lamb. Zimmerman talks to the children about Jesus, the Lamb of God, and how he sacrificed himself for our sins. In the gospel reading for today Jesus also talks about lambs. He says, “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of themContinue reading “Advent 2022 Day 10”
Advent 2022, Day 2, Spreading the Good News
The ornament for today is a picture of a newspaper. In the recent past, reading a newspaper was one of the only ways of finding out what was going on in the world around us. The headline of the day proclaimed what we needed to know to stay informed. Sometimes the Word of God isContinue reading “Advent 2022, Day 2, Spreading the Good News”
Running Again
I started this blog to help me process my last year of teaching at home. It was going to be a monumental change for me and I wondered about the road ahead. I made it through my last lap and sent my youngest on to high school. I spent a year trying to find myContinue reading “Running Again”
Catholic Moments: Lent!
Are you thinking about what to do for Lent 2022? In the Busch family nothing gets a kid groaning like mentioning the word, “lent.” Granted, there is justification for their general dislike for this penitential season. When the kids were little we often made our sacrifices together. For many years we gave up TV forContinue reading “Catholic Moments: Lent!”
What happened last fall part 2
This is my fourth try at this particular post. Wish me luck! What happened this fall is complicated. Along with all of the craziness of sending my youngest child to high school, an unexpected event occurred. My oldest daughter, the one who celebrated her wedding the summer before in a lovely park by their house,Continue reading “What happened last fall part 2”
On the Other Side
I was shocked to see that the last time I wrote anything the calendar read June 30. What the heck? Where did the summer go even? Now my calendar reads October. It is still hot here in the Mid-Atlantic and we have not transitioned to our fall wardrobes. Maybe this heat is what has madeContinue reading “On the Other Side”
It’s Really Over!
We finished! On Tuesday Kris and I officially ended the school year. It was a lovely, cool, May morning so we decided to pack a picnic lunch and head out for a hike in celebration. The National Arboretum is about fifteen minutes from our house. We have a few favorite spots to go. The viewsContinue reading “It’s Really Over!”
The Last Lap (and what comes next) 