7 Quick Takes – Golden Games, Women’s Night and Retirement

1. Go Canada Go! What a goal! And Canada actually did own the podium. Though in the beginning it seemed like the US was renting it, by the end we had not only won the most gold medals ever for a hosting country, but we had also won the most gold medals EVER for the [...]

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7 Quick Takes: Hockey, Commercials and a New Shirt.

1. Liturgy of the Hours As you know since Lent began I’ve been trying to pray the Liturgy of the Hours. I’ve got it figured out now, I’m aiming to do 3 offices each day: Lauds and Vespers morning and evening, and the office of the readings during my toddler’s naptime. It’s kind of too [...]

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My Demons Defeat Me but Canada Defeats Russia

The evening didn’t start very well. I was a little confused over whether there was a hockey party or not, but someone said she had been told she’d be welcome there and I would be too, so I decided I would go. DH had promised to come to the Gold Medal game Sunday, but was [...]

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Escaping Distraction

Today I went to Mass at St Mike’s instead of my usual parish. It’s a bit complicated, but the main reason I went there is because Mass was 30 min earlier so there would be just enough time to squeeze in lunch at mom’s before the hockey game at 2pm. The priest there is an [...]

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7 Quick Takes – The Olympics, a Pretty Swimsuit and Barbie

Happy 3rd day of Lent everyone, I had an assignment I had put off just a little in favor of other things and I was finishing that up earlier today, so I’m a little later getting this Quick Takes post up. Photos etc to come later, my toddler has been down here for 5 minutes! [...]

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