The Mary month of May

May is the month dedicated to the Most Blessed Mother, and in her honor, I will be posting various Marian hymns throughout the rest of the month.

On this Day, O Beautiful Mother.

On this day, O beautiful Mother,
On this day we give thee our love.
Near the, Madonna, fondly we hover,
Trusting thy gentle care to prove.

On this day we ask to share,
Dearest Mother, thy sweet care;
Aid us ere our feet astray
Waner from thy guiding way.

Queen of angels, deign to hear
Lisping children's humble prayer;
Young hearts gain, O virgin pure,
Sweetly to thyself allure.

Rose of Sharon, Lovely flow'r,
Beauteous bud of eden's bow'r;
Cherished lily of the vale,
Virgin Mother' Queen we hail.

In-vain the flow'rs of love we bring,
In-vain sweet music's note we sing,
If-contrite heart and lowly prayer,
Guide-not our gifts to thy bright sphere.

Fast our days of life we run,
Soon the night of death will come;
Tower of strength in that dread hour,
Come with all thy gentle power.

Twitter?

Would anyone care to explain the allure of Twitter to me?  I have read a few articles about it on CNN and heard about it on the news.  I know some people describe it as "micro-blogging" and others describe it as an alternative to updating their facebook status.  I just don't understand why I should be interested in the fact that you are brushing your teeth or that you are eating dry Cheerios with chopsticks.  Now I can't say that I am totally immune to the allure of micro-blog-esque activities--I do update my facebook status.  The thing is that I would never update my facebook status to tell people that I was washing my face or twiddling my thumbs.  From what I have read about twitter, people do "tweet" those sorts of activities.  Perhaps one day I will be less put off by the realm of Twitter, but for today, I just want someone to explain its draw on the masses.

On writing...

For someone who fancies herself a writer, I don't get around to writing very often.  I think a lot about all the things I could write--the things I should write, and yet I never seem to get around to writing any of them.  That inability to push myself from the idea to the actual writing is incredibly constricting.  Sometimes I feel like I am stuck in a trunk or a chest, and my ideas are slowly suffocating me.  To say the least, it is frustrating.

This past year I have read a few books and articles on writing in hopes that they might inspire me to put my ideas down on paper, but instead of being inspirational and motivating, they have left me with the idea that I still don't know enough about writing to actually write something worthwhile. I still think of myself as a writer, but perhaps in reality I am a coward without enough guts to put into words what I really think and believe for fear of ridicule and rejection.

I suppose this revelation has been good for me. Once one admits to her cowardice, she can take steps to overcome it, and that is what I plan to do.  I made a goal for myself today; I have committed to writing something each and every day.  It needn't be long, and it needn't be a masterpiece--it just needs to be something.  With that said, I don't promise to share everything that I write, but I will leave it open as a possibility.

Hilarious Commercial

This commercial cracks me up. Especially because Goliath is wearing pinstripes.

Photo of the day

I took this photo at the National Museum of China.  It is amazing how in a country whose policies do not emulate many of the teachings of the Church, a beautiful image such as this can be found in their National Museum.  I got chills when I first saw it.

Photo of the day

Diaper boxes were a great hideout back in the day.  

Photo of the day- An oldie but a goodie edition.

This photo of Andie and me was taken a few years ago on UD's campus.  I used to joke with people that I was going to start giving tours of all the bizarre art on campus.  I do believe on that night I introduced some people to "Ode to Joy" infront of  the library and that awful statue of the boy reading and the girl feeding a squirrel.  By the by, the nubian goats featured here are named Chloe and Lucinda.

Photo of the day

Despite my allergies, flowers are one of my favorite parts of creation.  Ish brought me this bouquet a couple weeks ago and I couldn't help but snap a picture of this fantastic daisy; it is just so sun-shiny and beautiful.