Interesting article

I was scanning through headlines and found this.  I never realized parents actually agonized over their role as tooth fairy.  It led me to question how kids even find out about the tooth fairy.  Santa and the Easter Bunny are commercially perpetuated all the time--  the tooth fairy really isn't.  Any ideas? 

To veil or not to veil that is the question

I have been in this constant debate with my pride as to whether or not I should cover my head at mass.  When I say constant, I mean that I have been debating this since my reversion to the Catholic faith.  My ideas about modesty have been a long time in the development, and they are finally starting to unveil themselves.  I have had this notion since summer of 2005 that I am supposed to cover my head.  For a while I covered it every day.  That lasted for summer of 2005.  I gave up my uncovered ways for Lent in 2006 and 2007.  Both of these periods of time in my life were so fruitful spiritually, but I do not any longer feel called to cover my head at all times in public; I do, however, seem to like to ignore God's call to me to at least submit and humble myself during mass.  I stumbled across this article today that really put a lot of how I feel into words.  If you think of it, pray for me that I may have the strength of conviction to do what I know I am being called to do.

Always a bridesmaid?

I am going to be a bridesmaid in my sisters wedding.  I am both pleased and excited.  Feel free to call me crazy for trying to plan a wedding and be in someone else's wedding at the same time.  Being engaged concurrently with my sister has been really nice.  We are constantly sending each other "Check this out" e-mails, and giving each other ideas.  It is a beautiful thing.  

Really interesting article.

Rosary Army is a wonderful apostolate that dedicates itself to making, praying, and giving away rosaries.  Their website also features lots of theological food for thought.  My favorite part of the website is the Saturday Morning Catechesis.  This Saturday the article was very interesting and something I thought that was worth sharing.  

Clarification

My last post was the worksheet I created for my Boston Teacher Residency interview.  It is the application part of a lesson on syllables.  

Haiku worksheet

    Haikus

A haiku is a kind of Japanese poem that can help you to practice counting syllables. This type of poem has 3 lines and follows a very special syllable pattern

• The first line of a haiku has 5 syllables.

• The second line has 7 syllables.

• The last line has 5 syllables.

Traditionally haikus are written about nature. Here are some examples. Can you count the syllables in each line? Try to clap them out.

Rain

Rain is falling down--

Pitter patter on the ground.

The whole world gets wet.

Windy Day

The wind is blowing,

Whistling through the branches

A blustery day.

Now it is time to write your own haiku. Remember to follow the syllable pattern at the top of the page. Don’t forget to give your haiku a title.

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Haiku

I love syllables 

Breaking words into pieces

Clapping out the beats

INTERVIEW TOMORROW

I have my interview for the Boston Teacher Residency tomorrow.  Please pray for me.  

Wedding Drabble

Ahhh! I am going to try on some wedding dresses tonight with Meghan.  I have no intention of choosing a dress yet, but I also have come to the conclusion that since I am 5 feet tall and the models in bridal magazines are closer to 6 feet tall, it is rather hard for me to figure out what I would like my gown to look like (or what would even be flattering).  This appointment is strictly to figure out likes and dislikes.  I am, however, super excited.  I am a real girly-girl sometimes, and when it comes to wedding stuff, I am super girly. 

Wedding Date Change

We had to change our date to July 18th, 2009. The difference of a week means I will be getting married when I am 23 instead of when I am 24. It also means that I will get to celebrate my 24th birthday on our honeymoon; to me, that is quite wonderful.

Bookworm stuff...

I have a book recommendation.  I just recently read The Cross and the Beatitudes by Fulton J. Sheen.  It is an amazing book that relates the Seven last words of Christ to the seven beatitudes (the eighth encompasses the other seven so it is debatable).  It has some really good lessons about love, chastity, mercy, compassion, and forgiveness.  It is easy to read and comprehend, yet its lessons are profound.   The book was published in 1937, so communism was a HUGE deal at the time.  If you replace all mentions of communism with terrorism, the book is brought completely up to date.  Enjoy!

Wedding stuff..

The last week has been full of wedding stuff.

We have a date 07/25/09

We have a church (pending dispensation): www.paulist.org/boston

We have a reception site: www.gibbethill.com 

We're working on everything else.