We had an exciting weekend. (The post is a little late because I was waiting on pictures.) In honor of Craig’s Justice Walking theme this week, which is fasting from the artificial and feasting on the natural, we went to Barataria Preserve to “hike”. We did the two-mile board walk through the swamp, which was really cool. There were tons of very large spiders, lizards, small snakes, dragon flies, and we saw an owl in the top of one of the trees. Lucy walked almost the whole way by herself, which was nice. Samantha got to ride with Dad.
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Immaculate Mary
I wish everyone had gotten to hear the homily I heard tonight for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Father took us through Mary’s life, from her “Yes” to becoming the mother of God, through a desperate journey to Egypt, through giving up her son to his public ministry, to watching him die on the cross. I had to imagine giving birth in a stable – suddenly a hospital doesn’t look so bad! I highly recommend this as a spiritual exercise, especially for mothers. Put yourself in the Blessed Mother’s place for some of these events. Remember losing sight of your child at the park? Imagine losing him in Jerusalem! Anyone know of a book or web site which does this well? If I can’t find one, maybe I’ll have to write it!
