http://anniesires.com A Word of Mercy On the Web Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:43:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was driving yesterday. I drove from Rhode Island to Ohio. That's 13 hours by car. In case you don't know, it's about 800 miles. And Wednesday, after spending some time with my daughter, son-in-law and two grand kids (third from their family on the way), ... http://anniesires.com/?p=45 Augustine said that the Holy Trinity was like a clover, three lobes, one leaf. I woke this morning and prayed and a thought came to me. The Kingdom of Heaven is like a restaurant. Ok. Alright, so here is what my early-morning-no-tea-muddled-thoughts-but-prayer-clear mind thought. We are like the patrons of a ... http://anniesires.com/?p=43 I started something that the girls hate and I love. I am charging them penalties for missed chores. So far, the Salvation Army is going to have a bountiful Christmas from my beautiful girls. God is like that, but so much more subtle. We get tasked by God ... http://anniesires.com/?p=40 I just watched a cute, funny and good movie. Now, I am not a professional critic, so if you hated this movie, I'm sorry. You go ahead. I liked it and I liked it because it went against the Hollywood normalcy of sex, violence, criticizing the Christian ... http://anniesires.com/?p=38 I am sitting in the downstairs office, working on the laptop. I can hear the girls working on their school. One of the new bunnies is hopping around my feet. I am thinking of a conversation Jim and I had. Jim made an interesting comment the other day. ... http://anniesires.com/?p=36 I felt really bad for Jim. Over the last two weeks, he has had so little sleep. He was really struggling to function. Last night, he broke down, took something to help him sleep and went and crashed for almost 11 hours. He's still upstairs sleeping. When ... http://anniesires.com/?p=32 I got a magazine from the church at Mass a few weeks ago. You know, one of those little magazines that has the passages from the Bible, a talk about a person of the day and some thoughts. They often have quotes form the person of the day. ... http://anniesires.com/?p=30 Moving into a house is like applying Christianity to our lives. I am moving boxes, books, crafts and clothing. We must make some things fit into small, the kitchen and other things into large, the living room. We have moved in fairly successfully and the house looks great. One thing ... http://anniesires.com/?p=27 I got a video from my favorite Equine practioner. Clinton Anderson is a great clinician. He teaches you working with horses. Not riding, but working with them. I love learning how to train them. This video is titled, "Regaining Lost Confidence". It is a ... http://anniesires.com/?p=26 I'm sitting here, waiting out the storm. Outside blows an early "Nor' Easter", with winds whipping the trees, and rain pelting the roof. Yet, as the sun comes up, I am snug. The dogs lie quietly at my feet, and no one is stirring as yet. ... http://anniesires.com/?p=23