Three Franciscans were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored ( Read more... )

( Happy Thirty-Third Birthday! )

I haven't been wide-eyed awake at 1:15 AM in a LOOOONG time. Sure, I've been up in a zombi-fied state to change Gabe's diaper and hand him off to mama for a feeding, but I'm like so awake....which doesn't bode well for getting up at the end of the night ( Read more... )

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You Have A Type B+ Personality

B+

You're a pro at going with the flow ( Read more... )

When you see this on your friends list, quote someting from Shakespeare! :)"The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night ( Read more... )

Friends,

I have good news and I have really good news.

First, although many gave me suggestions of what to purchase with my Amazon.com gift certificate, I ended up making a choice that was not offered by anyone else. I purchased two books that I had long thought would be good reading:

* Pope Benedict XVI's Truth and Tolerance: Christian ( Read more... )

Friends ( Read more... )

The Dante's Inferno Test has sent you to Purgatory!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
LevelScorePurgatory (Repenting Believers)ExtremeLevel 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)ModerateLevel 2 (Lustful)Very HighLevel 3 (Gluttonous)Very LowLevel 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)Very LowLevel 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)LowLevel 6 - The City of Dis ( Read more... )

litchick, you are so generous. Thank you. It was very sweet of you.