02.26.10
The weekend beginneth
1) It’s Friday night, and I can already tell you what the weekend will hold: A) plowing through piles of grading; and B) fighting my everlasting cold. Humph. It’s hard to imagine any circumstance, short of winning the lottery or having a visitation from Mary, that could make this weekend top last weekend. But that’s life, right? Sometimes you have a nice romantic date with your honey, and sometimes you have an extended dull date with your schoolwork. The variety keeps us on our toes.
2) I’m a big fan of grandparents. Sometimes, I forget that Jesus had them, too. My latest Busted Halo Question Box answer dives into the question of who Mary’s parents were, and what we know about them, and how we know it.
3) They say you can tell a lot about a person by the books she reads. I’ll go one step further and say that you can tell even more about a person by the books she RE-reads. And the one series I’ve re-read more than any other in my life are the Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace. Never heard of them? Aww, you’re in for a treat. You can read all about them in my latest column at CatholicMom.com.
Happy Weekend!
Galactic Catholic said,
February 27, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Hello! I’d email, but you don’t have one up. I enjoy your blog so much and I will check out these books. My nic name is Betsy after Sarah Elizabeth, and I received plenty of Heaven to Betsy’s growing up.
Also, look what I found locally!! http://www.janeaustenfestival.org
gardenia said,
February 28, 2010 at 3:19 pm
I finished reading your book, Mary and Me this past week. it was soo wonderful, so full of insights, shared so many stories. I was so touched by your sharing of some personal heart renching events in your life, and also the story of the woman whose native country is Guatemala, since my daughter was born in Guatemala. I will be recommending your boook to my Catholic friends, but not passing it on to them — I need to keep this for myself (to re-read!)
Ginny said,
February 28, 2010 at 9:59 pm
GC, you’ll love the Betsy-Tacy books! I think everyone who reads them loves them. That Austen festival looks fabulous … wish there were a way to make it a fieldtrip for my students ….:)
Gardenia, thank you — SO much! — for your lovely response. It makes my evening (and maybe the whole week!). It always means a lot when someone tells me that the book resonated with them. And how wonderful to have that connection with your daughter’s homeland. The woman from Guatemala had such a great story about Mary (don’t you want to go do Holy Week there sometime?). Truly, I’m so touched that you loved the book and thank you for recommending it to others. God bless you and your family!