What a day…
As soon as I awoke, it started. First, a phone call from my beloved, informing me that my van had a flat tire. Not a problem he said, just get…
Archived posts from Nettie’s World Blog.
The Pinnacle List
Silence
My pastor, Fr. John Lankeit, posted an article today on Facebook, entitled #17: How the Devil Detests Silence and Fills our World with Noise. I don't know about anyone else, but it…
Hendrick Ter Brugghen, St Mark, 1621, Historisch Museum Deventer
Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist
Today's passage is taken from the Lectionary reading for April 25, on the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist. 1 Peter 5:8-10 The New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE) 8…
Accepting the Challenge
You've all seen them on Facebook - the "_____ a Day" challenges, be they to take a photo on a different theme every day for a month, or a year,…
So this happened…
We've taken the plunge. Paul and I have applied to begin studies at the Kino Catechetical Institute this fall. Assuming we're accepted (and who knows, that might be a long…
Impromptu Concert Night
A few weeks ago, Laurent invited those of us who might be interested to attend an open rehearsal with the Phoenix Symphony Chorus, in which she sings, as they would…
Paul & Nettie, sittin’ in a tree…
K - i - s - s - i - n - g!!! Happy 22nd, my love!! So, to recap the last 22 years, Paul and I: Got hitched on April 17, 1993, at…
A Little Midweek Fun
This past week has been blessedly an open-the-windows-and-let-the-breezes-blow-through kind of week - likely the last we shall have before the oppressive desert heat arrives for the summer. So I was…
Regarding Tuesday
Despite the unanimous vote of my students to continue their "spring break" throughout the Octave of Easter, our Administrator overruled them and set us back to school today. We do have…
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This year, for the first time in my memory, my birthday and Easter Sunday coincided in a happy celebration. My day started, of course, the night before, with all the…