{"id":3356,"date":"2012-01-25T23:36:37","date_gmt":"2012-01-26T06:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettiesworld.com\/?p=3356"},"modified":"2017-06-28T23:15:01","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T06:15:01","slug":"down-but-not-entirely-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?p=3356","title":{"rendered":"Down, but not entirely out…"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve all been there, whether mothers of many or few, and we know how it works.\u00a0 One person gets the stomach flu, and then it’s just a matter of time before it runs (pardon the pun) through the whole family.\u00a0 I can tell you for a fact that without exception I am always the last to get it, and this time was no different.\u00a0 Everybody else was finished over a week ago, yet I inexplicably waited until Monday evening to come down with a fever, and by Tuesday morning everything else hit the fan.\u00a0 I’ve been mostly horizontal since then, but for when my back hurt too much and I had to sit up.\u00a0 Today was difficult with having to drive the girls to theater mid-day.\u00a0 That wiped me out and I came home and napped and slept through Paul’s arrival home, which meant I wasn’t awake to tell him when to leave, which meant he didn’t leave on time to pick them up and was a tad late.\u00a0 And then I had to do the drive for the kids to church this evening as well for Jr. high choir and confirmation, because Paul had a meeting with his catechumen.\u00a0 I brought Megan along with me so she could escort Jacob and Geneva to their various classes and pick them up, while I just stayed in the car and tried not to feel queasy.\u00a0 I actually had a good time chatting with Megan, and managed to sip some diet coke, with which I now find myself too caffeinated to sleep.<\/p>\n

Anyway, since I have sick brain, and my thoughts are very scattered, I’ll just share a few tidbits I’ve been finding here and there.<\/p>\n

I have been looking for “lives of the saints” types of books, and just found this at Ignatius:<\/p>\n

Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s St. Therese: A Treasured Love Story<\/a><\/p>\n

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I loved this video by Marc Barnes from the March For Life this past weekend:<\/p>\n

[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zl7FCwMxpLA]<\/p>\n

And then there’s his response to the media “coverage”<\/a> after the fact…<\/p>\n

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Here’s a thought provoking essay on<\/p>\n

\"\"The Importance of Vocation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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And here’s an essay that may strike a tiny bit close to home for some besides me:<\/p>\n

The Children Have Spoken<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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And finally, because despite the flu, I’m just feeling my Catholic oats this evening:<\/p>\n

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See you tomorrow, hopefully on the road to recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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