Outside my window::
It’s snowing. Not sticking, because we had rain earlier. But snow, when I have my tree up, fireplace going, and Christmas music on, is a great thing.
From the kitchen::
This tonight. My sister got me the Smitten Kitchen Cookbook for Christmas, so I have been perusing the book and the website, and have come upon a lot of culinary gold. But right now I’m thinking a semi-homemade tomato soup for Wednesday (eating out at a meeting tomorrow). Also making shopping lists for the things I’m responsible for in the Christmas Food Department.
I am wearing::
Lululemon yoga pants and a gray Old Navy tanktop, because I have working out, cleaning and gift wrapping in my future.
To live the liturgy::
Mass as often as possible during the week; the Liturgy of the Hours; rosary; reading my Advent books; lectio.
In the CD Player:
Linda Eder‘s Christmas Stays the Same. Love this album.
Cover of Christmas Stays the Same
A few plans for the week:
Planning meeting for Lifeline of Ohio‘s Dash for Donation (it’s in July, but fortune favors the prepared) tomorrow, and bachelorette lunch at PF Chang’s on Saturday. We’re really just calling it the ‘bridesmaids’ dinner’ instead of a bachelorette party, because we are not doing anything at all related to the normal ideas of a “bachelorette party”. Also, one of the girls in the wedding is in high school, so even if we were bachelorette party people, we’d have to tone it down. Also gift exchange with one of my best friends this week (I think. Depends on her schedule. Her gift is the one being wrapped tonight. 
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Reading::
Be Holy: A Catholic’s Guide to the Spiritual Life; Introduction to the Devout Life, Come, Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Art of Waiting.
Praying for::
Two friends that are getting married at the end of the month; two Dominican student brothers who were in a car accident last night (they’re in stable condition, some broken bones, which are no fun), and some friends’ intentions.
Related articles
- Catholic Women’s Almanac No. 14 (catholicpostergirl.stblogs.com)
- Catholic Women’s Daybook No. 16 (catholicpostergirl.stblogs.com)
- Catholic Women’s Almanac #12 (and more gifts…) (catholicpostergirl.stblogs.com)
