Posts Tagged ‘reflection’
Thoughts on pregnancy, our bodies and thoughtless words
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: February 2, 2011
Random musings fit my “I want to blog, but don’t feel that I have enough to say” sort of mood. Mull on these, especially if you have a snow day today! I switch between feeling like a fertility goddess (take your pick of which one) and an orca whale. There is an innate beauty, a [...]
Looking back: 2010
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: December 29, 2010
It’s that time of year again, when we all try to remember what we resolved to do this year and when we feel really guilty about how we “failed”. You know, the “New Year’s Resolution” guilt is a bunch of goofiness, in my opinion. Resolutions or goals aren’t static, they are meant to change with [...]
Autumn in the air
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: September 28, 2010
Oh friends, how I miss summer. It’s only been a few days of autumn, but summer has left the building. It’s back to jeans, sweaters and socks. It’s back to cold rain and warm drinks. I’m sitting in Starbucks. I’ve been working, because I have a new job. The last hour has been spent [...]
Customs
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: April 6, 2010
No, no, not the customs that you go through when entering a country (and that brings back memories of trips to Canada for dancing and gambling). Rather the customs of our prayer life, our faith, our families. Our traditions (small t, not big T!). On the Monday of Holy Week I was able to attend [...]
Crashing and suffering
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: March 1, 2010
If you have one of the “Little Black Books” that parishes give out and are keeping up on the readings, this will be familiar. Bear with me, please. Then they came to a place named Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took with him Peter, James, and John, [...]
Damned
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: February 24, 2010
As one of my protestant friends always reminds me, we are all damned in our sins. If not for the grace of God, we still would be. God steps into our lives, infuses us with grace, we turn to Him and look. And what do we see? What is that image that is the center [...]
Paczki, not poonchky.
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: February 16, 2010
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Happy Fat Tuesday everyone! I hope you are enjoying getting rid of all your butter, lard, sugar and other forbidden foods in preparation for Lent. Ok, well, let’s be honest here. We’re just eating those delicious deep fried doughnuts cause it’s a cultural tradition even though the reason has gone away. Lent is the Catholic [...]
Facing the grief
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: February 11, 2010
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See that little girl up there in Jesus’ arms? That’s my baby sister, Celeste. We’re coming up on her 5th birthday, March 14th. It’s been 5 years, 5 long years. Today I did something brave. At first, I didn’t think much of it. And then I realized it was pretty significant. I drove [...]
Snow day
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: February 9, 2010
Snow is falling, not too gently. We’re expected to get anywhere from 5-10 inches by tomorrow morning. Of course, it isn’t nearly as much as some other parts of the country and I am thanking God profusely for not living there. Can you tell I don’t like snow? I’ve never been a winter girl. I’m [...]
this is life before who you’re gonna be
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: February 5, 2010
There’s a Taylor Swift song that’s pretty popular right now. Here’s the lyrics. 15 You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors Its the morning of your very first day you say hi to your friends you ain’t seen in a while Try and stay out of everybody’s way its your freshman [...]
