That Catholic Show episode 2

Here is the second episode of That Catholic Show. It's called "Candles and Light."
It's only 5 minutes and tells us about the history of candles in church. It's also pretty funny.

Maudie had surgery yesterday morning. Please keep praying. When I get to talk to Sherrie personally, I will share what I find out.

Prayers, Please!

Please keep Maudie Lawson in your prayers. She is the mother of my dear friend and co-worker, Sherrie Benjamin. A lump the size of a tennis ball was found somewhere (I don't know exactly where) near her female organs, plus they found several more small ones. The doctors are 96% sure it is cancerous and they will be removing them as soon as possible. She will have chemo after that. Although I have never met Maudie, I know she is a wonderful mother and grandmother. Sherrie is quite upset about this and needs to be strong for her mother and father. Please pray not only for Maudie but for Sherrie, too. Thanks!!

Should I stand or sit or kneel now?

Camp Out

Ben, Colin, and I spent the weekend at Gov. Bebb Preserve for Cub Scouts. It rained on Friday, was mostly beautiful on Saturday (except for a thunderstorm early in the evening) and we had a pretty good time! Remind me NOT to take 2 teenagers with me next time! One is hard enough! Colin was allowed to bring a friend, and he chose Nick. Two hyper teenagers with a bunch of hyper cub scouts is not a good mix!

Some of the fun things we did: nature walks, a speaker about birds of prey (we got to see a kestrel, Eastern Screech Owl, Peregrine falcon, and a great horned owl), the boys jumped off a big log into the creek, played card games, told ghost stories, and ate lots of good food made in the pie irons. We slept in the youth hostel, so we didn't have to set up the tent. The hostel was great...there was a lot of room for sleeping (all of the boys from Den 1 slept there), there was electricity, a fridge and stove, a huge fireplace, and two big tables. All in all it was a fun trip, but I am beat! I love my bed!

Tire Trouble

Man plans, God laughs. Don't remember where I heard or read that, but it's so true! Today was a fiasco! Ben had an opportunity to participate in a discussion panel for kids about food at Qfact Marketing today. He'd make $50 for sitting in on a discussion. Pretty easy way of making money, I'd say. Problem was, he had to be there at 4 PM all the way in Blue Ash, about a half hour trip with no traffic or problems. So I left school early (got someone to cover for me so I wouldn't have to get a sub), picked Ben up early from school (about 15 minutes) and we made our way to Blue Ash via the highway. This is where the craziness began. My tire blew while I was in the left lane of I-275, just before the Tri-County exit. I wasn't able to get over to the exit in time, so I had to stop on the side of the road. There is no shoulder since there was construction, so here I am in a pile of dirt! Long story short the tow truck man had to drive past us, dispatch for police aide (since we were in a dangerous spot) and an hour and 45 minutes later we were off the side of the road, our full-size spare (cool!) tightly on and on our way back home...in MAJOR rush hour traffic! Needless to say Ben didn't earn his $50, I didn't get my "cut" of the earnings for taking him, and I now need to replace my spare tire. Good thing is my spare was full-size and in great shape, so I don't need to buy a new expensive tire. Just a replacement to put as a spare. Thank God we were not hurt, hurt no one else, and caused no damage to our car or any other vehicle on the road. It could have been much worse. God is laughing at my crazy plan to make some cash and put me back in my place. What's hard to see in the picture is there is no side to the tire. You are seeing the inside. CRAZY!

Prom Season

Here's my niece, Katlin, who's a senior in Florida. My sister sent pictures of her prom, and I had to share. So freakin glad I don't have a daughter! She's too beautiful, and the dresses these days don't allow much to the imagination. I haven't seen Katlin or her brother, Kevin, since the summer of 2003, and we will get to see them in June. Cannot wait! Around here all I am dealing with is getting to the video game store to pick up the much-awaited Pokemon Diamond version for the Nintendo DS, the attitude of a 14 year old, and keeping up with laundry!

Nicole C Mullen

I went to see Christian singer Nicole C. Mullen tonight with Janel and Jodi. WAKW and Tri County Assembly of God church put on a free concert to promote her new CD. To quote Jodi, the concert was "OFF THE HOOK!" That girl is talented! She can sing! She was born and raised in Cincinnati but now lives in Nashville (of course, when you make it big in the industry you have to move to TN to rub elbows with the big guys!) I also saw a student of mine, Jas'Marie, who was separated from her family. Her face was so cute when she recognized me. Then she asked, "Where's Miss Gail?" She must think we do everything together! Anyway, if you have a chance to listen to Nicole C. Mullen, you have to listen to "Redeemer." It will bring you to tears, like it did tonight for me.