Monday the 20th: Saint of the Week

 *An Italian doctor of the church who died as a missionary in England, St. Anselm is known for the phrase "faith seeking understanding" and for prolific writing, including the following: 

O God, let me know you and love you so that I may find joy in you; and if I cannot do so fully in this life, let me at least make some progress every day, until at last that knowledge, love and joy come to me in all their plenitude. While I am here on earth let me know you fully; let my love for you grow deeper here, so that there I may love you fully. On earth then I shall have great joy in hope, and in heaven complete joy in the fulfillment of my hope.
O, Lord, through your Son you command us, no, you counsel us to ask, and you promise that you will hear us so that our joy may be complete. Give me then what you promise to give through your Truth. You, O God, are faithful; grant that I may receive my request, so that my joy may be complete.- Saint Anselm 

 

 

Friday the 17th: Stew!

 I made Irish Stew on March 17 to celebrate St. Patrick's day. I've made the same recipe for over 10 years now, and it's always delicious. The parsnips add a nice change from just carrots and potatoes.

 

 

Thursday the 16th: Food of the Week

 *The rest of the week, including today, is leftovers and eating out because the boys left for Minneapolis for the Video Game Music Conference.

*Last night we went to Thai Orchid and celebrated Thai New Year with our favorite Thai food. We, as usual, ordered too much, and there's plenty for me to eat this weekend.

*Tuesday I made polenta with tomato and mozzarella topping. My boys are skeptical of polenta every time, but they really enjoy it when I make it...as long as it's not too often.  I also believe the acidity of the topping is really important for an overall balanced dish.

*Monday the Son made peanut butter cookies and picked up Firehouse Subs for us. The cookies are really quite delightful and I got a salad from the sandwich place since my stomach felt off. It was good veggies for me.

*Sunday we had grilled pork cutlets, green beans, and rice a roni.The pork cutlets were really juicy and delicious this time, maybe because I used my good olive oil and balsamic vinegar for the marinade.

Wednesday the 15th: Music of the Week

 *Today is large group festival at Baker University, so I'm dressed up and ready to go. We are performing the following songs:

 

*"Ad Adstra" by Jacob Narverud

*"Run, Mary, Run" arranged by Brian Tate

*"Hine Ma Tov" arranged by Neil Ginsberg

*"A Red, Red, Rose" by James Mulholland

*Crucifixus" by Antonio Lotti

*"The Battle of Jericho" arranged by Moses Hogan

 

It should be a great day! 

Tuesday the 14th: Snow?!

 We had snow a few times in March, probably more times than we did the rest of winter. We also had more 80 degree days than we've ever had in March. It was a wild ride.

 

 

Monday the 13th: Saint of the Week

 St. Martin is the saint today, our first saint since before Holy Week. 

Why do we care about him:  struggled against monothelatism (denied that Jesus had both a human and divine will, thus denying he had two complete and perfect natures); last pope to be honored as a martyr; pope Eugene was elected while he was imprisoned

 

 

Friday the 10th: Octave of Easter

 During our trip to Lawrence we really enjoyed the Art Museum at KU and all found things we enjoyed.