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My Husband Converts

On Saturday, June 21st, the feast day of St. Aloysius, my husband went through the ceremony of Baptism, was confirmed, and received his first Holy Communion.  The sacraments were administered according to the old rite in an FSSP parish.  I had never seen an adult conversion done in the old rite, and it was a little elaborate!  The priest handed us the booklets to follow along and my eyes fell on the word "exorcism."  I asked, "Why do they call it an exorcism?"  And he said, "Because it is." Standing at the entrance of the church, the priest was dressed in a purple cope.  He called my husband by his first name and asked him what he is asking of God's church.  My husband responded, "Faith."  The priest then questioned him further, asking things such as "Do you renounce Satan?" and "Do you believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth?"  My husband would respond, "I do renounce him" and "I ...

Mother's Day / Birthday / First Communion

So many beautiful things collided into one on this day, and I am so grateful.  First, today is my birthday.  I was given this life, and I have been given the gift of a birthday every year for 27 years.  Thank you, God, for this gift of life. Normally I don't talk about what gifts I've received because it feels... tacky?  But this is my blog and there are maybe four people who even know it exists, so why not. From my husband, I received both a Keurig AND a Kindle Fire HD.  Coffee and books?  The man is good to me.  The look on his face when he's doing poorly at Flappy Bird is pretty great, too. Oh, and the flowers?  My sweet, big brother picked them up for me from Pike Place Market!  Here he is taking a nap because driving really far to see your sister is exhausting: My parents also made it over from Idaho for the occasion and gave me some beautiful gifts.  My mom knit me a pair of amazing socks, gave me some yarn, a...