Some Books Are In

Pictures of God....A Child's Guide to Understanding Icons
by John Kosmas Skinas

Beautiful, helpful for adults too!

Saint Brigid, Abbess of Kildare
by Jane G Meyer
Great Saint for March to add to Saint Patrick

Kontakion of Saint Brigid

The holy virgin Brigid full of divine wisdom,
went with joy along the way of evangelical childhood,
and with the grace of God
attained in this way the summit of virtue.
Wherefore she now bestows blessings
upon those who come to her with faith.
O holy Virgin, intercede with Christ our God
that He may have mercy on our souls.

She is a patron of travels, healers and midwives, and the protector of flocks and herds and newborn babies. Some of my favorite things!

My New Books Have Shipped!!!

I'm so excited my new books have shipped. I cant wait to get them.

Here's a list of whats coming from The Orthodox Marketplace-

Children's Bible Reader
Divine Liturgy Illustrated
For to Us a Child is Born - Christmas Magazine
Heaven on Earth: The Divine Liturgy
Journey Through Holy Week - Children's Guide
The Bible For Young People
The Saturday Service of Great Vespers [CD]

And from Amazon-

The Life of Saint Brigid: Abbess of Kildare
Pictures of God, a Childs Guide to Understanding Icons
How to Pray with Icons

Morgan's 11th Birthday

Morgan wanted to go to TCBYwith me to get ice cream for her 11th bday so we finally got to go lastnight.  Everyone has been sick here so we needed to put it off a week.  She was very happy to get a dish of rainbow ice cream with rainbow sprinkles.  I just watched her because yesterday was the 1st day of the Great Fast for me and that means no meat or dairy.  I'm not a big fan of ice cream anyway so it really wasn't a sacrifice.  It was hard sitting in there smelling all the Subway sandwiches though.  Our Subway and TCBY are one store.

Beautiful Orthodox Blog....

Found an awesome blog with tons on info and support for the Orthodox family.
Check it out here-

http://evlogiaonline.com/

Sorry, but you'll have to copy and paste. I cant figure out how to insert the blog link and its making me very angry!!!!

I'm downloading and printing her childrens booklet of the Hours and can't wait to get started!

Forgiveness Sunday/Sunday of Cheesefare

Today is Cheesefare Sunday in the Byzantine Catholic Church.  It is the last Sunday before the Great Fast.  I spent over 3 housr at church today and the only part I didnt totally enjoy was chasing Manny around for part of it.  We went to Divine Liturgy this morning and then this evening to Vespers.  If you have never been to Vespers you should come.  They are beautiful!  I just love hearing the Psalms sung and Father Jay has a wonderful voice.  I have often though about asking if I could record him so that when I cant make it I could listen at home.  I do have a cd of the Divine Liturgy but its just not the same as what I'm used to singing along with.   I am the only one of our family who has remained Byzantine.  The others have all switched to Roman Catholic which is beautiful also but I just LOVE the Eastern tradition.  Instead of giving up something for the whole time I think I'm going to give something up   one week at a time and try doing something good  the whole time,  For example, this week I will give up meat the whole week and maybe dairy the next week but for the whole of Lent I will try to something good like read the children the bible everyday and try never to yell at them but lovingly correct them...quietly.  Is that possible???  I will try to remember to greet my hubby with a kiss and hug when he comes in the door even if I'm having a hard day.  That kind of thing.  Anyhow, today is Forgiveness Sunday and I have asked my family to forgive me for the wrong I have done them this year and I would also like to ask forgiveness from anyone who is reading this that I may have wronged as well.

AWAL?

We are all sick, headaches, coughs, fever and the like and my computer stinks so I probably wont be posting for a while again.  Boo hoo!

Things didn't go so well at Barnes and Noble

The top picture is of Manny having a great time at Barnes and Noble on the stage but then things quickly turned bad when he tripped face first into the lil benches they have there playing peekaboo with Morgan. He started wailing and when I picked him up and turned him around blood was just running out of his little mouth. I tryed to cup my hand under his chin to catch it and called for the other children to follow me. We quickly walked up to the drink area for ice, all the while he is just wailing. A crowd gathered and a lady insisted on calling 911 to check him. I finally got him settled before they got there by nursing him which also stopped the bleeding. The management and workers were very kind and helpful and so were the customers. A manager watched the other children while I went into the ambulace with him so that they could see if he needed stitches or not...luckly he didnt.
I realized that day another hard part about been a mom of many... when you are out with them all alone and something bad happens what do you do? My husband was 45 mins away so if it had been worse and he needed to go in the ambulance I would have had to let him go alone and follow with the other children. There is no way they could let me and 5 children ride with them. That would have been awful. I pray we are never put in that situation. Manny is recovering well and everyone loves the stuffed Brobee doll that ended up coming home with us. Madison is pretending to feed him a lollypop in the 2nd picture and the 3rd is of my lil guy all tuckered out drooling some blood on the way home. Wow, I just couldn't get over how much he bled. That cute lil outfit is probably ruined. Oh well, atleast he's gonna be ok.

Morgan's Birthday Outting

Morgan has been waiting a year to take her bff to Sarris Chocolate Factory for her birthday.  She was so excited we could finally go on Saturday.  We had a great time.  First we went to eat at our favorite restaurant Bob Evans then to have sundays and get some dipping chocolate for home....yummy.   I can't believe she's tuning 11.   Wow, does time fly, but what a beautiful young lady she is growing up to be, both inside and out.  I love you sooooo much honey.

Thanks so much Melissa!

I'm so excited.  Thanks so much Melissa... you again have shown me a way to make my life easier!  I owe ya one.  Now I just need to get one of those iphones. Jodi Proud  Wife to Tommy and  Mama to Madison 12, Morgan 10, Marlee 8  Mason 4, and baby Manasseh born Oct. 28, 2009. "For you created my inmost being;  you knit me together in my mother's womb.  I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made"  Psalm 139: 13-14 NIV   http://threedaisiesandadinosaur.blogspot.com/   www.nrlc.org www.priestsforlife.org www.lifedynamics.com Please Vote  PROLIFE!!!!!!!!

Picture test....

If this works it is of Mason at Kennywood when he was nearly 2..... what a sweetie!

Just a test...

My pc savy friend told me you can blog from your email so this is just a test to see if it works for me, I do hope so.  It would make blogging so much easier! Jodi Proud  Wife to Tommy and  Mama to Madison 12, Morgan 10, Marlee 8  Mason 4, and baby Manasseh born Oct. 28, 2009. "For you created my inmost being;  you knit me together in my mother's womb.  I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made"  Psalm 139: 13-14 NIV   http://threedaisiesandadinosaur.blogspot.com/   www.nrlc.org www.priestsforlife.org www.lifedynamics.com Please Vote  PROLIFE!!!!!!!!

Binka's Christmas Cookies

My husbands grandmothers- oh so yummy!

1 cup butter
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 cups flour
2 egg whites
Black raspberry jelly, any will do
2 egg yolks

Mix butter, br. sugar and egg yolk. Add flour slowly.
Roll dough in small balls, and dip in egg white, then roll in chopped
walnuts.
Place on greased cookie sheet. Press with thumb. Bake at 300 for 5 min.
Remove press again, and fill with jelly. Bake again for 15 min.

Lets Go Pens!

The Penguins are playing great right now. I am blessed to have a best friend since highschool who takes me to a few games a season. These seats she got us for Thursdays game were awesome, the 2 right next to the penilty box. The only neg. was the linesman kept standing right infront of me. We had a great time, the Pens won and Sid got a hat trick. Oh yeah, and she invited me to the Winter Classic!

Lets Go Steelers

Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

From Festive Matins-
I stand in awe at the wondrous works of GOD graciously manifested and fulfilled in the Virgin. I cannot comprehend the strange and secret manner by which she alone was chosen from all creation to be made known as the Undefiled One. I am unable to express in word or thought this ineffable mystery, yet I wish to praise her. In confidence I dare to proclaim and extol her, saying: Indeed she is the heavenly Tabernacle.

Just Look at the Sweetness!

Just lovem in the balaclavas. They are the best hats ever, especially if your lil one gets earaches. So soft and easy to wear with anything.
You can get them at www.greenmountianorganics.com

Make Yourself Useful

Kids and my mom. We ran over tonight to rake- and play in- the leaves




I told her all these grandchildren would come in handy someday.





Mason's buddy Pawpan was watching from the tree.

Lovin the Leaves

Wow time flies! Haven't been bloggin much, just been using my pc time to sell some stuff online to raise some Christmas money. Its so hard not using credit cards.

We had to take my oldest to play practice today so the other children and I went to Rite Aid for my freebie's- they've been having the best deals lately. I have been getting so much stuff for free or under a buck there. So next we stopped at Panera for 1/2 dozen bagels then to the park. Manny loved playing in the leaves, Mas was hunting for squirells and the girls were swinging. We didnt want to leave yet when it was time to pick Madi up. It was the perfect fall day.