Feed Your Soul
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Yesterday I met my sister-in-law at a park halfway between our homes. From our opposite ends of the state, we each drove toward each other for about 90 minutes and then shared lunch and the joy of chasing our preschool children around a beautiful green-space.
On the drive home, instead of taking the interstate, I decided to find my way back using two-lane highways. It was bliss.
The weather was window-down... READ MORE
All Creation Praise Him
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Tuesday, September 20, 2011
In time-lapse photography from the International Space Station, here is what it’s like to fly over the earth. Go full screen!
Eerily Beautiful
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Sunday, July 17, 2011
Here’s extremely rare footage of a “leptocephalus”—the larva of an eel.
Isn’t he beautiful?
With a polite nod to American Digest.
How An Astronaut Sees Earth
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Saturday, June 11, 2011
This video from NASA is fascinating in its own right, but I love the reflection it inspires in Msgr. Charles Pope.
It reminds me of a quasi-religious experience I had last Memorial Day when, following the parade on the Mall, I took the kids to the National Air & Space Museum to see Hubble 3-D.
The film is a window simultaneously into two worlds: the practical and precision world of all that goes... READ MORE
Conservatives Can Be Hotties Too?
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Friday, June 10, 2011
I am not a prude.
I realize that nothing screams “I am a prude!” more loudly than beginning a blog post with that sentence, but I truly am not the kind of person who usually gets herself twisted in knots over “inappropriate” and “offensive” things she sees online. It’s a big world, I’m a big girl, and I can accept that some people’s standards differ from my own.
So when I happened upon The 20 Hottest Conservative Women in The New Media,... READ MORE
Tell Us, Mary Magdalen
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Spare two minutes for what I think is the most beautiful piece of music ever composed?
This is the Easter Sequence, a hymn almost 1000 years old!
May you praise the Paschal Victim,
immolated for Christians.
The Lamb redeemed the sheep:
Christ, the innocent one,
has reconciled sinners to the Father.
A wonderful duel to behold,
as death and life struggle:
The Prince of life dead,
now reigns alive.
... READ MORE
Eagles!
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Monday, April 18, 2011
Here is a live webcam of Decorah Eagles parenting a nest of eaglets. Enjoy!
(A few seconds into the feed, you have to endure an ad, then the feed re-starts. Thanks to my neighbor, Heather, for the tip!)
"Supermoon"
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Friday, March 18, 2011
Be sure to look outside tomorrow night for a “beautiful moon.”
That’s a full moon when the lunar cycle is at its perigee—closest to earth.
Tomorrow night the moon will be the closest it’s been to earth in eighteen years, which will make it appear especially large and bright.
National Geographic has more on this phenomenon—and an amusing quiz about moon-related myths and other lunacy.
Why Purge?
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
As I shared last week, I was feeling a little iffy about doing the 40 Bags challenge this year. Mostly, I had been thinking that after last year’s efforts, I wouldn’t have enough stuff to donate.
Turns out, I totally do.
I’m doing an active purge again this year, and even though I won’t get nearly the amount of bags as last year, I am still doing a fairly impressive job of finding things around our... READ MORE
Beauty and Hospitality
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Friday, February 25, 2011
On today’s episode of the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above), Sarah, Hallie and Rebecca chat about small “beauty secrets” that can help moms to feel a bit less “blah” and a bit more “put together”. Do you have a favorite cosmetic or accessory or anything that makes your feel beautiful and look “put together”? Do you think it’s important to keep up your appearances?... READ MORE
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