"Advent, this powerful liturgical season that we are beginning, invites us to pause in silence to understand a presence. It is an invitation to understand that the individual events of the day are hints that God is giving us signs of the attention he has for each one of us.”
-Pope Benedict XVI

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Our Day 7

It was a good day of preparation around here. While the boy was at taekwondo, I help the girls work on their gifts for him. I love that my kids are old enough to think of gifts to make for each other. They're also pretty good about paying attention to what the sibling would like, instead of focusing on what they'd like themselves. 

We all went to confession together this afternoon, followed by cupcakes at Thé Cup (which is a super great local café, for all you Lincolnites out there). Then we had a light dinner at home before the Big 12 Championship game  -- what can I say? This is Nebraska.

Tomorrow is full of fun plans, including lunch after Mass with a favorite former teacher from our parish school, prepping for Saint Nicholas' feast day on Monday, and an evening at Saint Gregory the Great Seminary, where the Schola is going to sing Advent songs. If we can go, that is -- the boy went to bed with a slight fever and an upset stomach, so I'm hoping it's a fluke and not the flu.

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