Oh, Dearest Mother, Sweetest Virgin of Altagracia, our Patroness. You are our Advocate and to you we recommend our needs. You are our Teacher and like disciples we come to learn from the example of your holy life. You are our Mother, and like children, we come to offer you all of the love of our hearts. Receive, dearest Mother, our offerings and listen attentively to our supplications. Amen.



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Posted: Jan 02 2008 at 7:38pm | IP Logged Quote Mary Chris

for 2008........

I'm not brave enough to use the words resolutions or even goals.      I am working on a list of things of I aspire to. Anyone care to share their thoughts for the new year, either here or with a link to your blog......

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Posted: Jan 02 2008 at 8:26pm | IP Logged Quote folklaur

I did mine last week....here is the link....
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Posted: Jan 02 2008 at 8:26pm | IP Logged Quote amyable

I can't come up with anything original but I really liked Pope John XXIII's "Decalogue for Daily Living" and want to make it more a part of my life this year:

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1. Only for today, I will seek to live the livelong day positively without wishing to solve the problems of my life all at once.

2. Only for today, I will take the greatest care of my appearance: I will dress modestly; I will not raise my voice; I will be courteous in my behavior; I will not criticize anyone; I will not claim to improve or to discipline anyone except myself.

3. Only for today, I will be happy in the certainty that I was created to be happy, not only in the other world but also in this one.

4. Only for today, I will adapt to circumstances, without requiring all circumstances to be adapted to my own wishes.

5. Only for today, I will devote ten minutes of my time to some good reading, remembering that just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so good reading is necessary to the life of the soul.

6. Only for today, I will do one good deed and not tell anyone about it.

7. Only for today, I will do at least one thing I do not like doing; and it my feelings are hurt, I will make sure no one notices.

8. Only for today, I will make a plan for myself: I may not follow it to the letter, but I will make it. And I will be on guard against two evils: hastiness and indecision.

9. Only for today, I will firmly believe, despite appearances, that the good Providence of God cares for me as no one else who exists in this world.

10. Only for today, I will have no fears. In particular, I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful and to believe in goodness. Indeed, for twelve hours I can certainly do what might cause me consternation were I to believe I had to do it all my life.


I don't think I can do this all at once, so maybe I'll pick one a month to work on or something. I'm too tired tonight to think too hard about it.   

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Posted: Jan 02 2008 at 8:31pm | IP Logged Quote folklaur

Oh, wow, Amy, that is really great. I am printing that up - thank you!!!
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Posted: Jan 02 2008 at 9:42pm | IP Logged Quote Red Cardigan

I'm doing the usual.

Anyone care to join me?

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Posted: Jan 03 2008 at 4:14am | IP Logged Quote Dawn

I just posted my New Year's Goals last night.

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Posted: Jan 03 2008 at 11:13am | IP Logged Quote Carole N.

I am going to use Motivated Moms to begin organizing my housecleaning and homemaking skills.
And I am going to learn to drive on the opposite side of the road before my driver's license expires.

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Posted: Jan 03 2008 at 11:34am | IP Logged Quote Maryan

I'm going to aspire to introduce myself to a few new words:
  • Weekly Mop - the sponge method just doesn't cut it with my crowd

  • Patience

  • Declutter

  • Dinner plans

We'll see how well I include them into my vocabulary.

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Posted: Jan 03 2008 at 11:41am | IP Logged Quote SusanJ

I just posted mine . . .

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Posted: Jan 03 2008 at 1:29pm | IP Logged Quote Anne McD

I posted mine here.

And for the record, I'm constantly making new resolutions

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Posted: Jan 03 2008 at 1:33pm | IP Logged Quote Willa

Mine are here

I am not satisfied with them -- I could add so many more!



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Posted: Jan 07 2008 at 6:09pm | IP Logged Quote mary theresa

Amy,
Thanks so much for posting that Decalogue of the Pope's. It is wonderful!

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Posted: Jan 07 2008 at 7:49pm | IP Logged Quote MarilynW

Amy - thanks for the posting. Awesome!

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Find more activities we can do together. With kids 5 years apart we split up a lot when dh is home. When dh is not home we spend a lot of time sitting waiting for the other sibling. So while ds will do baseball in spring, other activities will include dd. If baseball allows-this is our first foray into that arena

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