Okay, now that I have figured out how to upload pictures to my Stblogs — you all are in trouble! Hahaha! What’s the max filespace on this site??
Here’s a flower picture that I like:
Daily Archives: January 13, 2008
Rate My Photo
So, a while ago I was randomly at this photography site. I don’t know if I was there to see if I wanted to store some pictures online or what, but there was a thing where you could submit a photo to them, and I grabbed whatever was handy, which happened to be a picture of the intersection of Big Beaver and Livernois, taken around midnight when I was out walking. Then, I got notices that they wanted to publish my photo, and they send me releases and things like that, so sure! Haha. After that, they want me to buy things to “commemorate my achievement.” No, no. Now, by all means, if you like it, publish it — that’s kind of cool. And, maybe, eventually, if I have the money, I might buy the book it will be published in. But, I’m not going to buy things just to inflate my ego. It’s not even a very good picture!
But now, they have sent me this thing where I can have people rank my photograph, and they sent me a link to it. So, since I haven’t quite determined what I’m going to do about webhosting so that I can share my pix with all of you (because a) I love to take pictures and b) I love to share), I’ll pass along the link, so that you can at least take a look at one of my pix. Enjoy!
http://www.picture.com/voteforme/photovote1.asp?PID=1888250
I was called….
Okay, last year on this date, I decided that I was going to join the Catholic Church (before I ever stepped foot in the door). But, I was certain, and so I Googled “Catholic churches troy mi,” and found two: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Anastasia. Since SEAS was located closer to my old high school (and I was worried that I might run into parents of friends, which would be awkward), I decided to attend St. Anastasia the next day, with the thought that if I didn’t like it, I could always go to the other church the following week.
So, while tomorrow is the anniversary of the first day that I stepped foot inside St. Anastasia and attended a Mass, today is the anniversary of the day I felt that I should be Catholic and resolved to do something about that.
How incredible was it for me to go to Mass today and hear our pastor give his homily on the baptism of our Lord, and how He was called to start His ministry; and how we are called to be the light of Christ to others. Then, he had us renew our baptismal promises. This was all so special and meaningful to me, because it was this day that I also felt called to follow Christ, and He lead me into His church. I know that Easter, too, is going to be this amazing time for me, as the anniversary of when I was baptized and officially entered the Catholic Church, but I wanted to take some time here to acknowledge all of the amazing people who have come into my life, and helped me on my journey last year; who welcomed me and taught me and included me, and so much more! God bless you all! And Praise God for His goodness!
As an aside, being me, I had to make sure that our pastor knew of the significance of this day for me, so I told him all this after Mass. He said, “Happy Anniversary! I’m so glad you made that decision [to come to church last year and become Catholic]!” Now, I just have to reach my other priest (pastor of the church where I attend daily Mass), the one who baptized me, to thank him for scaring me to death last year, January 14th. 🙂 But, I’ll leave the details of that for tomorrow’s posting…. 🙂
Happy Birthday to The Clam!
Ah, Clammish as she is, she is not announcing, loudly, the anniversary of her birth!
Here’s a little song for you:
“Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! We missed you at chur-urch! But we prayed for you, too!”
It’s an occasion to rejoice! Yippee-skippee! The Clam was born! On the baptism of Jesus this year, too — how cool is that? As we are all called to a renewal of our baptismal promises, does this also mean that The Clam, as this is her day, too, must seek inside herself to discern Christ’s calling of her life and the meaning of that?
A New Favorite
This week in our Bible study, we are reading 1 Maccabees, with supplemental passages from 2 Maccabees, Sirach, and Wisdom.
I just wanted to comment that Sirach, chapter 2 — I love it! For some reason, this passage really spoke to me when I was initially writing this blog entry (before I was taken down), and now reading it again now, it still captures my heart in a special way. I think I still agree with my initial assessment — that I may have to post this somewhere in my house, even if it means expanding the Holy Hallway (I have one central area in my house where all my crosses and crucifixi are concentrated)…. 🙂
Here are the little comments on the passage, at least as given in the footnotes of one of my Bibles:
Sir 2:1-11: “Serving God is not without its trials; moreover, it must be done with sincerity, steadfastness and fidelity. Misfortune and humiliation merely purify man and prove his worth. Patience and unwavering trust in God are always rewarded with the benefits of God’s mercy and of lasting joy.”
Sir 2:12-18: “A warning to those who compromise their religion in time of affliction; they fail in courage and trust and therefore have no security. But those who fear the Lord through obedience, reverence, love and humility find his mercy equal to his majesty.”
Paroxysm of Giggles / Critical Mass 