Christmas is just around the corner again and I was starting to get nervous about my shopping, decorating and entertaining duties . . . until I remembered that I officially surrendered the Martha Stewart Christmas AFTER Christmas last year when it was a total flop “in Martha’s eyes.” But Chicks, the only way that you [...]
November 28, 2010
For some time now, I have dreamed about standing up in front of huge crowds- stadium sized crowds – proclaiming my appreciation for what Christ has done for me by leading me into full communion with the Catholic Church. I often fantasize about a talk or commentary I would give on the way in which [...]
November 22, 2010
One of our annual activities is to sit on the porch on a warm November day, sip some sweet tea, look back over the year and compile our gratitude list. This exercise usually provides for a lot of laughs – since we find humor in so much of life! Of course topping our list are [...]
October 24, 2010
Some very important accessories came to town last weekend, and they had Southern Catholic Chicks in Atlanta abuzz! Last week, Holy Spirit Catholic Church hosted the relics (a pair of gloves and a scarf) of St. Gianna Beretta Molla for veneration at the weekend Masses. St. Gianna, a modern day saint, was a wife, mother [...]
October 11, 2010
One of the reasons we love living in the South is all the friendly people that we meet! We have recently been introduced to a new “blog friend” that we thought you should meet as well. Check out the site http://southernfriedcatholicism.blogspot.com. Southern-Fried offers a Catholic view of life from a Southern perspective. They are the [...]
September 20, 2010
After watching EWTN’s coverage of Pope Benedict’s apostolic visit to Scotland and England, I’ve made a decision. One day, I’m going on a pilgrimage to Birmingham – England, that is. You know, the entire Catholic-pilgrimage-thing is starting to make a lot of sense to me, both as a convert and as a Southerner. After all, [...]
September 14, 2010
Sometimes when I first wake up in the morning, I have a thought. A friend swears that this is due to your “beta” brain waves having a chance to function when your brain is at rest. I have no idea, but I know that today I took an afternoon power nap and woke up wondering [...]
July 1, 2010
July 1, 2010. The race is on. I seem to be having a little more success with the tomatoes (the only thing I was willing to try) while Chick A is having great success with her jalapeno peppers (show off). After waking up in a cold sweat over the possibility that a squirrel might find my [...]
June 22, 2010
While traipsing around St. Joseph’s Benedictine Abbey searching for Walker Percy’s headstone with Chick B, I suddenly realized what a truly “southern catholic” moment I was having. For those of you who don’t know Walker Percy, here is a little bio info that may help explain why two Southern Catholic women would haul four kids 60 [...]
June 15, 2010
The Chicks, our chickadees (kids) and the two roosters (husbands) are back from a fabulous road trip to New Orleans, and what a trip it was! Although we now are tweeting, we thought we’d fill you in on the timeline of major events that took place along the way….. Sunday, June 6, 9:00 am: excitement building [...]
December 9, 2010
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