{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words -capturing a moment from the week. (This moment is from this week, September 12th, to be exact, 23 years ago. I took a photo of a page from my wedding album) A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, visit Soulemama to leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.
Lisa Hendey, Rachel Balducci and I had a big chat yesterday. The topics were new schedules for the fall and teaching children manners. (Lisa had some horrifying breaches in etiquette to report.) There was also a slight aside for breaking sports news;-). Give a listen. Bless you!
image source: http://catholicism.about.com/od/catholicliving/ig/Wordless-Wednesday-Gallery/Nativity-of-the-Mother-of-God.htm
Joyous Feast!
Today is one of the feasts that the Latin Rite Catholics, Eastern Rite Catholics, and Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate in common. It is the day we celebrate the birth of Mary, the Mother of God, to Sts. Joachim and Anna. The icon and the prayers of the feast teach the mystery.
Thy nativity, O Virgin,
has proclaimed joy to the whole universe!
The Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God,
has shone on thee, O Theotokos!
By annulling the curse,
He bestowed a blessing.
By destroying death,
He has granted us Eternal Life.
By thy nativity, O Most-Pure Virgin, Joachim and Anna are freed
from barrenness, and Adam and Eve, from the corruption of death.
And we, Thy people, freed from the guilt of sin, celebrate and
sing to Thee: The barren woman gives birth to the Theotokos, the
Nourisher of our life.
Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nativity_of_Theotokos.jpg
The VanderWoude family is and forever will be in our prayers especially this day.
It's blazing hot here today--definitely still main dish salad weather. I found the inspiration for this salad on Erin's blog. Admittedly, she had me at the name. "Waldorf" salad for back to school? Sure, why not?
This salad is a summer salad with a nod to the apple and cranberry flavors of fall. If you stop at the almonds, it's a lovely, protein-rich vegan salad. But if you add blue cheese crumbles, you take it to new heights of deliciousness. Even my kids liked this one. (I admit that Dad's dinner was steak with a side of salad, but some of us had salad only.)
Waldorf Quinoa Salad
2 c quinoa
4 1/2 c broth (chicken or vegetable)
2 large apples, chopped
2 c red seedless grapes, halved
1 c craisins
dash salt
1 c sliced almonds (Erin uses walnuts)
6 T lemon juice
4 T olive oil
Rinse quinoa well. Combine quinoa and water in a saucepan, bring to
boiling, reduce heat and simmer until just cooked through, 20-25 min. Remove
from heat, fluff with a fork, cover and let sit until cool. Combine with
everything except nuts in a large mixing bowl. Drizzle with lemon juice and
olive oil and toss to coat. Cover and chill. Just before serving, add nuts and
toss well.
Optional: sprinkle liberally with blue cheese
crumbles.
I'm Elizabeth. I'm a happy wife and the mother of nine children. I grab grace with both hands and write to encourage myself and others to seize and nurture the joy of every day. I blog here with my daughter, Mary Beth, a wholehearted young lady on the brink of adulthood.
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