Our message concerns that Word, 

who is life; 

what he was from the first, 

what we have heard about him,

 what our own eyes have seen of him; 

what it was that met our gaze,

and the touch of our hands.

 Yes, life dawned;

 and it is as eye-witnesses that we give you news of that life, 

that eternal life, 

which ever abode with the Father and has dawned, now, on us.

 This message about what we have seen and heard we pass on to you,

 so that you too may share in our fellowship. 

What is it, this fellowship of ours? 

Fellowship with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 

And if we are writing to you now,

 it is so that joy may be yours in full measure.

1John1, Knox Bible

Please say a prayer for Jeanne

------- Marian the Librarian at the Seton Spring Musical.

We are so excited for you, 

Jeanne, 

and know you'll be amazing….

 Miss Paroo!

:-)

Facts about the tilma of Guadalupe

From The Catholic Company:

Here are a few interesting facts about the Our Lady of Guadalupe image itself:

• The image is proven to not be painted by human hands.
• The image and fabric have miraculously lasted for 470 years.
• No natural or animal mineral colorings, or paint, are found on it.
• The image itself is iridescent, which cannot be produced by hand.
• Mary stands on a crescent moon, the same crescent moon on the day of her apparition.
• Mary’s mantel is a constellation map, the same constellations as on the day of her apparition.
• These constellations tell the story of the Gospel.
• On her rose garment is a topographic map of the location of her apparition.
• On Mary’s neck is a small black cross, identifying her with the Catholic missionaries.
• Over her womb on her dress is a four-petal flower, the Aztec symbol of life & deity.
• In the image Mary is “clothed with the sun” with “the moon at her feet” (Rev. 12:1).
• A doctor once heard a heartbeat coming from the image through a stethoscope over the womb.
• The eyes of the image have the refractory characteristics of human eyes.
• The eyes reflect the witnesses present at its unveiling, including Juan Diego & the bishop.

More information about the tilma here

Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us; St. Juan Diego, pray for us. 

Two weeks to go….

Like Santa, we all have to get in shape for the big day, one way or another!

Of course, a  joyful welcome to our Lord is our most important preparation!

No advent Meltdowns!

K and C at Nonie's last week

Happy Birthday, Nonie

We love you very much!

Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception!

with Uncle Buncle Johnny --- first snow of the season!

Laura heads to NC tomorrow, Praise God!

sewing for K and C

Last summer,  i found a bright and cheerful plaid flannel men's shirt at a thrift store that was too small (men's medium) for the scarecrow.  so, here it is, in it's latest incarnation on a little scare crow:

The pockets, which were the front pockets on the original shirt, are

 a little too high, and will be lowered.  the  free pattern came from this blog . it is about size 18months.

A men's dress shirt in a light blue or other pastel (and hopefully wrinkle free) would make a wonderful summer dress, especially with a little bird appliqué on the front.  For anyone larger than 18 months, the original shirt should be large or XL so it is long enough…this dress has a 1/8th inch hem. :-)

the flannel is soft for winter, and can be teamed with different colored shirts and tights.

Just finished this dress for Kateri same pattern

the bodice is lined with a  contrasting fabric,

and the 'silver' buttons came from falcons landing thrift store.

kateri's sweater

Thanks be to God!

Happy Birthday, John

Mikey's birthday present for Laura

What happened when Teresa turned on the heat last week

Who can that be? Its >>>>

Little orphan Annie?

After rag curls, in preparation for 

the white queen

Alice in Wonderland

laura worked on adding a little sophistication ...

Charlotte enjoyed the show :-)

there's a new cat in town

with

nerves of steel.....

wills of iron......

and backbones of cooked spaghetti......

ken and i decided,

in appreciation for her hard work and good effort,

to give jeanne

 a kitten.

He is 10 weeks old

born at the Fauquier animal shelter on July 18, 2013

and jeanne hasn't fully decided on a name yet.

she is leaning toward Francisco (nickname cisco)

....and for what it's worth, my vote is for 'magnus'

after our great grandfather danbom.  :-)

or Gustav!

or Anders!

or August!

Well, anyway,

Charlotte likes him a lot!

and, as far as it goes,

so far....

so good. :-)

mother/daughter pics

Unusual Sight

bird in the tree

or rather, on top of the tree. :-)

can you see it?

we noticed this on the way home from tyson's last month, and were eager to see 

if we could spot the 'bird' again.

this was a picture that jeanne captured as the car was moving, 

and we will try to get a better perspective next month.

Beth Friends

Charlotte and Kateri on a walk

One day, Teresa and Laura went on a walk with the little gals.

Charlotte had a cookie,

and Kateri had a toy.....

On the way back, they noticed that Charlotte had the toy, and

Kateri was enjoying her very first taste of a cookie!

Charlotte on the soccer sidelines with another baby.....only at Seton School!

What did the pope’s mechanic say?

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Carol Glatz

Pope Francis gets a look at his “new” classic Renault. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Catholic Press Photo)

VATICAN CITY — Leave it to the slapstick brothers, Tom and Ray, at Car Talk to have a field day with the news of Pope Francis’ recent present: a lovingly used 30 hp 1984 Renault 4.

If somehow you missed the story,check it out here.

As soon as the now-retired radio hosts heard the news, they went on Facebook and Twitter and let the witticisms and quips rip.

But the best part was they let their fans join the fun with #PopesRenault and #VaticanMechanic

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Here’s just a sampling of some of the funny comebacks and play-on-words people came up with. Tell us which is your favorite and give us a zinger of your own!

• I always thought the Pope would drive a Christ-ler
• “Tu illam inundarunt” (Latin for “You flooded it”).
• The pope can easily handle a flooded engine. Even if it’s of Biblical proportions.
• He needs one of two bumper stickers. #1, God is my co-pilot. OR #2, My other car is the Pope Mobile.
• I haven’t seen car trouble like this since we tried to fit all the Apostles in one Accord.
• It’s either burning oil, or you’ve just been replaced.
• “A little black smoke is fine, just watch out for the white smoke”.
• If you see a lot of white smoke, it might mean it’s time to elect a new car.
• The black smoke means that a new car must still be chosen.
• Ashes to Ashes
  Dust to Dust.
  If not for Renault
  Our tools would rust.
• Look the Vatican acquired a new relic.
• “The Spiritus Sancti made manifold…”
• Last Rides, anyone? (Extreme disfUnction)
• Pop that lever and let’s see what’s under the sainthood.
• 20 years to go 186,000 miles? Light can do that in one second.
• “Well, sir, it keeps overheating because the water in the radiator keeps turning to wine…”
• If they can cram 6 or 7 parishioners in it to drive to St. Peter’s on Sunday, is it considered Mass Transit?
• If he wanted to follow The Lord, the Pope would drive a Plymouth: “Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, where I have driven them in my anger, and in my FURY” – Jeremiah 32:37, King James Edition
• and in the UK we use “and Moses came down from Sinai in his Triumph (probably a stag or TR6)”
• No, no, no. Clearly holy people are Honda lovers. “All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.”

Now it’s U-turn. Ready, set, go!