Simple Woman's Daybook - the Paris edition

For Today: Nov 1st, 2010,  All Saint's Day (and German national holiday as well) 

Outside my window: 

At this moment the sun is shining brightly.  It has been delightfully warm all weekend.

I am wearing:

Pale green 3/4 sleeve sweater, long black skirt,  black boots. Love these boots.  They walked all over Paris this weekend and didn't hurt the least little bit. 

I am listening:

Not my video but exactly what we heard while standing in the square in front of Notre Dame du Paris. I may never forget that sound. 

From the kitchen:

Five course dinner Saturday night...

kir

French onion soup

Boeuf bourguignon

cheese sampler

creme caramel

This morning, Pain Perdu. 

I am creating:

Oh yes I am!  Daily.  Very gratifying.

I am reading:

The Litany of the Saints today, an ancient prayer of the Church, in fact one of the oldest in continous use with historical references dating as far back as the 3rd century. 

That Thou wouldst spare us, 
That Thou wouldst pardon us,
That Thou wouldst bring us to true penance 

Dear Lord we pray. 

From the schoolroom:

Aidan just finished All the Swords in England.  Need to work on book analysis assignments for Aidan and Moira.  Mango German... and perhaps French for mom.  Finding it much easier to hone high school French than wrap 40+ yo brain around German, but both must happen.  Compiling French history resources. 

Around the house:

...a tiny souvenir

I am reading:

a copy of Marie-Claire Idees

Pondering these words:

"You made a commitment to God....not a bargain with Him."  

from Though None Go With Me seen last night on the laptop with three daughters piled onto my bed.  Another movie I want to own. The implications there could keep a person pondering a very long time. It is imperative we understand the difference. 

Contrary to the contemporary "follow your heart" message is this one - that true happiness is only found while we are safely tucked within the will of God, not in relentless pursuit of own 'druthers which never fail to disappoint. Reminds me of another line - 

"You can't always get what you want, 

but if you try sometimes, you just might find,

you get what you need."  - The Rolling Stones

from my picture journal:

saintly images from Paris....

St Denis (center)

St Joan of Arc

 

Comments

[Molly]

wonderful! Love touring with you:)

[Kim]

It's Paris week Molly. : ) Hope to upload more as the days go on.

[Donna Marie]

Oh! I just spent this afternoon watching this movie on You Tube tearing up majorly...not that my postpartum self needs any help with that...

"You made a commitment to God....not a bargain with Him." ...I like this one a lot! It is so me lately...not to mention the other keeper:
Though none go with me. Still I will follow. No turning back. no turning back. ~love this too, especially as I let God stretch my heart into the shape that loves and cares for an ever growing family with ever growing challenges~God love them.

Thank you for the recommendation! If you have any others, I am all ears. I have such a hard time finding movies to enjoy that make you think in a good way. This was so decent~thanks! ..now to continue my very regularly scheduled lactation...;o)

[Jen]

Ha! I am always quoting that line from Rolling Stones to my family....sometimes to myself too!