Happy 16th Birthday Catherine Therese!!

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Although you'll never read this my sweet Catherine, I love you. 16 years ago you changed our life forever. All of your siblings have done this in their own way but you have done so in a very special way. You have made me more empathetic, compassionate, and much more prayerful. Your smile lights up the world around you and we are all blessed by it.  It's not easy living with a saint. You remind me of my weakness and limited time on this earth. You challenge me to go deeper within myself and find what the Lord is trying to teach me...usually patience. You are made in His image and likeness but He uses you so that I can see my own beauty, goodness, and shortcomings.  You struggle mightily against me with every bath, diaper change, and wardrobe change. I struggle mightily with Him against all the changes He wills in my life. You depend on me and your mom for even the simplest of things. You teach me to depend on Him for everything and not rely on my on strength. You teach me that I
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Fall is in the air

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The boys and I cleaned up the garden a bit today. We cut down all of the old sweetcorn stalks to make a fall decoration in the backyard. They had fun carrying the stalks from the garden to the edge of the drive, although nothing goes without a fight. They fought over the last five stalks. There was no way to divide them evenly. The Lord gives me little incidents like that for expiation!

We brought the pumpkins out of the house. They had been ready since late August. We planted them a little too early this year. I'll have to remember that next year. The grass was freshly cut and the wet so they decided to sit on the pumpkins for this picture. I love my days off!!

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