Snow day.
Again.
I had a plan this week.
Again.
tuesday & thursday
yoga
me time
in whatever form that might take
wednesday
clean
be productive
cook a good dinner
alas, my hopes were dashed
this is what I saw out my front door at 10:30 last night
dammit
the kids are home again
but...
they're mostly good kids
so
I still got my floors mopped
and the bathroom cleaned
and
dinner cooked
and pulled this project out of my ass
the kitchen cupboards to keep them occupied
it evolved from this
to this
it's not nearly as creative as Sister Adrienne's kiddie projects
but then again, I'm not nearly as creative as sister Adrienne
our own hippie version of a Tibetan Prayer Flag
today I'm sending prayers to the Congo
Tens of thousands of women and girls have been raped in the Congo in the past decade. This extreme violence is not a side effect of a country in conflict: It is "the use of rape as a strategy". Local armed groups and Rwandan militias use rape to systematically destroy communities. Populations are terrorized; families collapse as a result of the stigma; sexually transmitted infections spread.
Utne (March/April 2010)
The Progressive (Nov. 2009)
as I told Sister Halona last night
I give good prayer
any prayers you wanna add?
there's plenty of room
just say the word
Sometimes I read your blog and have no idea if I've read it before or if I dreamed it the night before.
ReplyDeleteWhat does this mean?
I have no idea but I love your tie-dye, I love your heart.
you do projects with your kids? man, i feel like crap. i think i MAYBE would throw a pad of paper and a pencil their way (map pencils, if i was feeling festive), when mine were younger.
ReplyDeletewe're supposed to get more snow here, too.
ps: i'll say a prayer, too.
ReplyDeleteJust blogged today about prayers for my son. If you don't mind...just pray for him and tell others to pray for him.....forever. That should about do it....strength for the rest of the family too.
ReplyDeleteI love those prayer flags. Since you offered...my friend who never had a successful, non-IVF pregnancy (due to an ectopic) is pregnant (naturally). We're all shocked.
ReplyDeleteThe betas look good, but send prayers for her and her family that the pregnancy is viable and strong.
Thanks. XOXO
YOU are an awesome mother, it looks like to me. I'll send my prayers as well.
ReplyDeleteOh, That looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAnd that's such a good prayer, I'll just join yours.
I LOVE IT!!! What an awesome project!
ReplyDeleteAre you familiar with the blog Color Me Katie? I've got a link in my blog roll or just google her. She does all kinds of fun, colorful, whimsical stuff. No kids- but I've been inspired by her for kid projects before!
I love the prayer flags, may they reach the highest and bring peace and serenity to those who need them. You are a great mother Chica, you are teaching your children that there is beauty in compassion and that every little bit to make this crazy world of ours more beautiful, is a gift to all.
ReplyDeleteHow horrific; that breaks my heart. I appreciate your bringing this to light.
ReplyDeleteAnd the prayer flags are beautiful :)