"Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light."
~Paul of Tarsus
Be Yellow

Latest Developments

Many of you have probably heard about John Paul's most recent "phase." << MORE >>

And the winner is...

It's time to select the authentically Catholic college to receive our annual donation previously earmarked for Notre Dame football ticket lottery qualification. The first two years were easy: Steubenville and Christendom. This year we had a harder time making our pick. We definitely considered more well-established colleges, but in the end, we decided to support a new kid on the block...<< MORE >>

Christmas on New Year's

We are fortunate to have family that works around our needed schedules and my parents flew out on New Year's Day so we could still celebrate with them. << MORE >>

Christmas 2011

Here are some pictures of how we have spent our time since Ryan's Christmas break began. << MORE >>

Christmas season has officially arrived

On Sunday we finally had a chance to put up our Christmas tree and decorate the house a little bit.<< MORE >>

Our life...in photos

I have taken 3 pictures since December began and I think they depict, in general, our daily life very well.<< MORE >>

Zoo Lights

Zoo Lights doesn't officially start for another week or so but they have a member's only weekend and it turns out that is the time to go.<< MORE >>

180 Movie

One night at the end of September, it was an hour past my bedtime when I went to do a quick check of the day's news on my iGoogle page.  I clicked on a new video posted on one of my favorite blogs, The American Papist.  When I saw it was 33 minutes long, I said to myself, "I can't stay up and watch the whole thing."  But I was hooked in seconds.  I couldn't stop watching, and I haven't stopped thinking about it since.

If you are one of the few people who has not seen this yet, please give it a shot.  I'll have more comments about it later.  For now, I want to know what you think of it.

If you are unable to use the above player, watch here.

Happy All Hallows Eve!

As we prepare for two great Feasts, All Saints Day and All Souls Day, you can see our small attempt to reclaim the great Christian celebration of Hallow'een.<< MORE >>

Tia Tuesdays

Ryan goes to Biblical School class on Tuesday nights. John Paul and I use this as the perfect excuse to spend the evening with my sister's family. << MORE >>

Fellowship of the Unashamed

This October 23 reflection in my Magnificat really spoke to me. This is the kind of conviction with which I desire to live my life. It's written by Patrick Madrid, but Sarah and I both thought it sounded like something our friend Tony, JP's Godfather, would write.<< MORE >>

Big Brother is watching...

(No, this is not a political post.)<< MORE >>

Pumpkin Patch

Today we visited Rock Creek Farm with Kati, Paul, and the kids. Glen is in town as well so with him and Megan along it was quite the family affair for us. << MORE >>

Playground Fun!

We spend a lot of time at playgrounds now. John Paul loves a "sliiii" and to climb and hang from all the different obstacles. He runs and plays and climbs like normal and I get asked questions about how old he is.<< MORE >>

Earning his keep!

Because today was such a nice day we took the chance and washed my car. << MORE >>

Newest "tricks"

... a little glimpse into life at the O'Connor house.<< MORE >>

Beauty

Not able to write much these days, but I do have time to post this video... which sheds more yellow light than I ever could with words.<< MORE >>

Too long...

Since Ryan went back to school John Paul and I have been keeping busy. I try to come up with some sort of morning outing everyday. << MORE >>

Happy Re-Birthday JP

He was born in July, but re-born in August. Last week we celebrated John Paul's first re-birthday. He was adopted into the family of God on August 21, Feast of St. Pius X, of last year. << MORE >>

Bold moral conviction...

... from a politician! Who knew?!<< MORE >>

Serenity How?

As previously noted, I finished up my last year in a fourth grade classroom. The Lord has called me to teach Middle School Religion at St. Mary's Catholic School in Littleton... if you are interested in supporting my ministry (outside of your prayers), you can click on the link for my Amazon Wish List. << MORE >>

Long overdue entry- JP is ONE!

Apologies for the tardiness of this entry. One would think summer would be a slower time for a teacher and a stay-at-home mom but Ryan and I definitely maxed ourselves out this year between travel, teaching a Theology of the Body class, my part-time, turned full-time Costco job, and chasing after the (little) man of the house.<< MORE >>

Indulge your lust, America!

This was the message from our President last week. Did you catch it? It's a civil right now, you know.<< MORE >>

End of an Era

Just wanted to post a few photos from this past school year. The Fourth Grade Warriors were a beautiful group of future saints. I can't imagine a better class with which to spend my last year of teaching 4th grade.<< MORE >>

Corpus Christi

"Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you." ~Jesus... Here is a great video for the occasion from the Archdiocese of St. Louis.<< MORE >>