TRINITY ACRES: Simple Pleasures

Games at Grandma's

Harvesting corn, which is at a low price so we'll just keep it this year instead of selling it.

Frodo needed a new belt and Farm and Fleet is the place to get good ones that last. I did not buy him the photo'd ratchet strap belts.

E week. Our weeks seem to be more like 2 weeks rather than just 1. Doing both letter weeks and state weeks ups our meal planning a whole lot. Having a plethora of home-grown meats in the freezer (duck, chicken, beef, and pork) lends itself to constant roasts and grilling outside (yes, year-around) but this way we have some more interesting meals. However... we did *not* opt for "Garbage Plate" for New York. Having grown up from the age of 7 into the tweens in New York, I wonder why we never had "Garbage Plate"?!

Garbage plate - A dish that can often come across a bit overwhelming to our out-of-town visitors, the Garbage Plate is quite literally a mini mountain made up of heavenly flavors. A Rochester native dish, the Garbage Plate is unique in that everyone is able to customize their meal. Traditionally you'll find that the plate is made up of hamburger, chicken, sausages, eggs, grilled cheese, home fries, macaroni salad and so much more. The idea of this dish came about in the early 1900s during the Depression when everyone was trying to get more bang for their buck and has since been a local favorite.

I guess Frodo had garbage burrito last night. As we watched "True Grit", he came in with a burrito filled with beef, butter, jelly and sour cream and said we should have this more often. Incidentally, we did not have butter and jelly with our burritos... HE had butter and jelly with HIS burrito. Only a teenage boy... only a teenage boy.

Incidentally an awesome site to "eat through the states" is "only in your state". Also "Eat Your Way Through the USA" is also a great "book". I have a copy on my computer from some guru on-line years ago, but it's also, apparently available in printed form (vs self-printed form). I digress...

Our local Adoration Chapel, "Mary, Mother of God Adoration Chapel" has put in it's new stained glass windows! They are GLORIOUS! We are so blessed to have this little haven! It's almost Perpetual Adoration, right next door to where Eowyn works.

Ladies of Divine Mercy meets once a month from September to April. It's such a lovely, lovely evening with Adoration and a talk as well as confessions and tea 'n treats. This month we had a Fr. Andy McAlpin speak and wow, it was really great. I'm a note taker (or I get distracted) so couple little things to share...

we are meant to be a shining light to the world
Do I trust? (that is ... in God)
The decisive battle now makes sure the world does not overcome us.
Distractions (from our spiritual life) that keep us from running headlong toward our goal (love of Christ) are meant to discourage us by you-know-who-down-below
The bad that happens to us are meant to refine us, to teach us virtue (patience) and to give us opportunities of forgiveness. Let these things smooth out your edges.
Do you want to be a saint? Prayer and fasting.
Do we understand what Our Lord has done for us in His Death and in the Holy Eucharist?
Pray for those who persecute us (we pray our 4th decade of the Rosary for those who persecute us, for our enemies, and for those we have hurt - must love or we will not make it, trust me, this helps to forgive our enemies and to actually love them
Ask the angels to wake people up!
Jesus loves us so much and asks us to turn to Him and not be sidelined and turn away from Him
The only fear and anxiety we should have is sin.
The confessional is the Chapel of Mercy
What is happening in the world? The attack on marriage and family (don't we feel that!) and the attack on the priesthood
We need the priesthood as the priest brings GOD! (in the Eucharist and in Confession)
If they killed our Savior, what will they do to us? Look only upon our loving God
If we love, punishment is not ours, love God and one another.
What are you afraid of? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! (Perfect love casts out all fear)

Blessed be God forever!

Like me, Frodo would be "class clown"... if he had a class. I was trying to get some "Opening Hunting Day" photos but didn't succeed, but that is why he is wearing snow pants in the living room. That is not a hunting cap. (that's the clown cap). It's hunting week so I'm sure when it is less rainy, cold and windy this week we'll get some actual photos.