Akathists

Many of you know that I did a post with a list of Akathists

some years back and that I have a page on my blog

for all the Akathists I have found online.

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Wanted to alert you all to a new Akathist found online

to St. Matrona of Moscow.

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If you ever are in need of an Akathist and think I may know where

it is, do not hesitate to email me and ask!

I am glad to continue in my work as a 

librarian in providing needed (and spiritually profitable!) things for others! 

Friday or is it Saturday?

My current reads and my thank you journal.

It was not until I was done with my morning

prayers that I realized that today is Friday,

not Saturday morning.

Cleo the Chromebook blogger :)

Mr. Husband asked me to start preparing my desk space

for the move and all of a sudden 

yesterday I was packing! Three boxes done plus

4 dish boxes.

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The boxes have begun.

Helped by spoonfuls of a double chocolate

banana bread that I baked last weekend.

So things have been a bit crazy.

I use this laundry basket for cleans and dirties

as we only have one basket so here's the problem:

I can't for the life of me remember if what is 

in the basket currently is clean or dirty.

Moving chaos is clearly impacting my brain.

And making me wash things potentially twice.

It's a cool sunny morning here!

Cleo was quite interested in the newly opened office window! 

So I ran the dishwasher this morning early,

not part of my usual early routine and before breakfast I 

looked at it and it was all quiet and I was so surprised

that it was done already...

only later to hear it running again.

What?! I asked Mr. Husband, did you turn it on again?

Only to realize with Mr. Husband that it was 

not done in the first place, only at a 'quiet' part of the 

wash cycle.

Clearly, my brain was left behind, maybe between preparing for sleep

and waking this morning... 

I am going to miss this light, this particular light,

this exact window.

But I am just going to enjoy it everyday

and I am already researching a plant stand for the living room

area and figuring out how to have plants by windows in the new place,

without Cleo destroying the said plants

(suggestions anyone??)

It is one of those wonderful early May mornings

and all the plants seemed to be perking up too...

I am leaving this out for my parents to see,

we will still DV be moving in the Bright Season,

which lasts 40 days...

It is still Pascha for all these days... 

Cleo loves open windows especially. 

You should hear her sometimes though,

she will see a bird and want to attack!

So funny...

Well, lots to do this Friday!

It's a festal fish day for us! :) For:

St. Matrona of Moscow! Akathist newly published here!

Wishing you all the joy of a Friday that I hope 

is sunny where you are and a good

second of May...

Sunny Thursday ~ new icons and knitting

I am waiting to hear about the
young adult who is in hospital.
Praying....

I was very happy to get new icons from
this monastery that Mr. Husband and I go to.
This icon is special to me as it is
the monastery's three main icons.
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The one on the left is St. Mary of Egypt;
I had always wanted her icon and am so happy
to have it now! 

I also got this small diptych
of St. Xenia and St. Matrona.
I had been wanting one of St. Matrona for sometime,
so this was a real blessing!

I am about half-way through reading this book
on Abbess Thaisia.
She went through so many trials yet God
brought her comfort and help in the midst...
It's a real treasure of a book...
of course the reality that a Christian has to bear his or her
God-given Cross is not easy but
God promises to help us...
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I have been making some new pages on my blog...
the one on Elizabeth and Family
I wrote as a further introduction
since with knitting I am
meeting some new to me people...
And I made one today that I will update as I can
on books I am reading this year...
doing this in part for my own record and
as a place to share books and links on or about them.

I am making a new knitting project ~
a small baby blanket for a
girl's doll.
I am using a 100% wool fingerling weight yarn
and have double stranded it for this knit.
The yarn was 50% off so I bought it :)

I am realizing that I enjoy working with smaller
knits and love the creativity in discovering what
I can do with different sizes of yarn.
Ravelry here.
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For my yarn quilt
I am well on my way ~ I've made so far
cream, blue and red squares.
Question: I am thinking of using the
fingerling weight wool yarn 
to knit the squares together.
Would using wool yarn/thread to do this 
backfire because it is wool and may shrink?
The yarn I am using for the squares is
washable mainly or all acrylic yarn...
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I am still tired from all of our travels but
have been so encouraged from
my visits to monasteries.
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God is good to us and will bring help to us in
His timing...