roosje: {little rose}

The interview is over! By many people's prayers, I believe I interviewed well. (Thank you everyone who has prayed for me!) Now I am w...

Cleo is looking up at me with her blue eyes. I am trying to focus on reviewing for my interview tomorrow at 11. outside my window I can se...

Pasca is glorious. Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen ! May we all learn, after dying with Him, to then rise with Him!

Glory to Thy Passion O Lord, Glory to Thy long suffering! Every Holy Week is so unique. I am feeling overwhelmed but very cared for. I foun...

It is Holy Tuesday! I admit it feels a bit surreal to me, as I am also on vacation. And let me tell you just being able to be at my house d...

Thank God. Survival of Lent 2008 has happened. My house is slowly getting cleaned. I felt by the end of Lent that I had nothing to give to G...

We are almost to Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday. Two cover letters to write. My house is a mess. My Cat Cleo is Cute. It is warm now! Sun...

We are almost in the 5th and last week of Lent!!! I think a lot of us feel a bit battered by now. The marathon to Holy Week is always chall...

I am following up with a resume and cover letter... I am feeling hopeful but am trying to remain conscious of being in God's hands. A fe...

i have begun to read more on what the Church Fathers teach reading humility - that love and humility are the same. the more i read and seek...

I have been given some special Orthodox books lately during Lent. And as my priest and spiritual Father said in a sermon, Lent is a gift fr...

This sinus cold I have just does not want to let go! I am taking the day off today to rest and try to get past it. When I do anything I te...

i found out this week that my job, a 1 year contract, will be ending in 2 months. as much as i want to not be worried, i still am struggling...

i was tagged by biss ( http://princessbiss.blogspot.com/ ). i am not fully playing along i admit but here is main part of it, as already pos...

The summary. 1. I am applying for another job, this one through word of mouth. What ever happens, I can see God’s mercy and grace. Only He ...

Thank God I am home again. I had a nice trip; it was really good to see my Oma. She is still knitting, and at 99 that is pretty good. I know...

the job app is submitted. thank God. and thanks to Mimi and anyone else who prayed for me. i was having stress dreams and waking at 3 am; ...

I am back. This time I am listening to a CD made at the convent of St. Elisabeth the New Martyr. That I do not know the language makes no di...

the list: 1. i am doing a job application. due friday. prayers welcome. 2. i am going to see my Oma this weekend - she is 99 - this means i...

Thanks to God my house is blessed! I cleaned for hours, but wow was it worth it. it feels so good to be in a clean space! and now also a ...

sigh. when ever i am going to have at all a nice day i wake up super early! My Opa had the same struggle. i cleaned all last night for my li...

happy St. Valentine's day! :) today i went to a wedding at my church and it was really special. and at the end i got to hold a special...

I have designated Monday nights as my reading and writing night. I know. Nice! It is one of the perks of being single - control over my sche...

i discovered Eusebius' _the history of the church_ today. am half way through reading the introduction. am reading a book on prayer. ...

Wow. February 1, 2008 already. I have been so busy – I had a sick day about two weeks ago and felt like it was restoring my sanity. Living i...

Do you ever have a day where you are sitting at a table with others and you feel so different from them? A common human experience I’m sure…...

I was chrismated in a lovely Antiochian church in Michigan and was 'raised' in the church on the new calendar. I now go to a old ca...

i am back. Cleo is glad to see me. it is always a strange transition, going between two earthly homes.

i had a priest pray for me the travel prayer and was blessed with holy water a bit after Matins yesterday morning! i have had very little do...

i am 31... strange but true. i got two books of St. John C's homilies for my birthday! i am going to a monastery tomorrow ... until tue...

i am going home. i am currently quite exhausted. and not fully packed. and i am not going to leave my house clean like i had hoped. will m...

I read various blogs that I do not have on my blog roll; keeping up the 'look' of my blog is a very low priority. One of these blog...

Life continues to be full – I celebrated American thanksgiving with a fellow American and Canadians – two of my close friends are moving awa...

What is better, answers of no answers in the light of tragedy and human suffering? I like answers that give freedom – like when I was in the...

well. i am briefly online. my job is in it's demanding season and involves working online, at my computer in my small grey cubical. so ...

this post was really lovely - http://fatherstephen.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/when-things-are-not-as-they-seem/ the more i learn about the Ort...

is st. John of Kronstadt and St. John of Rila's days. i have been happy all day. happy blessed day! see this link for a lovely icon and ...

I have been thinking about this story from my childhood... I grew up in a Protestant church; when I was a kid... under ten, but do not know ...

And again I do not write that consistently . what to say? i have a sinus cold. i love my church. i love the Orthodox church. i made my spi...

Just found out she has passed on. Comforted to realize that, last night, as i looked at my icons, and at the books i have, including her las...

Well. How ‘bout that; Mimi gave me a Nice Matters Award; go to http://mimisbooks.blogspot.com/ to see; it is lovely and pink! It will take ...

four years ago i went to liturgy at St. Herman's for the second time and went to the picnic at Kurt (now Dn Kurt) and Victoria's hou...

Well. It seems I am a semi-regular blogger. Oh well! Life is like that. The (old calendar) Feast of the Dormition ends today. Of course I...

well. it's been a while again since i wrote here. so what to say? emmm... not much. i have discovered a new mystery series i like by Jea...

i was christmated 3 years ago today. so what do i have to say about this: Glory to God for His long-suffering! (and that i feel happy today...

August 5 was my dad's 55th birthday. August 6 was the 20 year anniversary of my friend Timothy's falling asleep in the Lord. We wer...

well. i vacationed all while staying in my city and apartment. but my friend came (my Cat Cleo's first owner) and she and i had a wonder...

my friend is DV coming tomorrow! one of my co-workers from my small group is leaving! we were shocked... change is always happening... i bou...

general happiness i find to be almost wearying because when i am conscious of it, i almost want to hold it up more; like somehow dwell in th...

these last two weeks have felt so busy, it is a bit overwheming. my IKEA shelves are currently sitting in 2 long boxes in my kicthen, to be ...

NOTE: i cannot tell if this posted. my blog on my computer does not show it, but it came up in my bloglines list. so i am re-posting someth...

my internet is not doing too well, Ancient Faith Radio is merely flickering and my other websites are taking a long time to come up. why is ...

well... my IKEA order, of course, was not done right ...but at least they called me and now it is okay, i hope... did i mention that i had d...

okay. so i am not really sure how to title this. or even what to write. one of my good friends commented, laughing at me a little i think,...

this post will not let me put a title in the title box. oh well. i am reading a lot and learning a lot, but i am the type that needs a long...

when i was a kid, i had a cute kids Protestant devotional called _today i feel like a warm fuzzy_ (i think that was the title; i still have ...

i got new glass lens today (kept my same frame) and wow. i can see more individual tree leaves; i forget every time what it is like to get n...

A few weeks ago I bought a printer/scanner/copier. Today I installed it! This is very exciting. I have been writing a journal for three ye...

1. i found out that AGAIN the pipe(s) under my sink is (are) leaking. took out all plastic containers with baking and cooking, all cans, bot...

Just found out through my feed to Get Religion that Ruth Bell Graham died; i have her book (something to do with pack rat on the front, i lo...

I wrote a post, and then took it off (some may have noticed as it would of come up in blog feeds). I liked what I wrote, but feel that I ne...

i am doing well -- for the most part quite happy - more than i have been in a while. i've been cooking again and wanting to cook (this h...

New jobs sure are tiring! I get tons of training – a new thing for me – I am still in the nervous stage. You know the ‘is my skirt on strai...

i found out that i have 15 (working) days of vacation! 3 weeks! wow. one of the weeks i will take off is Holy Week, so that leaves 2 more we...

I start my job tomorrow! Would love prayers – Tuesday 8 am I will be handing in my letter of offer and tax information and then it will begi...

I wrote the post I just posted this morning. When I went online I had an email waiting for me regarding my references. An hour later I got...

God, as always, is wise in His timing. We are awaiting Pentecost. One of my good friends told me of a priest’s sermon she heard while on vac...

I can still take the cake but I sure am missing the ice cream. So no news on the job front. I called a friend out West for moral support. ...

i had the honour and extreme privilege of seeing John Samuel be baptised! Later, when i was in my church, i had the images of the baptism co...

Wow. I have just discovered this: http://janotec.typepad.com/terrace/2007/05/why_i_am_not_a_.html And the blog it is from - http://janotec.t...

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. It is safe to say that this is going to be one of the best new books I have read this year. Elizabeth Goudge,...

I am off to church for morning liturgy. This is the good part of being unemployed! God is good and His mercy endures forever... The Joy of ...

the installation of my internet was finished--20 minutes on phone to install the router here i am at home, with internet. sadly no news of j...

Well. I was supposed to work on getting internet today, but I did not. (am at the public library). My job is done now and I am waiting to h...

i was a volunteer this morning and was asked: 1. are you a student volunteer (no i am a real librarian!) 2. upon writing a list - are you wr...

i made it through another interview! and i think that one was the best one yet. have no idea at the outcome, but was thinking of Psalm 16 an...

i am very encouraged by all the prayers that many have prayed for me RE: job finding. i think the Friday interview went well. i am suppose...

this week has been a battle to stay at peace - job interview friday - another thing today - my job ending in 2 weeks - the unknown. yet to G...

i am dwelling in quietness this evening. preparing slowly for the interview but trying to be really careful to not do too much and get my n...

http://theorthodorkcafe.blogspot.com/2007/04/blame-game.html thank you Fr. John.

i strive to be thankful while being overwhelmed. i struggle to not be afraid and then i read how Christ tells His disciples not to fear and...

i read all these great blog posts today, as a break in between resume and cover letter editing. i did not have time to comment on them, so ...

thanks for the prayers thus far; very appreciated; i called the would-be-new-boss and got some more information (and of course thought of an...

okay. i hung out with Cleo my Cat. i had my ice cream. i read my blogs. commented. now i have to work on my resume! there is a job i would ...

this (i think i read it in CS Lewis' work) has been in my mind this week, hard as it is for me to do: possess my soul in patience. once ...

that I am striving to be and am thankful. thankful that I tried to learn the French word for Kleenex today - mouchoirs (I forget how to pron...

Today I decided to stay home and rest. I have no sick days at my work, so it was not a light decision – as I will lose money and only have ...

The cold hit me last night; used a box of Kleenex already. But I am trying to take it in good humour – too bad my Cat Cleo will not help ou...