What happy days we have had lately. Pope Francis is the first new pope I have had as a Catholic, and the whole experience has been fresh and new and wonderful.
I feel like such an impostor calling this a Catholic blog when really I just post pictures about my children and the messes they make. It's tough to capture, especially in photographs, the daily rhythm, quiet prayers, unspoken offerings and gentle shepherding. In those moments, my camera is away and I don't have much of a desire to share that in this space.
But now we have a new shepherd to guide us, and his picture is all over the internet :)
The boys enjoyed 'watching history' with me, which I think to them just means watching video clips online.
Everyone we saw for the rest of the day heard the same thing, twice. First from William, and then echoed from Thomas:
"We have a new pope. His name is Francis, just like my middle name. I am going to pray for him TWO times a day because he needs MY help to be a good leader."
Oh, to have the faith of a child. And now, the lady at the coffee cart, three young teachers at swimming lessons, and a nice gentleman in the checkout line at the grocery store all know about our new leader.
The boys went to work making their own sheep to shepherd.
And Katherine, the good baby that she is, stayed happily out of her big brothers' way.
Happy Friday.
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