While browsing through the Manual of Prayers the other day, I came across this prayer. Something about it's simplicity intriuged me:

Prayer of Trust
"My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I
do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know where
it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact
that I think I am following your will does not mean that
I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to
please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that
desire in all I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything
apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this, you will
lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing
about it. Therefore, I will trust you always, though I may
seem to be lost in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for
you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to
face my perils alone."
-Thomas Merton (Thoughts in solitude)

All modesty aside......

Finally now that 4-H judging is done, we can brag about our accomplishments. Between Holly, Nick, and I, we won:

• 21 blue ribbons and 1 red
• 4 Grand Champion ribbons
• 3 Reserve Champion ribbons
• 1 Award of Merit
• 4 State Fair trips, including Nick's first trip (even though he's too young to take it.)
  
• 2 projects on the Alternates list

Projects that we're taking to the State Fair this year:
Holly is taking her impressive Child Development project about helping kids write letters.
I am doing a dramatic interpretation of The Quality of Mercy (From the Merchant of Venice) for performing arts.

(Via: But-I-Digress)

Congratulations Mary for getting your Fashion Show Trip!

Nick wanted me to post this...

It's a verse that he made up all by himself (inspired by the computer game "Battle for Middle Earth").....

Many Men have fallen under the blade of Gondor;
Many Orcs have fallen under the blade of Gondor;
And today it shall speak again.
It will sing your death song.

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Sidebar Changes

After a long while messing around with my template, I finally figured out how to do things to it (why can't they make that thing simpler?). So I added links to blogs of people I know as well as a random quote and the Holy Father's monthly intention in the corner. Let me know if I screwed up any of the links.

Only in the Klejeski house......
Only in the Klejeski house would your little brother walk up to you with 2 sticks of rhubarb in his hand, slowly hold them out to you, and in a solemn voice say: "Choose your blades".