Monthly Archives: July 2006

Home Pictures

Posted on July 25, 2006 by Devman

  Whew! I finally took some pictures of me and Katie’s new home to share. It has been a whirlwhind week but filled with good things, including marriage preparation which continues to be a blast and being invited and saying … Continue reading →

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Home…

Posted on July 22, 2006 by Devman

  “…where my thoughts escapin’–Home, where my music’s playin’–Home, where my love lies waitin’, silently for me”   That one’s for my mom, who likes Simon and Garfunkel a lot.   Katie and I closed on our house yesterday! It … Continue reading →

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Senator Hutchison’s Sad Vote

Posted on July 21, 2006 by Devman

  One of our Texas senators, Kay Bailey Hutchison, has voted to fund human embryonic stem cell research (ESCR).   I was disappointed when I found this out, though I had known her positions on such matters were not in … Continue reading →

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Fr. David Jaeger on Israel and Lebanon

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Devman

  Fr. Jaeger has been the Vatican’s chief negotiator with Israeli authorities as well as a peacemaker in Palestinian-Israeli conflict. He has given an interview a few days ago about the current situation which you can find here.   The … Continue reading →

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“Whole” Lotta Memories

Posted on July 19, 2006 by Katie

  During these remaining months before we enter the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, Our Lord is very much helping me to transition into this new vocation. I’m very clearly being led from the life of a single, professional young woman … Continue reading →

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Gratias!

Posted on July 18, 2006 by Katie

  Devin and I will wed in a little under three months, please God. We have both journeyed long and far to reach this doorstep of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. We have waited, hoping against hope at times, to … Continue reading →

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Weekend with the REB

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Devman

  Katie and I spent the weekend in Dallas visiting Robert, who will be my best man at me and Katie’s wedding, please God.   We had a great trip, including praying the Rosary together in the car and me … Continue reading →

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Wedding Countdown

Posted on July 14, 2006 by Devman

  Just for fun, I added a live countdown timer to my personal website’s homepage that shows how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds are left until me and Katie’s wedding and the start of our marriage in Christ!

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Make Us One in Love

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Katie

  Devin and I enjoyed our second marriage preparation session with the Heberts last night. It was so great! Devin couldn’t help cracking up at the antics of the little Heberts, who were so curious and eager to participate in … Continue reading →

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Natural Family Planning Begins

Posted on July 11, 2006 by Devman

  Wow, life moves rapidly! Katie and I went to our first Natural Family Planning (NFP) class, which my diocese requires for marriage preparation.   I have learned that there are (at least?) two different NFP systems: Couple to Couple … Continue reading →

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