{"id":5772,"date":"2013-09-05T21:43:55","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T04:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=5772"},"modified":"2013-09-05T21:43:55","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T04:43:55","slug":"7-quick-takes-edda-helps-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=5772","title":{"rendered":"7 Quick Takes: Edda Helps This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"7<\/p>\n

Edda is taking refuge from Daniel on my lap (where he has to use gentle hands to pet her) so she’s going to help me with my quick takes this week.<\/p>\n

<\/a>— 1 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Orphans.<\/strong> Do you see these two sweet children?<\/p>\n

L-R: Brett<\/a> and Iris<\/a>
\n\"Brett\"\"Iris\"<\/p>\n

Brett<\/a> still needs a mama. Iris<\/a> finally has a family committed to her and they are compiling their dossier to send to her country.<\/p>\n

Click on their names to see their Reece’s Rainbow<\/a> pages.<\/p>\n

<\/a>— 2 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Mom of the Year” material here.<\/strong> Just a word of advice: if your child has been terrified of car washes in the past, it’s not incredibly good to take him through one because “he might have gotten over his fear”. It’s sensory hell and in addition to your kid flipping out to the point that they puke, you’ll also have a headache from the screaming.<\/p>\n

Totally the “Mom of the Year” here.<\/p>\n

<\/a>— 3 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fasting for peace.<\/strong> I’m not sure what I’ll be fasting from because I’ll be with my parents but I’m taking part. There’s also a beautiful prayer here<\/a>. (HT: Fr. James Martin, S.J)<\/p>\n

\"Fasting<\/p>\n

<\/a>— 4 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Where bloggers blog.<\/strong> There’s a Tumblr<\/a> that is showing pictures of where bloggers blog<\/a>. I haven’t submitted one<\/a> yet but I’m considering it.<\/p>\n

<\/a>— 5 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Al Franken delivers.<\/strong> A couple weeks ago, I posted about some harmless political fun<\/a>. He offered to let people vote on what Minnesota State Fair food he would eat in a virtual postcard to supporters. The verdict: deep-fried pickles with chocolate sauce. To spare you having to surf to one of his donation pages, I’m embedding the video below. (The actual eating of the pickles is at 1:18.)<\/p>\n