19 November 2007

St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Widow

St. Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew, king of Hungary, was given in marriage to the holy landgrave of Thuringia, Louis IV. After the death of her husband, she entered the Third Order of St. Francis and died in poverty and humiliation, exiled by her brother-in-law, in 1231.

This morning we all said good-bye to Tom. It was really wonderful having him here even for so short a time. Maria, after an only momentary shyness, loved having her uncle here to play with her. She generally preferred to have him carry her as we walked around Gaming. He left at about 8:00 this morning, and if all has gone according to plan he should be in Amsterdam right now waiting for his flight home, after spending a few hours in Salzburg and then flying out of Munich.


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's so great that you're training her to love her home state of Michigan, and that she's learning to bake those great cinnabons!

Anonymous said...

And she's looking more and more like her mom! Which is usually good for a girl.

Anonymous said...

God's goodness abounds! Wonderful to see Tom with Maria on his knee!
Has anyone ever told her parents that she is the cutest baby ever?
Just wondering...

Unknown said...

Go Michigan! Lloyd Carr retired; if only Granholm would too...

"which is usually good for a girl..." especially when she has such a good looking mom!

Anonymous said...

Darn right!