... Miss Regina, for the darling hat! It's a tiny bit small for Twinkle Toes, but it fits me perfectly! I love it! Can you please teach my mama to crochet so she can make sweet things for us?
Party time Recipes
Yesterday afternoon I hosted an Arbonne Skin Care Party for a dear friend of mine. I booked it a few weeks back, and thought, "I have PLENTY of time to get my house in order!" Well... Plenty of time is NEVER enough when you have 5 little ones running around!So,...
Tribute to the Blessed Virgin
I wanted to share this beautiful video with you today since it is the Solemnity Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It was created by the same friend who made our All Saints video, and is "a tribute to the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary and her role in the plan of...
Creating our Christ Candle
Today is the Feast of St. Ambrose! You can read about him here.St. Ambrose is the Patron Saint of Candlemakers, among other things, so I thought it would be a good day to let the children decorate our Christ Candle in time to drape it with blue cloth tomorrow,...
Inspirational Advent Reading
My husband just posted theSermon for the Second Sunday of Adventby Saint John Vianneyover at his blog Unam Ecclesiam. This, along with all the sermons for the church year including holy days and special feast, by the dear Cure' of Ars can be found in this book that I...
And what a feast it was!
The children were up bright and early this morning... They scurried down the hall and were VERY excited to find their new slippers, books, and gold coins, in addition to the special breakfast. In fact, it was early enough for Daddy to read a brief story of St....
Happy Feast of St. Nicholas!
My little ones are "nestled all snug in their beds"... and I just finished the preparations for our St. Nicholas Feast Day Celebration in the morning! Before I head off to bed, I thought I would share a few pictures with you!My hubby and I started a tradition with our...
Noah’s Ark …
The kids loved putting together the Noah's Ark Collage and looking through a wonderful book about Noah's ark the other day after reading the bible story for our Jesse Tree.Afterwards, I decided to give Trina's suggestion a try, and have the kids act out the bible...
Off to Mass
Chiquita just walked up to me with her jacket on and said:Chiquita: Bye, Bye Mommy.Me: Where are you going Chiquita?Chiquita: To Mass!Me: How are you going to get there?Chiquita shrugs her shoulders, grins at me, and walks off singing "Alleluia" while looking at the...
The Legend of the Candy Cane and Recipe
This year, for the feast of St. Nicholas, I am planning on making a Candy Cane Coffee Cake and St. Nicholas Hot Cocoa for Breakfast. I thought I would take a second and share the recipes with you all.Like the Advent wreath, the candy cane is also packed with symbolism...
Prayer of Mothers
Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.