I'm so excited to actually be able to participate in my friend Amy's Craft Basket Wednesday this week! This past week was "T" week for us Along the Alphabet Path, and even though I have already painted (quite a few!) St. Therese Dolls, I just had to paint...
My New Little Niece
Last Wednesday my brother and his wife were able to bring their sweet little baby home from the hospital at just 4 pounds! So we could have "an excuse" to stop by and see them, the kids and I made up a dinner to deliver and then headed to town.I only let my...
Comparing Baby Pictures #2
Twinkle Toes ~ around 3 months oldRose ~ 4 1/2 months oldI've always thought that they look alike!
Good Shepherd’s Garden Party :: Plans for Week Six
Week 6"Oh! What a Beautiful City!"This Week’s Good Shepherd’s Garden Party MenuPretzel & Cheese Construction KitsShirley TemplesBride StrawberriesGroom StrawberriesCrown CakeDecorating IdeasPlay the “Hallelujah Chorus” by HandelHave children decorate “Thrones” for...
Our Fourth Good Shepherd’s Garden Party : The Wind and Sea Obey Him!
Since the fourth week of The Garden of the Good Shepherd: A Sticker Calendar to Count the Fifty Days of Easter is based on the theme "The Wind and Sea Obey Him," it worked out just perfectly that our week began with a trip to the see the "Sea!" We finished...
Little Flowers Girls’ Club ~ Perseverance
Today was our very last Little Flowers Girls' Club Meeting for this school year and Wreath 2! The meeting was based on the virtue of Perseverance, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, and the Lotus Flower. Since we have been meeting every two weeks this Spring, to...
Twenty Questions… Or less!
I don't have much time this morning, since I am preparing for our last Little Flowers meeting this afternoon, but since I typed this post up last night I thought I would go ahead and post it since I wanted to record one more memory from our trip to the coast. ...
A Trip to the Coast
Although Hubby and I went to the Coast for our 10th anniversary last year, it has been a LONG time since we have taken our children to the Ocean. So long, in fact, that the three oldest (who were only 3, 1 1/2, and 1 month old at the time) only "remember"...
Wordless Wednesday ~ T is for Tide Pools
A Prayer Request
It is with great sadness that I am posting tonight to ask you to please pray for my dear friend Charlotte, and her beautiful family, as they grieve the loss of another precious little soul.Miscarriage PrayerMy Lord, the baby is dead!Why, my Lord—dare I ask why? It...
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.