Subtitled: A Latin Mass, Whale Watching, and fun at the Beach! Our family loves the Latin Mass. The only problem is, it is rather hard to come by where we live. In fact, we usually have to have a baby in order to get a Latin Mass around here!...
Lemon-Lavender Cookies to celebrate Our Lady's feastLavender: Mary's Drying PlantThe Legend of LavenderAfter Mary had washed Jesus' clothes and was looking for a place to hang them to dry, she saw a gray bush of lavender and on its branches she...
Outside my window...The boys are in the process of cleaning the deck. The kids have been eating outside alot this summer and it shows. They just finished moving all the furniture and are now hosing it down before they get started with the scrubbing....
A couple weeks ago we had our 7th Little Flowers Girls' Club meeting for Wreath IV, which completed all four wreaths of the Little Flowers program. It has been a busy four years and the girls have grown so much, both physically and spiritually!...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}© Marc Salvatore - Used with Permission© Marc Salvatore - Used with Permission© Marc Salvatore - Used with Permission© Marc Salvatore - Used with PermissionWe were very blessed to be able to attend Mass...
I've had quite a few emails lately letting me know that my "Faith" notebook page over at Scribd hasn't been working properly. I've emailed some of you my file directly, but my online time has been limited and I wanted to let the rest of you know that I finally...
I've been craving this Mexican Polenta Pie ever since I had multiple servings tasted it at our friends 4th of July Party/Potluck. It was soooo good! Thankfully my friend Michele emailed me her recipe and I was able to make it recently for dinner. Oh...
Our new school year is just around the corner! This coming year our oldest boys will be going into 6th and 5th grade, the older girls will be in 3rd and 2nd, and Snuggles will begin Kindergarten.I have been busy working on creating our curriculum plans for...
Outside my window...it has cooled off a little bit. A friend of ours was married this past Saturday, on the hottest day we have had all year! Of course, the reception was outside... Despite the heat, the wedding was beautiful and we all had so much fun at the...
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.
