One of the frequent questions I am asked is how I keep track of the upcoming feast days, and whether or not I have a favorite planner. Just the other day Annie left the following comment on my Keeping Track and Making Progress {Daily Checklists and Planners for the...
As promised last year, my husband did write a post on Altar Boy Resources! You can find it over on his personal blog, Unam Ecclesiam.You can also see all the pictures from our Second Latin Mass on Facebook.
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}That checker at Trader Joes the other night was an excellent salesman! In addition to the Cheese Blintzes in my basket, I ended up coming home with a jar of Imported Lemon Curd and a bag of...
In your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of Dennis McCoy, founder of The Neumann Press. Our family has been so blessed by the books from Neumann Press - the precious baby records (reprints of the one my husband had from his own childhood!),...
IN THE DAYS when monsters and giants and fairy folk lived in England, a noble knight was riding across a plain... ~ Saint George and the DragonEven though it ended up being a two day project (we started the cookies yesterday, before I left for a night-out with...
On Saturday we celebrated Chiquita's 8th Birthday! This year she requested a Josefina themed birthday party. I hadn't been feeling well all of last week, and was overwhelmed from way too much paperwork, other commitments, and a 12 year old boy who had been...
"She walked across, picked the primroses, and tucked the stems in her pouch. She let the yellow flowers stick out so that they wouldn't be crushed." ~ Meet JosefinaYesterday we celebrated Chiquita's 8th Birthday! This year she requested a "Josefina" party...
On Saturday afternoon we had our 5th annual Mother-Daughter Tea Party! (You can find pictures from 2009, 2010, 2011-which was a Marian Tea followed a few months later with a birthday party, and 2012 in the archives.) Since we have been taking a break from...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty} I think colored pencils are so pretty! I especially love them when they have fun names, like "peacock" and "golden beak!" This extra thick set is the Gold Birds Metallic Pencils from eeBoo,...
In between each course of our tea party, while the servers prepared for the next course, we played party games! I loved all the suggestions that were shared, but since I ran short on time and since we included some new outdoor activities (Bocce Ball, Maypole,...
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.
