Our new school year begins next week! This coming year our oldest boys will be going into 7th and 6th grade, the older girls will be 4th and 3rd, and Snuggles will be in 1st grade. Rose (3) and Bud (1) will have lots of fun with all sorts of "school...
I've used Little Saints Preschool with all of our children. When our oldest was in Preschool (back in 2003-2004) I nearly burned myself out on homeschooling that very first year, trying to "do it all!" I remember spending most of the summer in 2003 collecting all...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}We will be celebrating a 10th birthday tomorrow! I haven't had much time to prepare, other than placing a couple online orders for gifts for the birthday girl, but after rounding up a few...
Cocoa and Constellations on Columbus Day, Catastrophes, Canonizations, Costume Parties, Costume Contests, Corn Maze Confusion, Carving Celtic Crosses, Crowded Celebrations (with more Costumes), and the Cemetery... It's been crazy around here Along the...
“If you dear little girls would only learn what real beauty is, and not pinch and starve and bleach yourselves out so, you'd save an immense deal of time and money and pain. A happy soul in a healthy body makes the best sort of beauty for man or woman.” ― Louisa...
... because they are just too cute not to share!Bud playing Mass on August 25th at 20 months old
— 1 —Last weekend we were blessed to be able to travel to meet our newest goddaughter and attend her baptism and the 10th Anniversary Mass and Renewal of Vows of her parents! This sweet little girl was born last month following a very complicated delivery....
Yesterday afternoon I heard praying and singing coming from the girls' bedroom and found all seven of our children (ages 13 down to 1) playing "Mass!"My mom saw the picture above (posted from Instagram to Facebook) and called to ask if it had been staged. No, it was...
Our beautiful new goddaughter on her Baptismal Day - August 17, 2013Loving God, Creator of all good things,Thank you for the gift of life given to our goddaughter.What a privilege it was for us to stand as witnesses for the Churchwhen our goddaughter was washed in...
Rosary Album: A Visual and Scriptural Meditation of the Rosary, an Easy and Devout Method of Reciting the Rosary is pictured on the left and a page from The Life of Mary for Children is on the right. Who is she ascends so high,Next the heavenly...
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.
