It was a beautiful day yesterday so as soon as Sean got home from work we grabbed a blanket and climbed the hill behind our home for our annual Ascension Thursday picnic dinner. .: Our Picnic Menu :.Curried Chicken Salad SandwichesChinese Chicken Salad(It is...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~It has been a busy week, including a trip to the pediatricians following a little accident involving Hockey Sticks and Chiquita's thumb, but the good news is that she is feeling much better, it...
The May MagnificatMAY is Mary’s month, and I Muse at that and wonder why: Her feasts follow reason, Dated due to season— Candlemas, Lady Day; But the Lady Month, May, Why fasten that upon her, With a feasting in her honour? Is it only its being brighter Than the most...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}Last weekend we spent most of Friday and Saturday deep cleaning the girls bedrooms. After we had finished, and after a bike-ride with the older boys, I took the girls out for dinner! It was...
O Mary, we crown thee with blossoms today,Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May...I love the month of May! Summer is right around the corner, our school year is coming to an end, and the whole month is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary! (You can...
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...
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.
