Saint Anthony at church Was left in the lurch, So he went to the ditches And preached to the fishes. They wriggled their tails, In the sun glanced their scales. The carps, with their spawn, Are all thither drawn; Have opened their jaws, Eager for each clause. No...
We are celebrating our little one's first birthday today! I only have a few minutes before our guests begin to arrive, but I wanted to share her birthday cake real quick. It turned out so cute! Here's what I used:Trader Joe's Party Cake (I also picked up a...
"Though she be but little, she is fierce."Our baby girl... Oh, how I love her! When she wakes up (probably in an hour or so, since that’s about as long as she will sleep at a time) she will be a year old... What a year it has been!I can’t think back to the week she...
"The bird who dares to fall is the bird who learns to fly."This spring we have once again enjoyed watching the house finches build a nest on our front porch. We've been glued to the nest all week hoping to see the babies jump out of the nest and learn to...
This year I've been home educating seven of our eight children. We have two 11th graders, a 9th grader, 7th grader, 5th grader, 2nd grader and a Kindergartner ... plus a new baby!Last year I started the school year thinking that it would most likely be our last year...
Happy 10th Anniversary to Father Dennis Gordon, FSSP! It's hard to believe it has been ten years today since we made that last long road trip to attend his ordination on May 30, 2008. Tomorrow it will have been ten years since our oldest son received his First Holy...
The Story of St. Joan of Arc St. Joan of Arc Paper Dolls Our 8 year old received these St. Joan of Arc Paper Dolls in her Easter Basket last month.
We invited the golf team, coaches, and their families over for a post-season BBQ this past weekend so naturally we had to make another golf cake and cupcakes and served them with mint chocolate chip ice cream. ⛳️ This cake was so easy to make with just some...
I finally had a chance to share pictures from both the girls' regional championship and the boys' regional championship where they qualified for state. For Mother's Day our family ended up getting to go on a last minute road trip to watch the boys complete in the...
Earlier this month, when we had to decide between traveling to the boys’ or girls' regional tournament which were both taking place May 7th and 8th over 200 miles apart from each other, we decide to go to the girls' since it was our freshman daughter's first...
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.
