I've had some emails asking about the girls' Easter dresses since posting our family Easter photo. Instead of responding to each individually, I thought I would just share the links here on the blog.Last year I bought a couple Alfani Lace Fit & Flare Dresses from...
Easter Peacock
Christians have used peacocks as a symbol of immortality. This came from an ancient legend that the flesh of the peacock never corrupts, and so the peacock is also associated with the resurrection of Christ. The peacock is often depicted in Christian art...
New Additions to Our Book Baskets + Giveaway
As we continue celebrating the Easter season, I have some really great giveaways to host, both here on the blog and over on Instagram, starting with this one sponsored by St. Augustine Academy Press. I get excited about each and every book that St. Augustine Academy...
Happy Easter
Wishing you all a Blessed and Joyous Easter Season! After spending most of Holy Saturday preparing for an unexpected road trip and trying to quickly finish up our tax returns, we somehow managed to fill all the Easter baskets, get an hour and a half of sleep, and...
Good Friday
Picture Books on the drive to Church 🙏🏻 Into the Sea, Out of the TombO my dying Jesus, I kiss devoutly the cross on which Thou didst die for love of me. I have merited by my sins to die a miserable death, but Thy death is my hope. Ah, by the merits of Thy death,...
Holy Thursday Lenten Dinner
We missed our annual Lenten Dinners the last two years, due to a road trip over Holy Week/Easter the year before last and then trying to survive Hyperemesis Gravidarum last year, and honestly I came very close to skipping it all together again this year. This has been...
National Pro-Life T-Shirt Day 2018
Isn't this the cutest little onesie?! I can't wait to try it on our baby girl next month. On April 20, 2018, witness to the dignity of ALL human beings by wearing a pro-life T-shirt. Share photos using #NPLTD18.We are ready! Our children will all receive the...
The Easter Book & Religion In Life Curriculum Teacher’s Manuals {Giveaway}
The Easter Book by Rev. Francis X. WeiserAvailable from St. Augustine Academy Press and AmazonI love my out-of-print copy of The Easter Book by Father Weiser and am so happy to see that it has just been reprinted by St. Augustine Academy Press! "If you enjoyed...
Nine Months
Our little ball of fire is nine months old already! We all love her "Most Ardently" even though we have never had such a challenging baby and she still doesn't let me sleep for much more than an hour at a time, for the 4 hours I manage to average each...
Prayers for the Murphy Family
🎶 Can the human heart refrain from partaking in her pain, In that Mother’s pain untold? 🎶 On Friday night I posted over on Instagram: {We are praying for a special intention tonight 💔 sometimes the crosses given to those dear to us seem so heavy. I...
Prayer of Mothers
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.