"The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic God's giving, by grace, through faith, and this is not of ourselves." - St. Nicholas of MyraThe feast of St. Nicholas is just three weeks from today! On December 6th our children...
In A Book of Feasts and Seasons author Joanna Bogle shares that “the main festivity on St. Martin's Day especially in France and Germany is that of making paper lanterns and carrying them in procession.” Our family decorated glass jars years ago for our annual Lantern...
We are blessed to have two of these lovely portable libraries! We keep one upstairs in the "school room" which we update seasonally or with books featuring specific subjects we are studying... and this one, kept downstairs in our dining room, is updated monthly with...
My kiddos got so excited when another blue box showed up in the mail. Here is a peek at what was included in this month's Saints Around the World subscription box. Praying "please let it be another boy saint!" Silly boy.St. Martin de Porres by Little Drops of...
Two of our nieces are American Heritage Girls and they are currently raising funds for their troop and Wreaths Across America! Please consider sponsoring a wreath. From my sister-in-law: "On December 14, 2019, Christmas wreaths will be laid on the...
The boys sent me some pictures from Christendom's Halloween Dance and said that I could share them with you all! They ended up dressing up (with a couple friends) as "Waldo and Wenda" from Where's Waldo? and "Westley and Buttercup" from The Princess Bride. We had...
On October 31st, just before this year's party, I quickly created some last minute printables to go along with each of this year’s All Saints Guessing Jars... In the past I’ve always used guessing slips, keeping each participants guess a secret, but with so many...
Some of our children's favorite childhood memories are the All Hallows' Eve Parties we had at our old parish (up through 2010) and hosted at our old home (from 2011-2017). When we moved last October they were so disappointed that we wouldn't be hosting our annual All...
.: Our 2019 Saint-O-Lanterns :.St. Elizabeth of Hungaryby Twinkle Toes+ + + + + + +Country Churchby Chiquita+ + + + + + +St. GeorgePatron of Knightsby Snuggles (and Mom)+ + + + + + +St. Therese at Carmelby Rose+ + + + + + +St. Joan of Arcby Bud (and Dad)You...
You can see this year's Saint-O-Lanterns all lit up here,or scroll through all our past Saint-O-Lanterns in the archives.
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.
