After starting with Peach Galette for Delaware, last month Rose and Bud decided to each make their own recipe for Pennsylvania! Rose really wanted to make something with chocolate and Bud had been eyeing the pretzel recipe in The United States Cookbook....
Catholic Dresses for Little Girls
We've always loved the dresses and skirts from Miriam Rose & Co! Our baby girls have actually been wearing beautiful clothing made by Sharon, starting with her baby gowns, since they day they born. They were so excited to have two new dresses to wear to...
PSA: Order Your Advent Candles Now
Advent begins at the end of next month and it's time for my annual reminder to order Advent Candles for your Wreath. The dear nuns over at The Cloister Shoppe have them ready to ship and they tend to sell out for the season pretty quickly!For many years now...
Grisley Grisell: A Tale of the Wars of the Roses {Review + Giveaway}
Industrious Family Films recently visited our parish for screening of their full length film followed by a meet and greet with the makers. We weren't able to attend but we watched Grisley Grisell: A Talk of the Wars of the Roses, a movie based on the...
Back-to-School :: 2022-2023
It's been well over a month now since we started the new school year, but I wanted to go back and add these pictures to the blog anyway. The kids love looking back at the archives to see the pictures from over the years...Our Back-to-School Schultütes were pretty...
Chili for a Crowd
I was searching my blog for this recipe and found that it was still tucked away with a couple hundred other draft posts that have never been finished... Time to finally hit that publish button! It's not a meal that I can eat due to my food intolerances, but our kids...
Little Saints Preschool :: I Belong to God
The fourth time I started Little Saints: A Catholic Preschool Program with Classical Disciplines by Cynthia Blum back in 2016 I said:I'm not sure how much of the Little Saints Preschool Program we will actually get to this year... However, considering it could very...
State-by-State Baking :: Delaware Peach Galette
These two have been having a lot of fun in the kitchen this school year. They have made some fun things to go along with science and they also asked if they could bake their way through the states since everyone is studying American History this year at all the...
Early October Daybook
A beautiful anniversary bouquet from my husband! He said they reminded him of my wedding bouquet ♥ Outside my window...I'm sitting at a little table next to one of the windows of Coeur d'Alene Coffee Co at the moment! Our 15 year old had a six hour shift at...
Holy Land Pilgrimage Part 8 – Kerak Castle Crusader Fortress
Here is part eight and the final part of the series of posts James is sharing all about his pilgrimage to the Holy Land this past summer! You can find the rest here: Holy Land Pilgrimage Summer '22Holy Land Pilgrimage Part 1 (Days 0-2)Holy Land Pilgrimage...
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.