Our family loves board games! I'm always looking for games to add to our collection that are both fun and educational. I'm really excited about this remarkable new game called The Purgative Way! It will be a trustworthy resource for supplementing our children's...
(Books pictured above can be found in my 2021 Basket of Books for Easter post!) I didn't plan on disappearing for lent, but I fell down the stairs in our garage (actually it was my third fall due to dizziness over an eight day period in early March) and tore...
"Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word." With the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary coming up in a couple weeks, I pulled out this beautiful new puzzle Friday afternoon for our family to start working on assembling....
Have you seen the latest set of Liturgical Year Calendars yet?!? These gorgeous calendars are packed full of meaning and such an excellent aid in teaching children all about the feasts and seasons of the traditional liturgical year. This second set includes five...
Happy Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes! It seems like just yesterday that I helped our oldest four with this sweet Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto Craft in honor of Our Lady... Fourteen years later, I spent some time this afternoon helping our current four year old make it...
From the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter:"We are happy to support an online petition in favor of the Traditional Latin Mass and Sacraments. This petition to the Holy Father is respectful and charitable in tone and will no doubt be seen by many bishops, priests, and...
Following our Family Ski Trip to Schweitzer Mountain Resort at the beginning of January, five of our children have continued weekly ski lessons each Wednesday with a homeschool group. The lessons are at 9AM and they have to arrive at the village at...
On January 3rd we packed up the cars and headed north for the family vacation we started planning last summer. Back then, when we weren’t shoveling snow off the driveway in subzero weather, a trip to the ski resort in January sounded like a great idea... Ha!...
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.
