Advent begins at the beginning of next month, and the time has come for my annual reminder to prepare for the season and order Advent Candles for your wreath. The dear nuns at The Cloister Shoppe have these beautiful candles ready to ship, and they have a tendency to...
Last night, I took a little trip down memory lane and created a heartwarming Instagram reel featuring our children's saint costumes from the past couple of decades. It brought tears to my eyes, reliving the love, joy, and countless memories. Time flies by so quickly!...
Are you preparing for an All Hallows' Eve or All Saints' Party this year? I received an email the other day which made me realize that I hadn't shared the six new All Saints Guessing Jars Labels I added to our ever-growing collection last year! I'm uploading them for...
This delightful autumn-inspired Leaf Man Craft sparks creativity and brings the beauty of nature into your crafting adventures! 🍂 My little girls and I love visiting bookstores! We recently returned from another delightful trip and couldn't resist bringing home the...
Happy feast of Our Lady of Champion! I'm popping in real quick to let you know that Holy Heroes is currently having a 50% off FLASH SALE on Our Lady of Champion MP3 Download and the Our Lady of Champion CD. We're planning to download the MP3 for our family to listed...
UPDATE: Book sale has ended! Thank you to all who purchased books from us this year! I've been stalling on having another annual book sale since we moved in 2018... It's hard to believe that we have been in our new home for nearly 5 years now! On top of still having a...
College Bound: Thomas Aquinas College Last December I shared our curriculum for the year, a little bit about how we have homeschooled for high school, and the current plans we had for our latest high school senior to graduate with enough credits to finish an AA in...
Aug 8th is the traditional feast of St. John Vianney, patron of parish priests and confessors, and one of our youngest daughter’s patron saints! We were blessed to be able to venerate his incorrupt heart while I was pregnant with her. I pulled out a couple...
The lives of the saints point us to God. Can you persevere in faith? Do you have the hope of the saints? The children’s story of St. Philomena is recaptured here in “My Name is Philomena”, highlighting her examples of heroic virtue. By reading this story, it...
Thank you to everyone who has reached out with love, cards, texts and messages and most importantly prayers for the soul of my brother-in-law and for the whole Gordon family. We are so very grateful! For those who haven't yet heard, my husband's brother passed away at...
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.
