I just wanted to let you all know that Amazon currently has several of Tomie dePaola's The Garden of the Good Shepherd: A Sticker Calendar to Count the Fifty Days of Easter in stock! For those of you that have been trying to get one, hurry and...
Don't you just love Easter morning? Despite forcing myself to go to bed at midnight (leaving a number of things unfinished) and setting my oven timer for six hours, so I would be forced to get up in the morning to defrost the dinner rolls and start the ham for...
On Holy Saturday the girls really enjoyed making Chocolate Nests, like they had done last year. Easter was SO close, and the excitement was building quickly! Uh oh! "Don't touch!! It's not Easter yet!"Oooh! Snuggles snuck a stray Chow Mein noodle. ....
After Mass on Easter Sunday, we had the pleasure of hosting Easter dinner! My parents joined us and, of their 12 children, 7 (including myself) were able to spend Easter together at our home - the rest are all living out of state at the moment. Of my six...
I'll be back sometime soon with pictures from our Easter Sunday Celebration, but first I wanted to post a few links and a giveaway!Since 2008 our family has been celebrating the Easter Season with The Garden of the Good Shepherd. The first few years we did daily...
... from our family to yours!
This past Monday it was decided that we would host Easter Dinner this year! It was such a busy week around here, with a birthday on Wednesday, followed by our regular church and home activities during Holy Week, so I decided to keep the menu fairly simple and...
Once again, for the 3rd year in a row, I served a Second Lenten Tea inspired by Cottage Blessings on Good Friday for our one main meal. You can find the pictures from our 2009 and 2010 Good Friday Teas in the archives for Good Friday....
How can we complain when He Himself was considered 'as one struck by God and afflicted' (Isa. 53:4) ~ St. Therese of Lisieux
Our Crown of Thorns (inspiration found here)For the past few years we have been enjoying special family meals inspired by the "Liturgical Teas" at Cottage Blessings. (Thank you again, Alice!!) Tonight we had our 3rd annual Lenten Tea Dinner on...
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.
