A few weeks ago I spent a little time creating new versions of my St. Nicholas Chocolate Coins and they turned out so pretty. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to share them with you all! Here is the link to my updated St. Nicholas Chocolate Coins... ...and here is the...
It's time for this year's list of "Christmas Gift Ideas" and another "Sleighful of Giveaways!" It's taken me a little longer than usual to pull it together, while holding a sweet little baby, but it's finally ready to share. You can find the lists from the last four...
I still haven't been able to go back and share her newborn and baptism pictures... Maybe someday! I took these pictures this morning before leaving for Mass and just had to share them with you all.As of this last Tuesday (Nov 19th) she weighed 10 pounds even! She...
Interlocking Blocks • Melissa and Doug Car Carrier and Magnetic Car Loader • Misc Die Cast Cars I always love seeing what gets built with the blocks... This time it’s a parking garage! 🚘And... another day but still building with his blocks! These are...
"We must live in this world, as if our spirits were in Heaven and our bodies in the tomb. We must live a dying life and die a living and life-giving death, in the life of our King and sweetest Savior." - St. Francis de SalesCathedral/Crown Cake with Lemon Glaze •...
Advent begins just one week from Sunday! The length of Advent always varies from 22-28 days, beginning with the Sunday nearest to the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle (November 30th) and embracing four Sundays. The first day of Advent can fall as early as November...
Christmas Carols Back in print—a Little Golden Book full of classic Christmas carols to sing!"This festive Little Golden Book from 1946 is back in print for the first time in 40 years! Beautiful vintage illustrations bring to life sheet music and lyrics for...
"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...
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.
