Thank you, Peter, for this darling picture!
Baby’s First Easter
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Catechism of the Seven Sacraments {Giveaway}
You all know how much our family loves faith based books and resources. You also know how much our family loves LEGO! Over the years our boys have come up with many of their own original LEGO creations including We Have A Pope!, Cathedral, Cathedral Part 1,...
SaintCards on the Feast of St. George
"Look, Mom! I found St. George!" Happy Feast of St. George! Did you do anything special to celebrate?On top of schoolwork, our day was packed full with dentist appointments, orthodontist appointments, catching up at the office, and then golf and soccer practice,...
National Pro-Life T-Shirt Day 2018
Happy #npltd18 from our little cutie! 💗 #fromthemomentofcreation #exceptionfree #prolifegeneration #100percentprolifeThere are still a few hours left to enter the contest here.P.S. You can save get a discount on the shirt with coupon code...
Easter Dresses
I've had some emails asking about the girls' Easter dresses since posting our family Easter photo. Instead of responding to each individually, I thought I would just share the links here on the blog.Last year I bought a couple Alfani Lace Fit & Flare Dresses from...
Easter Peacock
Christians have used peacocks as a symbol of immortality. This came from an ancient legend that the flesh of the peacock never corrupts, and so the peacock is also associated with the resurrection of Christ. The peacock is often depicted in Christian art...
New Additions to Our Book Baskets + Giveaway
As we continue celebrating the Easter season, I have some really great giveaways to host, both here on the blog and over on Instagram, starting with this one sponsored by St. Augustine Academy Press. I get excited about each and every book that St. Augustine Academy...
Happy Easter
Wishing you all a Blessed and Joyous Easter Season! After spending most of Holy Saturday preparing for an unexpected road trip and trying to quickly finish up our tax returns, we somehow managed to fill all the Easter baskets, get an hour and a half of sleep, and...
Good Friday
Picture Books on the drive to Church 🙏🏻 Into the Sea, Out of the TombO my dying Jesus, I kiss devoutly the cross on which Thou didst die for love of me. I have merited by my sins to die a miserable death, but Thy death is my hope. Ah, by the merits of Thy death,...
Holy Thursday Lenten Dinner
We missed our annual Lenten Dinners the last two years, due to a road trip over Holy Week/Easter the year before last and then trying to survive Hyperemesis Gravidarum last year, and honestly I came very close to skipping it all together again this year. This has been...
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.
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