Praline Pecan Cheesecake

Praline Pecan Cheesecake

We didn't get the opportunity to have my brother-in-law over for his birthday last month, but I wanted to finally share the cake we made him last year along with the recipe for the topping. I still have some Skrewball in the pantry and might have to make this Praline...

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Thanksgiving Daybook

Thanksgiving Daybook

Outside my {parents} window...Our beautiful mom with five of her six daughters on Thanksgiving Day 🍁🍂 The rain let up long enough for a quick picture outside.  You'd never know it by this picture, she always looks amazing, but our mom is recovering from a broken...

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Thanksgiving Daybook

Thanksgiving Daybook

(I started writing this Daybook post Thanksgiving night, but fell asleep and never got back around to finishing it. I'm just going to delete all the writing prompts I missed and post it anyways...)  Outside my window...A beautiful Thanksgiving day! My sister Mary...

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Cinnamon Roll Turkeys

Cinnamon Roll Turkeys

Last Thanksgiving we started the morning with a yummy brunch, including Pillsbury's Cinnamon Roll Turkeys!  I doubled the recipe to make 10 cinnamon rolls for our family.  My kiddos 'gobbled' them up! I am planning on making them again this year, perhaps using Trader...

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Five Favorites for Thanksgiving

Five Favorites for Thanksgiving

The last couple years we have hosted Thanksgiving dinner at our home, but this year many of my siblings will be coming to town and we will be going Over the River and Through the Wood to my parent's home!I'll be bringing the Raspberry Cranberry Jello Mold, Sweet...

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Celebrating Thanksgiving

Celebrating Thanksgiving

I hope you all had a very happy Thanksgiving!  We were blessed to have friends (Rose's Godparents and their 6 children) stay for the past two nights. My parents and some of my brothers also joined us for dessert and a game of Apples to Apples after dinner... It...

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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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