November 1, All Saints Day (New, Trad.):Can You Find Saints? : Introducing Your Child to Holy Men and WomenAll Saints from Around the Year Once Upon a Time SaintsAn Alphabet of SaintsAn Alphabet of Catholic SaintsS is for SaintsSaints: Lives and Illuminations by...
It seems like lately, more often than not, I wonder if I should quit blogging, at least publicly. Is it worth all the time that it takes? Is it worth all the negative/rude comments? (I moderate all comments now and usually delete any that are an attack on...
Last June I shared our inspiring collection of books from The Neumann Press. I was incredibly excited this morning when a friend let me know that Tan Books has acquired Neumann Press! I am so thankful that these books will continue to be available, and at even lower...
“If you dear little girls would only learn what real beauty is, and not pinch and starve and bleach yourselves out so, you'd save an immense deal of time and money and pain. A happy soul in a healthy body makes the best sort of beauty for man or woman.” ― Louisa...
Our family has always loved the beautiful and traditional handcrafted books reprinted by The Neumann Press. We were so sad to learn of the death of the founder and on Wednesday we were saddened once again to hear that Neumann Press will be closing.According to...
In your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of Dennis McCoy, founder of The Neumann Press. Our family has been so blessed by the books from Neumann Press - the precious baby records (reprints of the one my husband had from his own childhood!),...
I noticed that many of you seemed interested in my last Bargain Book post, at least according to all the copies of Saint Louis and the Last Crusade purchased through my link - thanks! Our copy already arrived! Originally published in 1958, it looks wonderful! The old...
Just popping in real quick to let you all know that the 30th title in the Vision Books series was just released on March 31st and is available at 45% off with Amazon Prime right now for only $5.45! I just ordered a couple copies to give as gifts. Here is the...
Every Easter our children usually receive two or three new books in their Easter Baskets. Usually at least one of those books has an Easter or Religious (i.e. Saint, Catholic, etc.) theme. This year I ended up choosing quite a few books (6 each!) to fill...
The Primacy of Peter: A Papal Unit Study & Lap Book Could you tell from my last post how excited I am about this Lap Book/Unit Study? As I was printing the pages for my daughters' Lent Lap Books last week I started thinking how nice it would be to create a Papal...
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.
