~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~I hadn't intended to pretty much stop blogging this past week, but I've been a little busy. I made the decision to start spending an hour on the treadmill each day, which has all but eliminated my...
THE FRONT COVERby Captain (Blue Folder), Rascal (Green), Twinkle Toes (Yellow)This past school year, for Science, my children studied Botany using Exploring Creation with Botany along with the Exploring Creation with Botany Lapbook Lessons 1-5 and...
Outside my window... it's a beautiful day! The sun is shining, and it should get up to a lovely 74 degrees today. I'm planning on heading outside to work on the yard, starting with cleaning up all the cupcake crumbs all over the deck... :)I am...
This past Saturday we decided to hike Lower Table Rock, one of two prominent volcanic cliff-edged mesas in the valley. My three oldest had hiked it before with their Dad and Father Lange, but it was the first time for me and the three youngest. (When I was...
THE FRONT COVERby Captain (Blue Folder), Rascal (Green), Twinkle Toes (Yellow)This year, for Science, my children have been studying Botany using Exploring Creation with Botany. At the beginning of the year I purchased the Notebooking Journal, Exploring...
Outside my window... the weather has been so interesting this past week. Snow, Rain, Sun, Sleet - we have had it all! Yesterday it was so warm and sunny, and today is is back to freezing and even snowing at the moment. Here is the picture I...
In our current Botany Lesson on Flowers, the children (the boys especially) loved learning about Carnivorous Plants. Since one of the projects for this lesson was to "Build a Clay Model of a Flower," Rascal immediately decided to build a Venus Flytrap and then...
(Assignment from Exploring Creation With Botany)
"S is for Saguaro (suh-WAHR-o), the cactus with branches like arms.It can live for centuries in the desert. Sharp spines protect it from harm."~ G is for Grand Canyon : An Arizona AlphabetOur last field trip, during our visit to Arizona this past November, was to the...
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.
