This year, we decided to try a little chicken pumpkin carving experiment after seeing it online, giving one of our small pumpkins to the chickens to see how they’d do! Our 17 year old cut a little starter face and let them have at it, and soon enough, they were...
Our 7-year-old is still talking about seeing the Northern Lights last week and keeps saying she wants to see them again. So, inspired by that beautiful night, we decided to do a little art project together and talked some of her siblings into joining us as well! We...
- Photos from Celebrating Martinmas 2022 - “Allow me, brothers, to look toward heaven rather than at the earth, so that my spirit may set on the right course when the time comes for me to go on my journey to the Lord.” – St. Martin of Tours I have so many partial...
This delightful autumn-inspired Leaf Man Craft sparks creativity and brings the beauty of nature into your crafting adventures! 🍂 My little girls and I love visiting bookstores! We recently returned from another delightful trip and couldn't resist bringing home the...
We were trying to come up with a crown for one of our daughter's costumes this year... I considered this one over at Amazon but, while I was debating due to the cost, it went out of stock. Decision made! She was on her own to come up with something and I was...
Happy Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes! It seems like just yesterday that I helped our oldest four with this sweet Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto Craft in honor of Our Lady... Fourteen years later, I spent some time this afternoon helping our current four year old make it...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~{pretty} August 6th (and 7th)Extra Summer Babysitting Money = Another Bird Paint-by-Number for her collection! {happy} My little avocado lover 🥑💗 #iknowguacisextra(Guac is...
One day last month, after spending all morning watching the first flights of all the house finch fledglings from their nest on our front porch, we spent the afternoon learning about birds and crafting bird feeders using a bird themed box from AniMail. After...
We are celebrating our little one's first birthday today! I only have a few minutes before our guests begin to arrive, but I wanted to share her birthday cake real quick. It turned out so cute! Here's what I used:Trader Joe's Party Cake (I also picked up a...
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort... While...
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.
