One of my "Favorite Things" has been galloping around the house all morning on her brand new "Cream Colored Pony!"Our company left early this morning, it just started snowing like crazy, the boys are headed to their Lego Robotics competition, and I have a cake to...
... arrived in the mail this afternoon, on the first of two very special days! I love the little ways in which the Holy Spirit is always working in our lives. God is good... all the time! Note: The author of this book, who kindly and generously gifted me...
This past Thursday our oldest daughter turned nine... NINE!!! The last of the single digits! Where has the time gone?!? It seems like just yesterday (November 25, 2002 to be exact - which is a special day for us, and easy to remember) that I prayed...
We are celebrating another birthday in our home today! Twinkle Toes is 9 years old!! For this birthday she requested a "Camping" and/or "Waterslide" theme. We are going to have both! As soon as we get home from another Dentist appointment this...
I'm still working on sorting through all the pictures and creating a post from our oldest son's 12th "Settlers of Catan" themed birthday this past Friday, but I thought I would pop in real and share a few pictures of his "cake." I decided that, instead of making...
Happy Birthday to You,Happy Birthday Dear Godmother, Happy Birthday to You!
On Thursday our little Snuggles turned 5 years old! He still loves his Woody and Buzz toys, and they are the ones that will always stick out in my mind when I think of his childhood, but this past year he has really been enjoying race cars (especially the "Cars"...
Our little Snuggles is five years old today! He requested a "Cars" themed cake, which I was extremely tempted to just order from the store, but I ended up deciding to give it a shot using this cake as inspiration. It is far from perfect, but I thought it...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}This was one of my favorite pictures of my pretty girl, taken during her Early American Pioneer Party, on her birthday. {happy}Our boys were very happy and excited to dress up for their sister's...
This past Friday our little Chiquita turned 7 years old! The day didn't start out as I had hoped, and we ended up spending the first half of the day at doctor's offices, then ran a few errands while we were in town, but we arrived home after lunch and...
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.
