“The world's thy ship and not thy home.”― Saint Therese of LisieuxIt was so hard to say goodbye yesterday before driving back to our new home in Idaho... knowing that this could most likely be the last time all our children would be together at our home in Oregon...
Outside my window... We have had contractors working outside again this week. Our garage is on hold while we work on getting permits, but we have made progress on the patio outside of the dining room addition! We have been putting this project off for the...
I've tried to start a "Daybook" post each day this week and I just can't seem to get past the first writing prompt… There is so much going on "outside my window…" at the moment!After my husband's decision to turn down the job offer and to stay here for now, we started...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}We will be celebrating a 10th birthday tomorrow! I haven't had much time to prepare, other than placing a couple online orders for gifts for the birthday girl, but after rounding up a few...
Outside my window...I am actually sitting outside my window at the moment! The weather is perfect (sunny with a high of 86˚) and we are enjoying the sunshine. Even though today is suppose to be the warmest day of the week, we are all very happy to have a...
I mentioned yesterday that we are finally finishing our fireplace! The contractors spent most of the day working on it yesterday and they are almost finished. We now have to wait for the Hearthstones to arrive, which should be sometime this week, and then...
We have been waiting a long time to "someday" finish our fireplace. We had our cabinet maker create a new mantel which he installed in December of 2010, after we had to pull down the old brick nearly two years ago. We had hoped...
I mentioned in my Daybook post last week that I had a couple pieces of furniture painted "Shabby White" - our old hutch and a little fireplace that we were given by a friend. The painter was able to finish them quickly and they were delivered on Monday evening...
Outside my window... the frogs have been so loud and they are driving my husband crazy. . . I woke up the other night (in the middle of the night) to see him headed outside to try and find the frogs. Apparently, "The only way to make the frogs stop croaking is...
I have a few extra minutes this afternoon and thought it would be fun to share a picture of what our home looked like when we first moved in nearly 11 years ago! I remember the day my Dad called asking if we wanted to come and look at a "little house with so...
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.
