One of the "Recipes" we came up with for the letter B Along the Alphabet Path was our "B" shaped Bread served with Butter and Blackberry Jam to enjoy while reading Bread and Jam for Frances! For this Baking project, I totally cheated and just purchased a package of...
"Once upon a time there was a little boy named Michael who lived with his family at the edge of a beautiful woods...." And so begins our second adventure learning Along the Alphabet Path!Despite thinking that I might need to come up with a different...
Reading The Legend of St. ChristopherA Couple Transportation Themed Snacks for the Memorial of St. Christopher Coupe Saint-Jacques served in Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Cups and topped with handmade Chocolate Cockle Shells, the symbol for St. James
The last few years we have celebrated the 4th of July at our dear friends home! Winfield and Janet, along with their two great kids, are only here part of the year now (Winfield is a pilot and is based on the other side of the country) but we are so happy that they...
Your works, O Lord, are manifold and wisely made, and well!You fill the world with forms of life more than our tongues can tell. Oh, yonder lies the rolling sea with life of ev'ry sort,and in it lives Leviathan, whom you have made for sport.These look to you and...
After a birthday party on Friday and another Good Shepherd's Garden Party yesterday, I didn't have any plans whatsoever for today's feast of St. George. In fact, I was even stalling on reminding my children, since I didn't want them to try and convince me to...
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Just before Christmas, on December 23rd, my sister JoAnn came over to watch the kids while Hubby and I took our (4 day old) baby to see the pediatrician. JoAnn had just arrived home from spending a semester in Rome (!!!) and our kids were so excited to get to...
Since we didn't have a chance to decorate Gingerbread Houses on Christmas Eve this year, we decided it would be the perfect way to spend New Year's Eve! Snuggles was just as excited as last year, when he saw all the supplies!It was also the perfect opportunity for Bud...
Yesterday afternoon, as a little activity for our Colonial Life Unit Study, and with Thanksgiving coming up this Thursday, the girls spent a little time in the kitchen making Edible Indian Corn. It was a great recipe for them to make (mostly on their own) 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.
