A Cake Catastrophe

A Cake Catastrophe

I have really enjoyed reading everyone's birthday memories! (Comments are still open, until midnight, if any one else wants to enter the drawing.)My little sister Mary (who is now 16 and a twin) left one of her favorite birthday memories, and I wanted to share it with...

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Picture Perfect

Picture Perfect

We all really enjoyed having my sister Julianna over today! When she first arrived, we spent a few hours in the kitchen baking Lemon Bars, Key Lime Bars and Raspberry Bars. (We cheated and used these mixes, but they turned out great!) Then we made a couple batches of...

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Thanksgiving Day in Pictures

Thanksgiving Day in Pictures

Making cards in the morning with their cousin.Making Oreo Turkeys My twin sisters with all three of their nieces.Snuggles with his Daddy, Godfather, and Grandma. More pictures... My parents recently remodeled their kitchen, and it is SO pretty! A couple of my...

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Meeting Godparents

Meeting Godparents

My sister and her family live all the way on the other side of the country, and we were so excited that they were able to fly home for Thanksgiving this year! Not only were we looking forward to seeing them, we were so excited that Snuggles was going to finally be...

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Money well spent…

This past weekend I ran across the following picture as I was looking through a box of childhood photos. I was so excited to find it once again! This photo was taken 17 years ago at our Home School groups All Saints Party! My mom was pregnant with the twins at the...

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Prayer of Mothers

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.


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Hi! I'm Jessica, a Roman Catholic wife and home educating mother to our nine children. I was home educated myself, along with my eleven younger siblings. I have a special devotion to St. Therese, through whom I have been given much help and many blessings--the beautiful "Shower of Roses" that she has sent my way! Here I will record a few of the blessings I treasure. Please remember that what you see here is just a little glimpse at our lives, so please say a prayer for us, as we continue to strive for holiness.

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