~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}My pretty necklace from Jesse Tree Treasures! Thank you Angie! 🙂 {happy}Incorporating fun foods, like our Pentecost Cake, in our celebrations of the liturgical year always makes my children...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}Yesterday, thanks to my dear husband who has been spoiling me lately took a day of annual leave to stay home with all our little ones, our oldest two boys and I were able to take a road trip with my dad...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}Last weekend we spent most of Friday and Saturday deep cleaning the girls bedrooms. After we had finished, and after a bike-ride with the older boys, I took the girls out for dinner! It was...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}That checker at Trader Joes the other night was an excellent salesman! In addition to the Cheese Blintzes in my basket, I ended up coming home with a jar of Imported Lemon Curd and a bag of...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty} I think colored pencils are so pretty! I especially love them when they have fun names, like "peacock" and "golden beak!" This extra thick set is the Gold Birds Metallic Pencils from eeBoo,...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}Lots of pretty Easter Eggs, even if they are plastic! Bud enjoyed helping me fill them the weekend before Easter, just before we headed over to the coast, when I probably should have been getting...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty} The girls all looked so pretty dressed up to Irish Dance at our parish's St. Patrick Day celebration. (Click the link to watch videos of my girls dancing!) I had hoped to curl all...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}Beautiful Lenten Calendars, pretty Metallic Colored Pencils, and the beginning of the girl's Lent Lap Books... (I'm still working on our usual wall calendar... I'm running a little behind...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}Pretty dollies riding around on the stroller with Bud. He is always more than happy to play with Rose, when she is willing to give him a ride on her doll stroller!{happy}My last post included a...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~I took quite a few pictures yesterday, but it's probably going to take me a little while to sort through them and put a post together on Rascal's Hobbit themed birthday party... In the meantime, here are a few...
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.
