If you were a flower, I'd pick you! Happy Saint Valentine's Day!- Inspired by The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf(we own the Spanish version too, a gift from my mother-in-law) Any flower shaped candy would tie in nicely. I would have loved to make long-stem...
Brigid and the Butter: A Legend about St. Brigid of IrelandLong ago in deep-green Ireland lived a bright-eyed slave girl named Brigid...Last Easter one of the girls received this darling new picture book in her Easter Basket. It is such a sweet addition to our...
For a number of years now we've been giving our children Stacks of Books for Christmas or Epiphany. As our home library (and family size!) continues to grow the stacks for each child have started shrinking. Last year there were four books in each stack and this year...
All Saints' Day is just around the corner and I still haven't decided if I'm up for trying to host our annual All Hallows' Eve party - it may end up just being a small/family party this year - but I DO have a fun new book to add to our October and our November Book...
While I was putting together my book sale post for this year I ran across another bargain priced book over at Amazon and finally have a minute to share the link with you all! According to Amazon, once upon a time we paid $26.95 for our copy of this sweet book: Manners...
Easter is just one month from today and I've been trying to round up gifts to fill our children's Easter Baskets! (Easter Sunday falls on April 16th this year which also happens to be my parent's 40th Wedding Anniversary as well as Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's 90th...
I have been trying to purchase a book cart for our home since last summer! I found it for a great price, but then my order was cancelled due to it being out of stock... So were my next four attempts to order it from various online sellers. I decided to try one...
We filled our February Book Basket this afternoon and read a short story about Saint Brigid from Saints for Girls for today's feast. Happy feast of Saint Brigid!.: From the Archives :. Celebrating the Saints :: Saint Brigid of IrelandSaint Brigid's Hearty...
"Yet Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay and You our Potter: we are all the work of Your hand." ~ Isaiah 64:7We are three-quarters of the way through this week's Pro-Life Prints project! Today's Lesson 3 was all about "Helping Others." We discussed the...
November 3rd - Feast of St. Martin de PorresSt. Martin always preached, "Love every creature that you meet." So when he found sick animals, he saved them off the street. Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! You could hear him walking by, Whether mice, cats,...
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.
