Today was the feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe! Our day was rather busy, but when Charlotte posted a link to her St. Maximilian Kolbe coloring page, I just had to print out a couple copies for our little ones. They had so much fun coloring their...
{pretty, happy, funny, real}
by Jessica | Aug 17, 2012 | {phfr}, Assumption, Precious Moments: 07, St. Maximilian Kolbe | 7 Comments
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}© Marc Salvatore - Used with Permission© Marc Salvatore - Used with Permission© Marc Salvatore - Used with Permission© Marc Salvatore - Used with PermissionWe were very blessed to be able to attend Mass...
A Costume for St. Maximilian Kolbe
by Jessica | Oct 26, 2009 | All Saints Day, Costumes, St. Maximilian Kolbe | 25 Comments
My oldest decided he would like to be St. Maximilian Kolbe for our All Saints' Party this year. At first I thought, "Oh, this will be so easy! I'll just find a prisoner costume, add his number, and find some glasses." He had other ideas... He wanted to look just like...
Celebrating the Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe
by Jessica | Aug 15, 2008 | Crafts, Liturgical Year, Saints, St. Maximilian Kolbe, Summer with the Saints | 4 Comments
Yesterday, after the children's swimming lessons, we attended this weeks:Summer with the SaintsAugust 14th is the feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe, so he was, most appropriately, the featured saint this week!We began the afternoon at Marci's in her air conditioned home...
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