{this moment} ~ Our New Mantel!
{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, visit Soulemama to leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see.
Celebrating the Feast of St. Nicholas
a couple months ago and saved it to give to Rascal. You can read a bit more about it here. The Huron Carol
, Noah’s Ark
, and another copy of Christmas in the Manger
were all on clearance for a couple dollars each at Book Closeouts. And the book I choose for Twinkle Toes, The Gift of the Christmas Cookie: Sharing the True Meaning of Jesus’ Birth
, was ordered from Amazon. I am really looking forward to reading it with her! 
.” I will try and post a review of this book soon! 🙂 Thank you Mr. DeStefano!! 
on Amazon, especially since it is made by the same artist as our favorite Advent Calendar
! Thank you so very much Magdalena!
For the first time in many years, our Candy Cane Coffee Cake never did get made (I think I’ll add it to the menu for Christmas), but overall it was such a nice day!
Crèche Mania :: Free Downloads for Creating Beautiful and Inspiring 3-D Nativity Scenes!
Yesterday, when I posted the link to the Bible Paper Toys, I had NO IDEA about some of the options available as free downloads! This morning I received another email from a dear friend (thank you PJ!), sharing a link to Crèchemania and the Paper Model Kiosk.
This amazing website is devoted to the love of paper crèches (also known as nativities, cribs, or mangers). I was totally captivated by the beautiful artwork and immediately registered so I could log in and have access to some of the FREE DOWNLOADS to create with my children!
We have been having so much fun!! Here are some of the 3-D Nativity Scenes we created this morning:
We have downloaded some of the others and will continue making these in preparation for Christmas! (My children would each like to make one for their Godparents.) I think next on our list is the Portico Nativity. At this rate, I wonder just how long my printer ink is going to hold out! 😉
Well, today has turned into a “holiday” in our home, ever since receiving the wonderful news about Rose’s heart this morning. I think I am going to go and bake a cake (Charlotte suggested heart shaped, which would be perfect!) so we can celebrate after Mass this evening!
I hope you are all having a very blessed feast of the Immaculate Conception, and let me know if you make any of these and what you think! I’d love to see pictures!!
On this Beautiful Feast of the Immaculate Conception
We were just given a wonderful Christmas gift!
The doctors office just called with the results from Rose’s echocardiogram yesterday (she did wonderfully, by the way) and her little heart is completely NORMAL!!!
Her PDA has healed and she will not need surgery after all! I was so happy and relieved that I started crying and really scared my husband when I called to tell him the good news. 🙂
God is so Good! Thank you Dear Blessed Mother and St. Therese for interceding for our family! And thank you to everyone who offered prayers for our family and particularly our little Rose! Our Dear Lord sure listens to you all! May God reward you for your kindness and prayers for our family!
Deo Gratias!!!
Bible Paper Toys :: Free Printable Paper Nativity Set
I have a dear cousin who moved to Italy many years ago and I no longer get to see very often. Thanks to Facebook, we are now able to stay in touch once again! Today she sent me a link to a great little craft that she thought I would like. I hadn’t seen this website before, so I thought I would share it with you all as well!
French illustrator and paper engineer, Didier Martin, has created 5 booklets with different figures and parts to create a paper model of the story of the birth of Jesus—the first Christmas. Each booklet contains the different figures as seen on the various covers, in addition to instruction pages with photos to guide you in the making of the model. He has graciously shared these booklets at no charge, though donations are accepted.
A Little Prayer Request for Rose
This afternoon I will be taking our little Rose in for another Echocardiogram. This echo is to confirm whether or not she still has her PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus), so we can begin making plans for her operation in a couple months if necessary.
If all goes as planned, and our little Rose cooperates with the echo tech, we should have the results by tomorrow evening.
The Winner of the Giveaway is…
Three Questions
My Little Helper
St. Nicholas Cookies
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