Wordless Wednesday
A Prayer Request
From the comments:
Jessica, I wanted to ask for your prayers, because after reading your blog for awhile now, I knew you would understand…I lost my precious baby this past week-on my birthday. I was due on Christmas also. I am heartbroken beyond words. I have 5 living children-all the exact ages as yours and I lost our first daughter to a stillbirth between 21-23 weeks. I have two other babies I miscarried very early on in Heaven as well. I remember being very excited when I saw we were due the same day and have loved all your posts about your baby and marking 12 weeks etc…My 5 year old was hospitalized all of last week (he was admitted on the birthday of our stillborn daughter…). His right lung had collapsed from severe asthma…my doctor wonders if I may have contracted a virus that harmed my unborn baby while our little boy was in the hospital. Can you please keep me in your prayers? We are truly devastated and still very much in shock…I too felt my baby move for the first time right when you did. It hurts so much….Thank you for sharing your beautiful family with us.
Love,
Adele in Louisiana
I was in tears reading Adele’s note, and my heart is aching for her. I can not even imagine being asked by Our Lord to carry the cross he has allowed for her and her family right now. Words seem so very inadequate but I know how much all of YOUR prayers helped my family during the loss of our little Gabriel last November and so I wanted to pass on Adele’s prayer request to you all.
Please join me in praying for Adele and her family, and ask Our Lord and Blessed Mother to console them during this very sad time.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
Summer with the Saints :: St. Joan of Arc
I just realized that I still hadn’t posted pictures from last week’s:
Summer with the SaintsThe Saint for the week was St. Joan of Arc. I didn’t take very many pictures that day, but here are a few:
Armor of God Papercraft
Saint Joan of Arc, pray for us!
A Golf Themed Party…
~ The Birthday Boy ~
from Grandpa and Grandma
, GeoPuzzle Europe
, The Reb and the Redcoats
,and Liberty’s Kids: Complete Series
from his familyCaptain had a fun birthday and was sad to see it end since (in his words) he “won’t have a ninth birthday ever again.” He is growing up way too fast!!
Random Summertime Photography
I can’t help but smile…
…and then notice that Snuggles is wearing the same shirt that Captain was wearing 6 years ago today!
My Daybook ~ July 20th
FOR TODAY: July 20th, 2009
Outside my Window… it’s sunny and HOT!! I haven’t checked the temperature, but last night when I came home from town it was still 100 degrees at 7pm. We are spending the day inside today!
I am thinking… about everything I would love to blog about: my schedule for this coming year, Q&A’s on our curriculum plans (sorry to all of you who are still waiting for emails from me…), my plans and notebook pages for Wreath II of Little Flowers, last weeks Summer with the Saints, the boys 5 mile hike with their dad, miniature golfing for Captain’s birthday, pictures of the new school room, etc… I just haven’t had the time or energy…
I am thankful… for relatives that love and care about me. This morning one of my Aunt’s emailed and then called, just before boarding a cruise ship, because she was worried about me and just wanted to check in since I “hadn’t blogged since Thursday or posted on Facebook since Friday.” I am fine Aunt B., it has just been BUSY here lately… ☺ I LOVE YOU and can’t wait to hear all about your trip!
From the kitchen… A golf themed birthday cake for Captain’s 9th Birthday today. We’ll also be barbecuing for dinner. Yum!!
From the school room… Even though it is much smaller I am LOVING our new school room. It has so much more natural light.
Living the Liturgical year at Home… I am planning on making cookies for the feast of St. Mary Magdalen this coming Wednesday, and then Nacho Stuffed Shells and Tarta de Santiago on the feast of St. James. We will also be reading a couple
I am creating…a Madeline Lap book with my girls. They are anxious to get started with school, and since Madeline
I am wearing… a brown skirt, green short sleeve maternity top, and a bright pink splint on my finger, still…
I am reading… Tracy’s plans for Circle Time and wishing I had more of the books so I could implement this with my children. How fun!!
I am hoping… to finish my plans for this coming year of Little Flowers (Wreath II) this week. It will be so nice to have it all planned out ahead of time this year!
I am hearing…Chiquita saying, “Mother, Mother!!” to Twinkle Toes as they are playing house in their bedroom. Too cute!
I am praying… for Emily and for her precious baby, Matthew.
Around the house…still lots to do… I have decided to wait to move the girls into the boys old room until I know whether this baby is a boy or a girl (we find out next month), since that will help determine whether we even move them or not, as well as paint the rooms. I also purchased Closet Organizers for the old school room/ new boys room closet which I am hoping hubby will have the time to put together this week. Once that is done, the boys will be able to finish moving completely into their room.
One of my favorite things… Looking back at pictures of my sweet baby boy who is ALREADY NINE!! Where has the time gone??
- Celebrate Captain’s Birthday
- Take the children to a $1.00 movie at the theater or bowling
- Summer with the Saints
- Celebrate the feasts of St. Mary Magdalen, St. James, and St. Christopher
A picture thought I am sharing:
, John Treegate’s Musket
, First Farm in the Valley: Anna’s Story
, and Year of the Black Pony
. 9 Years Old Today!!
~ 2nd Birthday ~
~ 3rd Birthday ~
~ 6th Birthday ~
Now I need to go and start baking his cake!
*You can see pictures here.
CAPTAIN!!!!!
Celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Here are a few pictures from today…
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We read this story
and talked about the Brown Scapular.(Here is a link to one of my old posts with more information on the scapular: The Brown Scapular – Garment of Grace.)
They mounted their pictures onto colored paper and the boys plan to copy the following prayer to add to their notebooks:
Flos CarmeliThis is the prayer of St. Simon Stock, to whom the Scapular devotion with its promise was given. It has for seven centuries been called a prayer to the Blessed Mother which has never been known to fail in obtaining her powerful help.O beautiful Flower of Carmel, most fruitful Vine,Splendor of Heaven, holy and singular, whobrought forth the Son of God, still ever remaininga Pure Virgin, assist me in this necessity.O Star of the Sea, help and protect me!Show me that thou art my Mother.O Mary, Conceived without sin,Pray for us who have recourse to thee!Mother and Ornament of Carmel, Pray for us!Virgin, Flower of Carmel, Pray for us!Patroness of all who wear the Scapular, Pray for us!Hope of all who die wearing the Scapular, Pray for us!St. Joseph, Friend of the Sacred Heart, Pray for us!St. Joseph, Chaste Spouse of Mary, Pray for us!St. Joseph, Our Patron, Pray for us!O sweet Heart of Mary, be my Salvation!
Here are a few of the finished coloring pages:
Our Lady of Mount Carmel by Captain (age 8) 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Souls in Purgatoryby Rascal (age 7)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel by Twinkle Toes (age 5) of Our Lady of Mount Carmel!
Our Lady of Mount Carmel ~ Pray for Us!
Small Successes: July 16, 2009
I took all of my children on another day of errands this past Tuesday. While we were out we recycled a van full of cardboard; returned books & videos to the library; purchased Closet Organizers for the old school room closet which is now the boys room; purchased supplies for our State-to-State Notebooks and other crafts this coming school year; had lunch with hubby on the grass outside his office; redeemed the children’s Summer Reading Programs at both Barnes & Noble and the library; purchased a BBQ Chicken Pizza for dinner as well as fresh produce at a local farm including: sweet corn, zucchini, squash, tomatoes, and the most delicious blackberries ever.
Last Friday we filled the back of our van (with all the seats down!) 4 times with things to donate. The first trip was with all the clothes, toys, etc that I had decluttered over the past couple weeks inside our home. (I even found a place which would TAKE the toys, a huge success in itself!) The following 3 trips were of furniture and other items that have been outside in our “garage” for over a year. I guess we could have tried having a yard sale, but being so busy and living out of town would have made that difficult. It is so nice to have it all out of here!!!
Despite the fact that I injured my finger Tuesday, carrying that bag of corn pictured above, I was stubborn enough still able to make another Brown Scapular Cake (at the request of my children) to celebrate today’s feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (our chosen patron for our homeschool).
I also saw the doctor about my finger today. (Huge success surviving a LONG waiting period at the doctor’s office this morning with a hurt finger and all five children. At least everyone in the office kept saying that I have the best kids ever… Oh and of course the one person that just HAD to ask “Don’t you know what causes that?” ughhhh…) Apparently I did damage the nerves in my finger and am now sporting a bright pink finger brace. The good news is that it is my left hand and I can still use my other hand as well as take pictures!! 😉 The bad news is that it could take a few days, a few weeks, or forever to get better. However, if it is not better in 10 days the doctor will refer me to a Neurologist, in the meantime she wants me to avoid using it and keep it in the brace as much as possible. (What is it with me and hurting my fingers in the summer??) I had to laugh when she pulled out pink gauze to wrap the brace… She said it needed to match my pink shirt. I think it sticks out like a sore thumb! 😉
Oh and one last small success… I have not eaten all of that chocolate in my purse!
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