The Year of the Priest Faith Folder Give-Away!!
In honor of the Year of the Priest, Lindy Meyer (an amazingly creative mother of 6!) over at Faith Folders for Catholics (Lapbooks With the Catholic Family & Classroom in Mind), has put together a lovely new Faith Folder: The Year of the Priest.
This Faith Folder is in recognition of the Year of the Priest as declared by Pope Benedict XVI from June 19, 2009 to June 19, 2010. Topics covered include facts about the Year of the Priest, St. John Vianney, discernment, vocations and lots of facts and information about the priesthood.
This Faith Folder features two inserted pages with lots of information, activities and thought provoking material. There are 26 mini-books included with this Faith Folder.
Several options are included for the various books. The activities are easily adapted for a variety of age levels. The Faith Folder is also easily adaptable to allow for personalization and creative style.
We have our copy and my boys can’t wait to begin!
All of Lindy’s Faith Folders are available to download as a pdf file for only $7.99 each. Right now she is also offering a Summer Deal, from June 26th to August 9th, where you can get a Faith Folder for free with the purchase of four others! (Enter the coupon code “5for4” at checkout.) Since my boys *LOVED* putting together their Advent and Lent Lap books, I am hoping to take advantage of this special for the coming year!
In addition, Lindy has kindly offered a FREE COPY of the The Year of the Priest Faith Folder to one lucky visitor!
For your chance to win, just leave a comment on this post and if you mention this give-away on your blog I will enter you twice! The drawing will close at noon on Saturday, July 4th, and I’ll announce the winner shortly after. Good luck!
In Honor of St. Francis of Assisi
Last Wednesday we went to Marci’s home for:
Summer with the SaintsShe had decided to feature St. Francis of Assisi this time and the children all had a wonderful time! Here is an overview of our afternoon:
.~ Making Holy Cards ~
Snacks were simple this week: Cookies, Raisins, and Punch. It made me laugh when Rascal said, “Look Mom! I made a smiley face with dried up lips!”
When we came home my children pulled out all of our books about St. Francis and we’ve been looking through them all week. I also keep getting asked if we can make some more Wolf Paw Cookies!
We have plenty to keep us busy for a few days:
- St. Francis
by Brian Wildsmith
- Saint Francis of Assisi by Father Lovasik
- Legends of Saints and Beasts by Ann Marie Jauss
- The Good Man of Assisi
by Mary Joslin
- Francis: The Poor Man of Assisi
by Tomis dePaola
- Clare and Francis
by Guido Visconti
- Saint Francis and the Christmas Donkey
by Robert Byrd
Wedding Highlights ~ The Reception
In fact, I am still craving more of that yummy tri-tip and pasta salad! Yummmmm!!!
My parents are both from large families (My dad is one of 9 and my mom is one of 13). Unfortunately, very few of their siblings were able to make it due to the distance and other circumstances… A few of my dad’s siblings were able to make it and it was SO NICE to see them!!!
Aunt Shannon, Me, Uncle Kelly
My Mom with my Dad’s two sisters
Aunt Bridget, Uncle Kelly, My Dad, Aunt Shannon
(Shannon and Bridget are the oldest and youngest in my dad’s family with 7 boys in between!)
~ The Guest Book ~
Their photographer put together an amazing guest book filled with some of Brian and Meagan’s engagement photos. This is a picture of the cover…
~ Dancing ~
I still can’t believe that Brian is married now! He was only 13 when hubby and I were married nearly 10 years ago… We are so happy for them both and my children are hoping that God will bless them with children soon so that they can have some cousins that live nearby! =)
Wedding Highlights ~ The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
~ Dad & Mom with the Bride & Groom ~
Wedding Highlights ~ Getting Ready
The very excited Flower Girl and Ring Bearer…
…anxiously awaiting the wedding to begin.
It is not often that we have an opportunity to have someone take a picture of our family…
It is also really hard to get ALL of my parents 12 children together in one place.
This photo is just missing Jamie since she lives across the country and had just delivered the newest grandchild/niece a couple days before the wedding.
**I do have more photos to share from the wedding and reception, but first I need to go make my children breakfast. I’ll be back soon!!
A New Haircut
I took Chiquita in to have her hair cut today, in preparation for the wedding tomorrow. I have been having such a hard time fixing it lately, and figured that a trim would help… I wasn’t expecting it to end up quite so short!!! (As I mentioned earlier, I was thinking just above her shoulders…) It ended up turning out very similar to the first haircut I gave her last year. Even though my brother’s finance said she didn’t care how I fixed her hair, or if I had it cut, I am pretty sure she was surprised to see it so short when we showed up for the rehearsal…
So, what do you think? Does it look alright?!? It sure will be easy to fix tomorrow!!! =)
Small Successes: June 25, 2009
I SURVIVED Family Camp! 😉 Despite the fact that the forecast showed clear with highs in the 70’s, it rained on Friday and Sunday!!! Had I known it was going to rain, I would have packed some warmer clothes for all of us, but thankfully I did pack my children’s rain boots “just in case.” Hubby and I were both reminded of just how much work camping with young children is, not to mention we were attending daily mass, benediction, rosary, and talks as well. Even though it was wonderful, we came home EXHAUSTED. I, being the extrovert that I am, still had a great time, however, hubby said it may be awhile before I am able to talk him into a trip like that again. 😉
Camp also ended on Father’s Day and Snuggle’s 2nd birthday. Since we didn’t arrive home till nearly 7pm I was WAY too tired to make a cake. I think I will make one on his baptismal anniversary instead. Thankfully, despite my mommy guilt setting in, he was more than happy with a couple candles on his Orange Island Way Sorbet with whipped cream on top. It is better than nothing, right?!?
Our cars have been FIXED!! I mentioned last Thursday that hubby’s car was damaged by a scooter that had been left in the driveway. Well, the car ended up needing to be towed to the mechanic to have a few parts replaced. Thankfully the scooter just missed the fuel tank which helped keep the repair costs down. (It still ended up costing over $200.) 🙁 We were able to pick it up on Tuesday night.
Then, as I headed to town yesterday (my first day this week with a car while hubby was at work!), the check tire light came on and my tire was going flat. I was able to make it to Les Schwab (with all five of my children in tow) where they found a nail in my tire.
On the plus side, both cars seem to be running fine today and there has not been a bike left in the driveway ALL WEEK! lol!
My brother’s wedding is tomorrow night. I have their gift wrapped, all of our clothes pressed and ready to go (including Chiquita’s Flower Girl dress and Rascal’s Tux), a hair appointment scheduled for Chiquita in about an hour (I decided to shorten her hair to just above her shoulders), and one for myself tomorrow morning (I thought it would be a nice distraction from my questionable tummy size fun change to have some highlights added!). The rehearsal and rehearsal dinner are tonight and the actual wedding is tomorrow night!!! Please keep my brother Brian and his soon-to-be bride, Meagan, in your prayers!
Oh!!!! I REMEMBERED to be the tooth fairy for once… Barely! 😉
LOST: First Tooth!
So big my tongue can touch my face,
And every time I smile I show
The place where something used to grow.
I miss my tooth as you can guess
But now I have to brush one less!
She’s Here!
I was so excited to hear that my sister Jamie delivered her precious little girl, Nadia Marie Bernadette, today!
My brother-in-law just emailed me a picture and she is ADORABLE!! How I wish they didn’t live on the other side of the country and I could meet my newest niece in person…
The delivery went well (and super fast!) and Jamie is doing great. However, please keep Nadia in your prayers since she will be spending the night in the NICU due to some minor breathing complications.
Happy Baptismal Day…
I find it so hard to believe that you are already six years old and celebrating the sixth anniversary of your baptism today… Where has the time gone?!?
Thank you for the gift of life given to our godchild.
What a privilege it was for us to stand as witnesses for the Church
when our godchild was washed in baptismal waters.
Lord, help us to be faithful to you all the days of our lives.
As our godchild grows in age and faith,
enable us to be a good example for her
of how to live as a follower of Jesus.
Through our love and concern, in moments of joy and sorrow,
allow us to reveal your loving face, O God.
We pray this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
**It’s also hard to believe that the little baby girl in my tummy is now almost 6 years old as well AND recently discovered her first loose tooth. Time is going by TOO fast!!
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