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5th Annual Curriculum Sale Blog Hop




.: Rules for Posting :. 

Create a blog post with your gently used curriculum (and any other books/items) that you’d like to sell or pass on to another family, with pictures if possible.

Please add a link to your post, referring back to this post, so that others can find the link up.

Using the linky below, enter the direct link to your post.


.: Please be Thoughtful when Selling and Purchasing :. 

Out of consideration for everyone participating in the Curriculum Sale Blog Hop, please only request items that you intend to purchase and are able to submit payment for promptly, preferably within 24 hours, unless prior arrangements have been made with the person selling the books.

Sellers please update your posts with “sale pending” or “sold” when possible, and be sure to include your payment and shipping terms.

Purchasers, if you request books from a seller, please respond to their confirmation email within a reasonable amount of time. If the seller doesn’t hear back from you within 24 hours they may decide to remove the “sale pending” and make the books you requested available to others.

The link-up will remain open from June 15-30, 2015, so be sure to check back for new links! I’ve added a button to the side of the blog which will be there for the duration of the link-up so this post can be found easily.

Thank you for participating!



Our 2015 Used Book Sale

UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who purchased books and/or participated in this year’s link up! I’m no longer accepting orders for any of our remaining books below, since I won’t have the opportunity to get back to the post office anytime soon. God bless! 

It’s time for the 5th Annual Curriculum Sale Blog Hop! You can find all the details, browse books for sale on other blogs, or add a link to your own post here.

I didn’t have enough time to sort through all our bookshelves over the weekend, but I do have a few boxes of books to sell this summer and I pulled a few more off the shelves after we got home from golf camp this afternoon.

If you are interested in purchasing any of the items in this post, please leave a comment listing the books you would like, along with your email address. (The email address box is part of the comment form here at Shower of Roses and it won’t be displayed publicly.) I will send you a private email with your total, including shipping, along with my Paypal address.

To keep it as simple as possible, I have decided to once again charge a flat rate to help cover the cost of packaging, postage, and any Paypal fees. This year it will be $5 for 1-3 items and $7.00 for 4+ items. 

Please only request items that you intend to purchase and are able to submit payment for promptly. I’ve disabled comment moderation for a few days so that the comments/requests will show up immediately. I will also update the post as quickly as possible with “sales pending.”

Thank you!

Note: Most links are affiliate links.

Saxon Math Intermediate 3 Homeschool Kit: Textbook, Solutions Manual, and Homeschool Testing Book (does not include Power Up Workbook). Asking $43.00 for the set of three books (sold)


Saxon Math 7/6: Homeschool Edition, good/very good condition, purchased new and used by one child, Asking $20.00 (sold)

Saxon Math 8/7: Homeschool Edition, heavy wear to cover which is falling off, otherwise still a usable copy, $8.00 (sold)

Saxon Math 7/6 ISBN 1565775074, $10.00 (Previous school textbooks, with wear to covers, fourth edition and nearly identical to the Saxon 7/6: Homeschool Edition. A couple years ago my two oldest boys used 7/6 together with tutors, one the hardcover and one using the softcover pictured above. My 7th grader is currently using another copy of this book.)
Asking $10 each (2 1 available) 

Teaching Writing: Structure and Style Workbook (Syllabus and Seminar Workbook Only – I happened to have an extra copy after participating in a local seminar. This coordinates with this DVD set.), like new, $15.00  REDUCED to $7.50 (sold)


Teaching Writing: Structure and Style Workbook (Syllabus and Seminar Workbook Only. This coordinates with this DVD set.), some notes & writing inside, $10.00 

Connecting With History: Volume 2 Spiral Bound Syllabus (Original Edition), very good condition, Asking $20.00 (sold)

Fix It! : Grammar and Editing Made Easy with Classics (2007 Edition), very good condition, Asking $15.00 (sold)

The Universe in my Hands Book with Dividers, Asking $10.00 (sold)

Science and Living in God’s World Grade 2 Teacher’s Manual and Answer Key, $1.00  
Science and Living in God’s World Grade 4 Text and Workbook Answer Key, $1.00 (sold)
Science and Living in God’s World Grade 5 Test Booklet, $1.00 (sold)

Catholic Geography Bee Coordinator/Parent Book and Participant/Student Book, like new with very minor shelf wear, Asking $25.00 for the set (sold)
Wordly Wise Book A Answer Key and Book B Answer Key, $2.00 for both 

Get Set for The Code B, new, $5.00 (sold)
Go for The Code C, new, $5.00 (sold)

Explode the Code, Book 1, pages 1-3 completed, $5.00   

Explode the Code, Book 1 1/2, new, sticker on cover, $6.00 

Explode the Code, Book 2 1/2, new, $6.00 

Word Tracking: High Frequency Words, Like New, Asking $10.00  

Getty-Dubay Instruction Manual – Like New, Asking $3.00  

The Catholic Homeschool Companion, Like New, Asking $5.00 (sold)

These have all been read once and are in like new/very good condition:

Something Other Than God, Asking $10.00 (sold)

My Sisters the Saints: A Spiritual Memoir, Asking $7.00 (sold)

Catholic Philosopher Chick Makes Her Debut, Asking $10.00 

Secular Saints, hardcover, wear/fading to dust cover, otherwise in great condition, $10.00  

A Short Life of Christ, 1952, $4.00  

The Story of the Sacred Heart, paper pamphlet type, you can see a picture of the inside here, duplicate copy, this has wear to cover including writing, Asking $3.00  

Garment of Grace, like new, $2.00  REDUCED to $1.00 (sold)

Lucia Speaks on the Message of Fatima, $2.00 (sold)

Baltimore Catechism No. 1, some discoloration, a few crayon marks on inside front cover, $2.00  

Ordinary Lives Extraordinary Mission, some shelf wear, $2.00 


Sleeping Beauty, like new, $7.00 REDUCED to $3.50 

Linnea in Monet’s Garden, duplicate copy, wear to cover, $3.00 (sold)

Peter and Lotta’s Christmas, like new, $10.00 (sold)

Baby’s Very First Black and White Library (box set of small Board Books, new), $3.00 REDUCED to $1.50(sold)

These are all duplicates of books on my boys’ bookshelves:
Ranger’s Apprentice, Book One: The Ruins of Gorlan, paperback, wear to cover, $4.00 (sold)
Ranger’s Apprentice, Book Eight: The Kings of Clonmel, paperback, minor wear to cover, $4.00 (sold)
Brotherband, Scorpion Mountain, hard cover, like new with minor wear to corner of dust cover, $10.00 (sold)
Sir Givret the Short, paperback, like new, $4.00 (sold)

Beyond the Desert Gate, paperback, new in shrink wrap, duplicate copy, $7.00 (sold)
Nacar the White Deer, paperback, new in shrink wrap, duplicate copy, $6.00 (sold)
Willow Wind Farm: Betsy’s Story, paperback, new, duplicate copy, $6.00 REDUCED to $3.00 (pending)
My Heart Lies South, Paperback, good condition/shelf wear, $6.00 (sold)
The Saints Show Us Christ, paperback, shelf wear, $2.00  REDUCED to $1.00 (sold)
The Last Things, paperback, $2.00  
A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts, $2.00  

All of these books are in good to very good condition, with some shelf wear:

The Call of the Wild and the Cruise of the Dazzler, $2.00 (sold)
Dollfuss: An Austrian Patriot, $3.00  
Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, $2.00  
Rascal, $3.00  
The Skippack School, $4.00 
Within the Palace Gates, $6.00 (sold)
Cyrus the Persian, $6.00 (sold)
Brian’s Winter, $2.00  
On the Wings of Heroes, $2.00 
Walk the World’s Rim, $5.00  

Meet Molly, HC 0808579894, ex-library book, $2.00 (sold)
Changes for Molly, HC 083352366X, ex-library book, $2.00 (sold)
Molly Learns a Lesson, HC 0808579924, ex-library book, $2.00 (sold)

Three Little Pigs, Usborne First Stories, some cover wear, $1.00  REDUCED to $0.50 (pending)
Phonics Practice Reader, $1.00  
Yankee Doodle Sing Along, $2.00  
Toddler Songs, $3.00  REDUCED to $1.50 (sold)
Preschool Songs, $3.00  REDUCED to $1.50 (sold)
Silly Songs, $3.00 
Lullabies, $3.00  REDUCED to $1.50 (sold)

The Childhood of Jesus Coloring Book, new, $2.00  REDUCED to $1.00 (sold)
Boy Heroes, $4.00  REDUCED to $2.00 (sold)
Miracle of Marcelino, duplicate copy, DVD, new in shrink wrap, $7.00 (sold)

Zippety Zoo (Level 4), $2.00
A Den, a Tree, a Nest Is Best (Level 3), $2.00
Slither, Slide, Hop, and Run (Level 2) , $2.00
or $5.00 for all three (sold)

Hurricanes: Weathering the Storm, cover wear, $2.00  
One Day in the Alpine Tundra, heavy wear to cover, $1.00  
The Black Stallion, wear to cover, $2.00  REDUCED to $1.00 (sold)

Zita the Spacegirl, acceptable, cover wear, dogeared pages, $2.00
Legends of Zita the Spacegirl, some shelf wear, good condition, $5.00
The Return of Zita the Spacegirl, hard cover, new, $12.00
or $16.00 for all three books (sold)
Past Suspicion, shelf wear to cover, $6.00 
Frozen Footprints, shelf wear to cover, $6.00   
A Sojourn of Sorts, shelf wear, inscription inside, $6.00  
This Is Narnia (I Can Read! Level 2)
Welcome to Narnia (I Can Read! Level 2)
Tea with Mr. Tumnus (I Can Read! Level 2)
$6.00 for all 5 books (sold)
Coloring Book About the Rosary, Asking $1.00 each, 15 available (sold)
Stations of the Cross Coloring Book, Asking $1.00 each, 6 available  (sold)

Please leave a comment, or email me directly at jessica(dot)showerofroses(at)gmail(dot)com, if you have any questions. Thank you!

Seven Quick Takes :: Upcoming Book Sale, Coupon Codes, Special Feast Days, and Animals of God!

Visit This Ain’t the Lyceum for more Quick Takes

— 1 :: 5th Annual Curriculum Sale Blog Hop —

Now that the school year has come to an end, it is time to start gathering any books you’d like to sell. The 5th Annual Curriculum Sale Blog Hop is coming up next week! I won’t be able to host two this summer so I’ve decided to leave the link-up open for two weeks. Hopefully that gives anyone who would like to participate time to do so. I’ll post the link up sometime Monday afternoon, after we get home from golf camp.

— 2 :: Sacred Heart Books and Gifts Coupon Codes —

Speaking of books, beginning today Sacred Heart Books and Gifts (one of my favorite sources for ordering discounted school books!) is offering free shipping for orders over $40 with coupon code JMJFS. For orders over $75 they are offering free shipping plus $5 off with coupon code JMJFS5(These coupon codes are valid June 12-18, 2015.)

— 3 :: Celebrating the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary —

In honor of today’s solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and tomorrow’s feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the girls are going to bake and decorate heart shaped cookies again. After the cookies have cooled, cover each heart with white frosting. Add a red heart to the center of each cookie with red frosting, using additional yellow or orange frosting to create a flame. For the Sacred Heart Cookies add chocolate sprinkles to represent the thorns across the center; and for the Immaculate Heart add flower sprinkles and leaves. You can scroll through my past posts for the Sacred Heart here and Immaculate Heart here.

Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine! Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us! 
— 4 :: Celebrating the Feast of St. Anthony  —

Tomorrow is also the feast of St. Anthony of Padua, the patron saint of lost items, and the one year anniversary of my miscarriage of our little Anthony. It’s hard to believe it has been a year, but at the same time (especially after all the things that have happened this past year and all the extra challenges we’ve had) it seems like so long ago…

I haven’t decided how we will celebrate the day yet, but you can find some ideas in the archives here at Shower of Roses and also over at Catholic Cuisine including an Outdoor Scavenger Hunt and “A Multitude of Fish” Trail Mix.

— 5 :: Animals of God 

Our family owns an old cassette tape that we were given when our oldest three were toddlers titled Animals of God – Three Catholic Stories for Children. It includes the stories of three different animals who played roles in the lives of the saints. Our favorite is the first of the three stories, which is perfect for tomorrow’s feast, about St. Anthony of Padua and the True Presence of the Holy Eucharist.

Regina Martyrum Productions has just rereleased this story as an audio download

“Meet Joshua, a little gray mule, and his kindhearted but stubborn Jewish owner, Guillard. After a chance encounter with Saint Anthony of Padua, the unbelieving Guillard throws out a challenge, demanding the saint to prove the true Presence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. When Saint Anthony accepts, unsuspecting little Joshua is locked away for three agonizing days and left to starve, yet he becomes the instrument God uses to show the entire town, without a shadow of a doubt, that the Holy Eucharist is indeed the Body of Christ. This incredible true story is told from the little mule’s point of view! A beautiful lesson on the Blessed Sacrament, which will delight children of all ages.”

For today and tomorrow only Regina Martryum Productions is offering a $20 cash credit when you buy 2 stories using promo code CASH20

— 6 :: Schleich Advent Calendar 

Last December Bud received an awesome Schleich Portable Barn for his Farmer Boy/Big Red Barn Birthday! I had wanted to purchase the Schleich Christmas on the Farm Advent Calendar Set for him at the time, but it was just too expensive. It was still in my cart though and I snatched it up when it dropped to 61% off last week. It’s still a bargain at 59% off today if anyone else wants to add some more Schleich animals to their collection. I’ll be saving it for next December!

— 7 :: St. Anthony of Padua and the Hungry Gray Mule —

Inspired by the story of St. Anthony of Padua and the Hungry Gray Mule we pulled out Bud’s barn, animals, and a couple of his Saint Blessing Blocks. I need to see if I can find a gray mule… One kneeling would be even better!  🙂

Dear St. Anthony, pray for me to the Little Jesus, whom thou didst hold so lovingly in thine arms. Obtain for me the grace to love Him with all my heart. Amen. 
(Prayer to Saint Anthony from Jesus Make Me Worthy)

{pretty, happy, funny, real}

~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter. ~

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It’s always so pretty over at the coast! I have some more pictures I’m hoping to share from our camping trip last weekend, but here is one that someone took of our whole family.  ❤ You can also see pictures from the Saturday afternoon rehearsal and Corpus Christi Mass and Procession here

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Lots of big smiles in our home today! Last day of school for the kids, and last day of braces for me!!! Woot woot! Thank you to my orthodontist and his amazing staff. They are the best! #bracesoff #onceagain #twentyyearslater #wearyourretainer

{funny}

“What are you smiling about?!” asks my husband, when he met up with us at DQ this afternoon to celebrate the last day of school. Haha! #nomorebraces #thatswhat

He wasn’t joking, but he figured it out really quickly when I grinned even bigger and all the kids started giggling! He’s had a long week.

I don’t think I’ll ever forget him asking if I had asked the orthodontist if he could still kiss me when I first got them on, and the electric shock he got from that first kiss! ⚡ That was the one and only time that happened, but the timing couldn’t have been more perfect!

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A screen shot from my Target Weight App showing my weight loss from the past year.
The green dots show that I’m now in the “normal” range for my height!
Today is also my 100th day on the Auto-Immune Protocol (AIP) diet! (This is my favorite book on the topic.) I’m feeling so much better than I have in years. 
When I first started the diet, the day after getting my biopsy results back in March, I planned on trying it for thirty days which seemed like an eternity at the time. I surprised myself by being able to successfully give up all my favorite things (Coffee, Chocolate, Chipotle…) and then some (all Sugar, Seeds, Nuts, Grains, Nightshades, Eggs, Dairy, etc). I figured Lent was the perfect time to make the extra sacrifices. Day 30 ended up being Holy Thursday, so I spent Day 31 fasting for Good Friday. My lichen planus wasn’t completely gone so I decided to continue on the diet through Easter and beyond.  
My Easter morning breakfast was an AIP approved Pina Colada Smoothie made with 1 large banana, 1 1/4 cup frozen pineapple tidbits, 1 cup coconut milk (this kind), 1 cup crushed ice, topped with unsweetened toasted coconut and garnished with an organic strawberry. Yum! 
I’ve found that, in addition to the diet, keeping my stress levels as low as possible and making sure I’m getting enough sleep each night is essential to avoiding new lichen planus from appearing. With the combination of the AIP diet, low(er) stress, and plenty of more sleep, I’ve been able to manage my autoimmune skin issues without using any of the prescribed steroids! The added benefit of weight loss has really helped keep me motivated too! 🙂  As of today I have lost 32 pounds since March 4th, and over 42 pounds since last fall! I’ve gone from wearing maternity clothes and/or barely being able to squeeze into a size fourteen to my old size eights now fitting loosely! On June 3rd, for the first time in nearly seven years, I finally weigh less than my husband once again!!! I’ve actually been buying him lots of beer and chocolate to keep it that way! Just kidding… or am I! 😉  Anyway, I still have another 15-20 pounds I would love to lose, but it actually seems achievable for the first time in a very long time. I’m looking forward to slowly reintroducing some foods back into my diet later this summer. We’ll see how it goes! 

Corpus Christi Mass & Procession

“If I am truly to communicate with another person I must know him, I must be able to be in silence close to him, to listen to him and look at him lovingly. True love and true friendship are always nourished by the reciprocity of looks, of intense, eloquent silences full of respect and veneration.” 
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Corpus Christi homily 2012

You, Deity triune and one, we urgently ask: thus [please] visit us, as we worship you; along your paths lead us to where we long [to be], to the light which you inhabit.

Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

{pretty, happy, funny, real}

~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life with Like Mother, Like Daughter. ~

{pretty}

I recently gifted these two beautiful infant medals, hand-embroidered by Stella Marigold Art, to a couple sweet babies and their mamas. I mailed the Immaculate Heart medal pictured above to a sweet baby girl who will be needing heart surgery in a month or two, and I gave the medal below to my friend Renee at her “Baby Shower of Love” last weekend for her little one, Patrick Gabriel, who has Trisomy 13. Please remember these two babies and their families in your prayers! 
 
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This little guy lost a tooth at the orthodontist’s office yesterday, just before getting his space maintainer, and the tooth fairy was extra generous last night! He couldn’t wait to finish his final Math assignment for the school year (yay!) and get started building. #perfectendtoaroughweek #endofschoolpartytomorrow #aslongasnooneelsegetssick

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Bud wasn’t at all interested in the waterslide at our Homeschool Family Camp, but he was a wild man on the waterslide the graduation party we attended last Saturday! 
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Apparently fallen rose petals (and Crocheted Rosary Roses!) make perfect little beds for my children’s painted saints. I always love finding little scenes like this set up around our home. 

Homeschool Family Camp & Pentecost Sunday

Over Memorial Day Weekend our family attended a brand new Homeschool Catholic Family Camp in a neighboring diocese which was coordinated by my friend Aleesa.  
The camp took place at the incredible Powell Butte Retreat Center built by Bishop Vasa in 2009. 
That Friday afternoon we attended the funeral and reception for an old friend who will be dearly missed – the husband of our children’s swimming instructor, may he rest in peace+ – and then headed to camp.  It was a beautiful drive! 
At one point I had to jump out and quickly snap a picture of the sky. It was gorgeous! 
In addition to bringing our RV and parking in one of the seven RV spots (with power and water hookups!), we also had one side of one of the five duplex cabins, with a bathroom and eight beds (four wooden bunks!). 
“Each Cabin is named after a pair of Saints and each Cabin has a different form of Cross built into the floor. The Cabins are named for men and women who were very close friends or even family members. Each Cabin has a side named for a male Saint and a side for a female Saint. Each cabin also has a brief biography of its Saint as well as a description of the floor cross mounted on the wall.”
“Behind the cabins is a trail which winds through the junipers and connects the Cabins to each other and to the Youth Activities Center. In addition to the Youth Activity Center there is ample area for playing fields both up above near the RV parking or down below near the Activity Center. “
Behind the cabins you will also find the waterslide! 

 
There was plenty of free time throughout the weekend for playing games, visiting with the other families, or spending time in the chapel.

On Sunday afternoon Father Andrew Szymakowski arrived to offer a Low Latin Mass for Pentecost, Adoration, and to hear confessions!

Our family actually attended the ordination of Fr. Szymakowski many years ago (we only had three children at the time!), since he happened to be ordained with my husband’s oldest brother, through the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), before becoming a diocesan priest.

After Mass the Sisters of Mary of Kakamega arrived to join us for a BBQ dinner. 

I put together a Seven Layer Dip to share, recalling the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.  🙂 
I had also packed along a small cake to decorate along with candles (to sing Happy Birthday to the Church!) and some extra cupcakes decorated with red sprinkles and white chocolate doves. However, at the last minute quite a few additional families decided to come to camp and I didn’t have nearly enough for everyone. I ended up serving them the next afternoon after some of us hiked the cave

Roasting marshmallows was the perfect alternative to birthday cake for Pentecost! 
It was such a great weekend and I really hope we’ll be able to attend again next year. 
On the drive home, in addition to visiting Lava River Cave, we stopped to hike the Gorge trail and see how much lower the river is compared to last year.

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Thy love. 
Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

Lava River Cave

On our way home from the Homeschool Family Camp (a new Catholic camp we attended for the first time this year over Pentecost) a few families decided to meet back up at Lava River Cave to explore the mile-long lava tube, one of the longest uncollapsed lava tubes in Oregon! 


Initial access to the cave descends 55 stairs to a combination of flat boardwalk, uneven surfaces and stairways.  Once we rounded the first corner you really couldn’t see anything in the pitch black cave without a flashlight and it was cold! The average temperate in the cave is 42 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Eventually Lena and I decided to turn back with four of the little ones. We thought we had gone so far, but just around the corner was the entrance to the cave!

It took at least an hour and a half for the rest of our families to make it all the way to the end of the cave and back up again.

Exploring the cave (and attending the Homeschool Family Camp!) was fun, but one of the highlights of our trip was getting to visit with Lena and her beautiful JOY{filled}family! My older girls have been pen-pals with her girls for years now and it was such a blessing and treat for them to get to meet in person and spend some time together over the holiday weekend!

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I didn’t mean to disappear after posting the review and giveaway of BENEDICTA… Our schedule has been so incredibly full and I’ve been too tired at night to spend much time at the computer. I’m hoping to carve out a little time this weekend (in between a graduation party this afternoon, the girls’ piano recital tomorrow, and then a Baby Shower of Love for sweet little Patrick Gabriel) to share some pictures from the Homeschool Family Camp we attended last weekend! In the meantime here is one of my favorite moments from the past week (a short video clip of my “baby” with his Little Prayer Book) in case you missed it over at Instagram. Hope you are all having a great weekend! God bless!


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Prayer of Mothers

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.


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Hi! I'm Jessica, a Roman Catholic wife and home educating mother to our nine children. I was home educated myself, along with my eleven younger siblings. I have a special devotion to St. Therese, through whom I have been given much help and many blessings--the beautiful "Shower of Roses" that she has sent my way! Here I will record a few of the blessings I treasure. Please remember that what you see here is just a little glimpse at our lives, so please say a prayer for us, as we continue to strive for holiness.

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