Back to {Home} School Giveaway :: Saint Magnus, The Last Viking
As I’m sure you can tell from our book collection, our family loves reading books about the lives of the saints! Back in 2006, at our annual All Saints Party, our oldest son won a copy of The Last Viking, an audio story about St. Magnus of 12th-century Scotland. Our boys were a little young for the dramatic story at the time and we found that we needed to skip over a couple parts, but it made a huge impression on them and the following year our oldest choose to dress up as this inspiring martyr for our 2007 All Saints Party. St. Magnus has been one of his favorite saints ever since!
I had not been able to find a children’s book on St. Magnus and was so excited when I received an email from author Susan Peek (who was also the writer of the audio/radio play The Last Viking!) asking if we’d like a review copy of Saint Magnus The Last Viking, the first book from her new book series entitled God’s Forgotten Friends: Lives of Little-known Saints. She kindly sent an autographed copy to our oldest son for his birthday and also included an extra copy for me to offer to my visitors here at Shower of Roses!
Book Description from the Back Cover:
In this fast-paced new novel by the highly popular Susan Peek, the conflict unfolds between Magnus Erlendson, a heroic young prince aflame with the love of God, and his outlawed cousin Hakon, who blames Magnus for his banishment from their kingdom. What follows is a tale of betrayal and revenge, bravery and forgiveness, as Magnus seeks to restore his father’s vanquished kingdom to its rightful hands. Entertaining and inspiring from start to finish, a must read for all those who thrill to learn the life of a saint we never knew existed!
The book is recommended for ages 15 and up, but our oldest just turned 14 and is currently reading and enjoying this story written especially for boys.
Susan is also the author of several young adult Catholic saint novels including Crusader King: A Novel of Baldwin IV and the Crusades published by TAN Books in 2003 and A Soldier Surrenders: A Novel of Saint Camillus published by Ignatius Press in 2007, both which I purchased for our oldest son’s Easter basket last year. We are looking forward to reading the rest of her upcoming books about God’s Forgotten Friends!
Note: You can find Our September Book Basket and Giveaway here, the Holy Heroes Giveaway here, and a St. Michael Apron Giveaway over at Catholic Cuisine!
Back to {Home} School Giveaway :: Holy Heroes
To celebrate the new school year I’m hosting a giveaway each day this week (September 1st-7th) featuring educational products and books! Today’s giveaway is sponsored by Holy Heroes!
Our family has always loved the inspiring Glory Stories from Holy Heroes, but that is not all they offer! Holy Heroes has also produced many excellent ways to help us parents “bring the joy of the faith to our families” including the Summer Faith, Advent and Lent Adventures.
Holy Heroes is now starting to offer FREE Sunday Mass Prep videos at HolyHeroesFun.Com. Stop by and sign up to be notified when new activities are added. While you are there be sure to check out the free coloring page downloads, crafts ideas, and everything else they have to offer!
Today I have a set of the Life of Jesus Coloring Books plus a copy of Road to Calvary Coloring Book to offer to one of my visitors here at Shower of Roses. These coloring books have scripture verses on each page and also teach the Mysteries of the Rosary along with so much more!
Note: You can find Our September Book Basket and Giveaway here and a St. Michael Apron Giveaway over at Catholic Cuisine!
Feasts & Seasons :: Our September Book Basket
At the beginning of each month I fill a basket with books featuring the the various saints whose feast days will be celebrated during the month and place it in the living room. Throughout the month I will find the children curled up on the couch reading books they have chosen from the basket, either on their own or to their younger siblings. I also choose books from the basket for some of our afternoon family read-alouds. Our collection started very small and we have continued adding additional books over the years which we have either purchased or have been given as gifts. Some are picture books, some are chapter books, and some are collections of saint stories. This post is a work in progress and I will continue adding links as I sort through our collection.
September 1st, St. Giles (Trad.):
- Saint Giles and the Doe (Brother Wolf, Sister Sparrow) by Eric A. Kimmel
- The Loyal Friend – Saint Giles (audio download)
September 1st, St. Anna (Hist.):
- Anna (Tapestries: Stories of Women in the Bible) by Ruth Sanderson (Note: I tore out one of the pages in this book.)
September 3rd, St. Simeon the Stylite, the Younger:
- Simeon (More Once Upon a Time Saints) by Ethel Pochocki
- St. Simeon Stylites: Saint on a Pillar (The Book of Saints and Heroes) by Andrew Lang
September 3rd, St. Pius X (Trad.) (New – Aug.21st):
- St. Pius X, the Farm Boy who became Pope (Vision) by Walter Diethelm
September 3rd, St. Gregory the Great (New) (Trad. – Mar. 12th)
- Saint Gregory the Great (Saints: Lives and Illuminations) by Ruth Sanderson
- G- St. Gregory the Great (An Alphabet of Saints) by Robert Hugh Benson (Neumann Press – also available from TAN)
September 5th, Bl. Teresa of Calcutta
- Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (More Saints: Lives and Illuminations) by Ruth Sanderson
- Mother Teresa by Demi
- The Gospel on Five Fingers: Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Glory Stories: Volume IV) available from Holy Heroes
- Mother Teresa: The Smile of Calcutta by Charlotte Grossetete (reviewed here)
- Mother Teresa of Calcutta by Francine Bay (reviewed here)
September 8th, Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary (New, Trad.)
- Mary My Mother by Father Lovasik
- The Blessed Virgin Mary (Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children) by Bart Tesoriero
- A & Q – Alphabet of Catholic Saints by Nippert
- An Alphabet of Mary by Nippert
- The Story of Mary: Our Mother (also available from Sacred Heart Books & Gifts)
- My First Pictures of Mary
- Jesus and Mary: The Lives of Jesus and Mary and the Story of Fatima (Neumann Press – also available from TAN)
- See Our May Book Basket for additional books about the Blessed Virgin Mary
September 8th, St. Adrian (Trad.):
- St. Adrian of Nicomedia (Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children) by Bart Tesoriero
September 9th, St. Peter Claver (New, Trad./some places):
- Peter Claver, Patron Saint of Slaves by Julia Durango CM
September 9th, St. Kieran (Hist.):
- Saint Ciaran: The Tale of a Saint of Ireland by Gary D. Schmidt
September 12th, The Most Holy Name of Mary (New, Trad.):
- Holy Name of Mary (Mondays With Mary) by Meredith Henning
September 13th, St. John Chrysostom (New) (Trad. – Jan. 27th):
- St. John Chrysostom (Saints for Young People for Every Day of the Year – Vol II)
- Saint John Chrysostom (Saints: Lives and Illuminations) by Ruth Sanderson
September 14th, Exaltation of the Holy Cross (New, Trad.):
- The Tale of Three Trees: A Traditional Folktale by Angela Elwell Hunt
- The Three Trees: A Traditional Folktale by Elena Pasquali
- Saint Constantine & Saint Helen (Saints: Lives and Illuminations) by Ruth Sanderson
- H- St. Helen (An Alphabet of Saints) by Robert Hugh Benson (Neumann Press – also available from TAN)
- Saint Helena (Saints for Girls) by Eve Rouke (Neumann Press – also available from TAN)
- The Queen and the Cross: The Story of St. Helen by Cornelia Mary Bilinsky
- St. Helena and the True Cross by by Louis de Wohl
- The Living Wood: Saint Helena and the Emperor Constantine by Louis de Wohl
- In This Sign You Shall Conquer (The Story of Constantine and St. Helena) Audio CD Note: Also available for download from Regina Martyrum Productions
September 14th, St. Notburga (Hist.):
- Saint Notburga and the Pigs (Brother Wolf, Sister Sparrow) by Eric A. Kimmel
September 18th, St. John Macias:
- St. John Masias: Marvelous Dominican Gatekeeper of Lima, Peru by Mary Fabyan Windeatt (also available from TAN)
September 20th, St. Eustace & Comps. (Trad.):
- Eustace (Lives and Legends of Saints) by Carole Armstrong
September 21st, St. Matthew (New, Trad.):
- St. Matthew (Saints and Angels) by Claire Llewellyn
- Matthew (The Twelve Apostles) by Marianna Meyer
- St. Matthew, Apostle (Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children) by Bart Tesoriero
September 23rd, St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) (New):
- Padre Pio by Winkler
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children) by Bart Tesoriero
- Saint Padre Pio (More Saints: Lives and Illuminations) by Ruth Sanderson
September 23rd, St. Thecla (Trad.):
- A Saint and His Lion: The Story of Telka of Ethiopia by Elaine Murray Stone
September 26th, Sts. Cosmas and Damien (New) (Trad. – Sep. 27th)
- Cosmas and Damien (Around the Year Once Upon a Time Saints) by Ethel Pochocki
September 26th, Sts. Isaac Jogues, John de Brebeuf & Comps (Trad.) (New – Oct. 19th):
- St. Isaac and the Indians (Vision) by Milton Lomask
- Ondessonk: Priest of the Red Man (The Story of St. Isaac Jogues) Audio CD Note: Also available for download from Regina Martyrum Productions
September 27th, Sts. Cosmas and Damien (Trad.) (New – Sep. 26th):
- Cosmas and Damien (Around the Year Once Upon a Time Saints) by Ethel Pochocki
September 27th, St. Vincent de Paul (New) (Trad. – July 19th):
- Vincent de Paul (Around the Year Once Upon a Time Saints) by Ethel Pochocki
- St. Vincent de Paul (Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children) by Bart Tesoriero
- Saint Vincent de Paul (More Saints: Lives and Illuminations) by Ruth Sanderson
- St. Vincent de Paul: Founder of Hospitals (The Book of Saints and Heroes) by Andrew Lang
- Saint Vincent de Paul (Saints for Boys) by Alma Savage (Neumann Press – also available from TAN)
- V- St. Vincent of Paul (An Alphabet of Saints) by Robert Hugh Benson (Neumann Press – also available from TAN)
- V – Alphabet of Catholic Saints by Nippert
- Saint Vincent, Friend of the Poor by Kimberly Varela
- Saint Vincent de Paul: Servant of Charity (Along the Paths of the Gospel Series)
- Vincent de Paul, Saint of Charity by Margaret Ann Hubbard (Vision)
September 28th, St. Wenceslaus (New, Trad.):
- W – Alphabet of Catholic Saints by Nippert
- A Story of Saint Wenceslaus by Brother Ernest
September 29th, Sts. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels (New); (Trad – Mar 24 & Oct 24) Dedication of the Basilica of St. Michael; Michaelmas Day (Trad.):
- The Heavenly Helpers (Around the Year Once Upon a Time Saints) by Ethel Pochocki
- Michael and All Angels (Lives and Legends of Saints) by Carole Armstrong
- Archangel Michael, Gabriel and Raphael (Saints and Angels) by Claire Llewellyn
- St. Michael the Archangel (Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children) by Bart Tesoriero
- St. Gabriel the Archangel (Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children) by Bart Tesoriero
- Archangel Gabriel (Saints for Boys) by Alma Savage (Neumann Press – also available from TAN)
- Archangel Michael (Saints for Boys) by Alma Savage (Neumann Press – also available from TAN)
- The Angels: God’s Messengers and Our Helpers by Fr. Lovasik
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| Saint Michael, the Archangel from Saints for Boys |
September 30th, St. Jerome (New, Trad.):
- Saint Jerome and the Lion (Legends of Saints and Beasts) by Ann Marie Jauss
- Jerome (Lives and Legends of Saints) by Carole Armstrong
- Saint Paula & Saint Jerome (Saints: Lives and Illuminations) by Ruth Sanderson
- St. Jerome: The Saint with the Lion (The Book of Saints and Heroes) by Andrew Lang
- J- St. Jerome (An Alphabet of Saints) by Robert Hugh Benson (Neumann Press – also available from TAN)
- St. Jerome and the Lion by Margaret Hodges CM
- St. Jerome and the Lion by Rumor Godden
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| St. Jerome and the Lion by Rumer Godden |
Other Links for September:
With the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary coming up on September 8th, I thought it’d be fun to include a giveaway with this month’s Book Basket post! The giveaway will be open through September 7, 2014 and the winner will be announced in this post (and notified by email) on September 8, 2014. The winner will receive their choice of either Saints for Girls or Saints for Boys, now that they are back in print!
Our family is also celebrating a birthday this weekend and then our new school year will begin following Labor Day. I’ll be taking a little break from blogging next week to focus on getting our year off to a good start, but I do have giveaways scheduled EVERY DAY from September 1st-7th, so be sure to stop by and enter! I hope you all have a great weekend.
Camp Saint Joseph
– My Catholic Faith, Bishop Morrow
Archery and Shooting
“When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are in peace.”
– Luke 11:21
.: July 18th – Day Five :.
Meet the Masters :: Claude Monet
Our unit study on Claude Monet was the perfect way to wrap up Track A and was unanimously the most loved art project from the year! The children were all so amazed at what they could create with just three colors of paint. We are looking forward to meeting new artists this upcoming school year as we move on to Track B in Meet the Masters.
French Painter (1840-1926)
One Paper Plate
One 9″x12″ sheet of light blue construction paper
One 12″x18″ sheet of newsprint (placemat)
Four Q-tips (plus lots of extras!)
Paintbrush
Paper Towel
Red, Yellow and Blue Tempera Paint
The Color Wheel: We learned all about the color wheel, how the primary colors (red, blue and yellow) are the only colors necessary to make a secondary color (orange, green or violet), and practiced creating secondary colors with primary crayons.
Color Relationship: We learned that colors which are close together on the color wheel are called Analogous colors.
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| by Rose (age 4) |
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| Somehow Snuggles’ tree caught on fire! You know, with the thunderstorm outside and it being fire season and all… |
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| I couldn’t resist joining the fun too… We are ALL learning so much about art and all the Master Artists! |
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| Top Row: Ranger and Rose Middle Row: Chiquita, Captain and Snuggles Bottom Row: Mom and Twink |
Since the children enjoyed studying this artist from Track A of Meet the Masters the most, I ordered Twelve Monet Bookmarks to give them as a special little gift on the first day of school next week. I’ll probably slip one or two into each of their Back-to-School Schultütes.
Meet the Masters :: Pablo Picasso
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| “MOM! I have that painting in my Famous Painting Card Set!” |
In July, when it was 109˚ outside during the hottest week of our summer, we spent some time inside studying art and finishing up Track A of our Meet the Masters Art Course, including the unit study on Pablo Picasso! I purchased the 10-Adult version and we all complete the lessons together as a family. I read the script which goes along with the online slideshow, with occasional modifications for the younger children. Our artistic little seven year old hasn’t had any trouble participating with a little extra help here and there, and even Rose, who is only 4, has loved the program and creating her own art alongside her older siblings.
Spanish Painter (1881-1973)
The genius of Picasso allowed a review of the art elements previously introduced – line, shape, balance, and texture. The children investigated Picasso’s varied styles and were able to trace the transformation of this artist during his different periods of art.
One 11″x11″ white construction paper (we used card stock instead of construction paper)
One 12″x12″ colored construction paper (variety of bright colors: blue, green, orange, violet, etc)
One 8-1/2″x11″ sheet of scrap paper
Tissue
One black marker
Bright Colored Chalk
Guitar Line Drawing from Learning Packet
Glue Stick
Scissors
Pencil
Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
As much as the boys love their favorite LEGO collections, coming up with their own creations and building their town is their absolute favorite way to play with LEGO. I haven’t been the best at taking pictures of their MOCs (My Own Creation), and I’m even worse at posting the pictures on the blog, but in honor of today’s traditional feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary I have pictures of the boys’ latest LEGO MOC to share with you all!
Construction began on July 31st, the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, and the Dedication Mass of the new Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary took place today. The solemn dedication ceremony was undertaken by the pastor, with episcopal delegation, since the bishop was not available.
This was such a challenge for them to build, using random pieces from their other LEGO sets. I love how creative the boys are with their legos!
LEGO NPU (Nice Part Use):
- Grey Statues – from Attack on Weathertop
- Long White Candles – railing from Creator Lighthouse
- Traditional Red Fiddleback Chasuble – Judge Minifigure
- Lectionary – book from The Goblin King Battle
- Communion Paten – from City Police Forest Station (they think it can be found on pick-a-brick too)
- St. Ignatius Statue – Actor Minifigure
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| Serving for Father Carmelo at the Second Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary |
Hobbit and Lord of the Rings LEGO Minifigures :: The Boys’ Storage and Display Case
When it comes to LEGO our boys’ favorite themes are The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings collections. (The Architecture and Creator sets are at the top of the list too.)
I’ve already shared how we store most of their LEGO in their bedroom, and you can see some of their sets assembled and displayed on wall shelves above their dresser, but at that point we hadn’t found a way to store or display their LEGO Minifigures.
The boys have a couple small storage cases like this one which really don’t work very well with only three sections inside… I love these Large Black Minifigure Cases, which can stack on top of each other, but they are just so expensive especially if you need multiple cases. Our solution was to use a Wood Shadow Box purchased with a 50% off coupon from a local craft store for $8! (I had originally purchased this for storing our Alphabet of Saints Dolls before deciding on the black display instead.) It is working out great and the boys love their new display case! Now I need to see if I can find another one for the rest of their Minifigures…
Books for Girls :: A Closer Look at the Bookshelf
After posting pictures of The Big Girls’ Bedroom earlier this month I had a few emails asking if I could share the books that are on their bookshelf. I thought I would put the list into another post in case anyone else is curious. Most of the books in their room right now were either from my own childhood or given to them as gifts on their birthdays, Christmas or Easter, or sent from their grandparents. (Note: You can find lists of the books we’ve given them on holidays here and birthday gifts listed in the birthday party posts.) We keep all of our saint books on a bookshelf in the hallway and most of the historical fiction with all the other school books.
We’ve been collecting the excellent books from Bethlehem Books for years. The Winged Watchman was one of our first audio books and it is still a favorite of my older boys. For the girls we’ve collected the Fairchild Series, The Latsch Valley Farm Series and the Sally Series. I have the Bantry Bay Series (The Cottage at Bantry Bay, Francie on the Run, Pegeen) and the Michells Series (The Mitchells: Five For Victory, Canadian Summer, Friendly Gables) stashed away in my closet to give the girls this upcoming Christmas.
Fairchild Series (8-up)
Sally Series (8-up)
- Away Goes Sally
- Five Bushel Farm
- The Fair American
- (on our wish list: The White Horse and The Wonderful Day)
Latsch Valley Farm Series (8-up)
- First Farm in the Valley: Anna’s Story
- Winding Valley Farm: Annie’s Story
- Stairstep Farm: Anna Rose’s Story
- Willow Wind Farm: Betsy’s Story
The rest of the books on the top shelf are from my childhood collection: Adventures of the Northwoods (Books 1-7 beginning with The Disappearing Stranger), Mandie Books (Books 1-25 beginning with Mandie and the Secret Tunnel), Anne of Green Gables and Emily Collections by L.M. Montgomery, and the Little Women Collection by Louisa May Alcott. (Eight Cousins and Jane of Lantern Hill were moved to a different shelf down below when we added a few more of the Bethlehem Books.)
Our oldest daughter also has this Anne of Green Gables Audio Book. I’d love to order her a special copy of Anne of Green Gables for her birthday. Does anyone have a favorite edition to recommend? I noticed the new “Puffin in Bloom” edition will be released at the end of the month, I ran across the “Word Cloud Classics” version at Costco, and I was also considering the 8-Book Collection. Any other suggestions?
On the next shelf you’ll find our collection of My Book House, Volumes 1-12, a few favorite picture books (Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott, Beauty and the Beast, The Magic Nesting Doll, The Littlest Matryoshka, and Martina the Beautiful Cockroach), Treasury of Fairy Tales the girl’s copies of The Secret Garden (illustrated by Inga Moore and Tasha Tudor), Inside The Secret Garden, a vintage copy of All-of-a-Kind Family, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Other Stories (a Christmas gift from their grandma), Strawberry Hill, Kathleen: The Celtic Knot, and The Original Girl’s Handy Book.
We love the My Book House Collection and the illustrations are gorgeous. The set includes In the Nursery, Story Time, Up One Pair of Stairs, Through the Gate, Over the Hills, Through Fairy Halls, the Magic Garden, Flying Sales, The Treasure Chest, From the Tower Window, In Shining Armor, and Halls of Fame. You can read more about the My Book House collection here.
In the corner of the next shelf down you’ll find our collection of St. Mary’s Messenger Magazines. If you are looking for a Catholic Magazine for children these are excellent.
They also have a collection of small books and journals, Sisters of the Last Straw, some of The Bobbsey Twin books, The Family Under the Bridge and Bound for Oregon (which are usually with our History books), Mandy, Caddie Woodlawn, Sweet Little Ladies and the Secret at Berry Creek, Stout Hearts and Whizzing Biscuits, Stoop of Mastodon Meadow, Olivia and the Little Way, Ballet Shoes (not pictured since we are currently reading it, the paperback version is a great price right now!), King Oberon’s Forest, Clare’s Costly Cookies, The Little House Cookbook, and a variety of Historical American Girl Just for Fun and Paper Doll Books. (The rest of the Historical American Girl Books are across the room with some of their American Girl doll clothes and accessories.)
On the fourth shelf you’ll find more of my childhood books including all my Nancy Drew books. There is also a paperback copy of All-of-a-kind Family, Little Town at the Crossroads, The Far Side of the Loch, Little House in the Highlands, Little House by Boston Bay, On the Way Home, and West from Home. There is also my well loved box set of Little House on the Prairie books, I read them over and over as a child.
The girls also love my set of The Chronicles of Narnia, but they are currently on the boys’ bookshelf. I also want to start collecting the Betsy-Tacy books for them, as well as the rest of the All-of-a-Kind Family series. I’m sure there are more books on their beds and around the house but I’m out of time for now. We are heading to town to run a few errands and then it’s time for me to get back to finalizing this year’s school plans!
Summer Daybook :: Camping at Willow Lake
We arrived home again yesterday afternoon, after spending four beautiful days and three nights with some friends and family at Willow Lake, a wooded escape set at the base of Mt. McLoughlin.
I am thinking…
The last (and only) time I had ever been to Willow Lake was fifteen years ago this summer, when Sean and I were engaged. We drove out for the day, sat on the banks of the lake, talked for hours, and read a few chapters from Three to Get Married. *This post contains affiliate links.
I am thankful…
Sean was able to camp with us! His boss called him off the engine and back to the office for some meetings this past Wednesday-Friday. He was able to get off work Friday at noon to make the 12:05 Mass for the Solemnity feast of the Assumption and then we headed to the campground! He is back in the office today and will most likely be heading back out soon on another fire assignment.
Learning all the time…
My youngest brother also went camping with us and two of his good friends from college drove out on Saturday with their jet ski and two-rider tube (like this one). I loved jet skiing as a teen, but that was years ago and this was the first time for our three oldest. It was also their (our oldest three) first time being out on a lake (other than a couple boat rides when they were younger) and their first time tubing. Oh my, did we have a BLAST! Even I went for crazy ride on the tube with my brother. I think he was trying to kill me and kept telling his friend to speed up and spin us while I clung to the handles with all my strength. . . I’m still sore!
I didn’t have my camera down at the lake when we were jet skiing, but I did take some pictures of the children enjoying the rafts (brought by friends of ours) each afternoon.
Celebrating the liturgical year…
It was such a blessing to have a priest drive out to the campground to offer Mass for us on Sunday evening!
From the kitchen…
On our way out of town I stopped at a local farm to pick up a couple dozen ears of sweet corn to go along with the Hamburgers and Hotdogs one of the other families provided following Mass on Sunday. We soaked the corn in water for about an hour and then Sean cooked them over our campfire. It was amazing!
I am working on…
responding to emails… I had “No Service” on my cell phone up at the lake and came back to “160 New Messages” and a Catholic Digest deadline on Monday night! I did manage to send my November submission off at 11:22pm last night, but it might take me a little while to answer some of the emails.
I am creating…
a list of things we need for the motorhome. I need to get a collapsable hamper for laundry, baskets to hold various things in the cupboards, some extra utensils and potholders, extra toothbrushes for each of the children, and a number of other random things that would make traveling a little easier.
I am going…
to try not to lose the list this time!
I am hoping…
that we are able to take a few more camping trips this fall, after fire season ends.
I am praying…
for my husband’s safety, and for the safety of all our firefighters.
I am reading…
I downloaded Full Steam Ahead to my iPad’s Kindle App before we left and actually managed to finish reading it over the weekend while camping! I have always enjoyed reading historical romances, but it had been awhile since I’ve spent time reading anything “just for fun.” Hopefully I can squeeze in one or two more books before the end of summer!
Pondering these words…
I also picked out a little book for myself when I was placing an order for school books from Sacred Heart Books and Gifts last month. I’ve been reading a couple pages or so each day and Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart is such an excellent and inspiring book!
I am listening…
to Bud talking all about the “rocks, rocks, rocks… and BIG ROCKS!” He played with the rocks for hours while we were camping, stacking them on his daddy and on his head!
Around the house…
LOTS of laundry and boxes of new school books! I’ve been having fun looking through the new books in between loads of laundry.
I love seeing my girls playing sports in their bonnets. Last week I shared a picture of Twinkle Toes playing baseball in her bonnet and while we were camping Chiquita was playing 500 with all the boys wearing her bonnet.
This week’s plans…
- Visit from my cousin and her family!
- Dentist Appointments
- Back-to-School BBQ
- Meet with potential Piano Teacher
A little peek at my day…
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