Outside my window... We have had contractors working outside again this week. Our garage is on hold while we work on getting permits, but we have made progress on the patio outside of the dining room addition! We have been putting this project off for the...
On Easter Morning {Our 2014 Easter Baskets!}
I have already shared Pictures from Easter Sunday and Our Annual Easter Sunday Egg Hunt. Before I move on to the pictures from the Chiquita's birthday I have Easter Baskets to share, following morning Mass on Easter Sunday. You can find my past post where I...
Catholic Child {Sponsored Giveaway}
Catholic Child has always been one of my favorite places to find beautiful treasures for our family. I still remember poring over their catalogs when our oldest was a baby. One of the very first things I purchased was our Advent Calendar which is still a family...
Trina’s Used Book Sale
This year I asked my friend Trina if she wanted to participate in my annual online curriculum sale link-up. She is a Catholic home-educating mother of eight (baby to senior in high school!) and I first met her while her husband was the Youth Minister at our...
Feasts & Seasons :: Our May 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...
Baskets of Books for Easter {and a Giveaway!}
Easter is coming up quickly and I've been busy rounding up little gifts to fill our children's Easter Baskets! I've been collecting books to include since last year and can hardly wait to give them to the children. Some of the books I have purchased from...
{Seven Quick Takes} iPhone Photos
— 1 —What a week! I'm so glad it is finally Friday! I have so much I had been hoping and planning to blog about - last week's baby shower, a State-by-State post that keeps getting postponed, an update on how our curriculum choices have been working out this year...
The Fragua Course :: Donate and Help Change Lives!
This post is shared at the request of my little sister JoAnn, who is currently one of my two siblings studying at Oregon State University. JoAnn is a table discussion leader - teamed with Juan Pablo, a seminarian from Argentina - for The Fragua Course....
Feasts & Seasons :: Our January Book Basket
January 1st, Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Holy Mother of God (New) and Circumcision of Our Lord (Trad.): Virgin Mary (Saints and Angels) by Claire Llewellyn Mary: Mother of Jesus by Mary Joslin (study guide in Catholic Mosaic) Take it to the Queen: A Tale of...
Over the River and Through the Woods…
A few of my siblings (JoAnn, Kevin, and David) have arrived home from college for their Christmas break! Last night my parents invited us over, along with my brother Brian and his family, my brother Scott, and Aunt Bridget and Uncle Shawn, for a spaghetti dinner...
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.