After Christopher and I finished up our catechism lesson for the day, I joked around with him and said, “Homeschooling is ended. You may go in peace to love and serve the Lord.” [for non-Catholics: this is how each Mass is ended] And then I added: “Thanks be to God.” [the standard response] Christopher just … [Read more…]
Ugh. Some days, I wonder about myself. I stopped by the library this morning and picked up the book Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days: An Almost Completely Honest Account of What Happened to Our Family When Our Youngest … Came to Live with Us for Three Months by Judith Viorst. I’m … [Read more…]
For those of you who use the MAGNIFICAT magazine for your daily devotions, please turn to page 311 (yes, I’ll wait…) Blessed Pepin of Landen? Direct ancestor. Thank you…. thank you very much! For those who do not have their latest copy available, here is his biography: BLESSED PEPIN OF LANDENLayman (646) Pepin served in … [Read more…]
There are few things in life more thrilling, more wonderful, than seeing that familiar brown truck pull up in front of the house, and a delivery person jump out.. a package or two in hand… containing NEW BOOKS! (OK, if they contained chocolate it would be more exciting, but just play along here!) Ah yes, … [Read more…]
The Bookworm has Montessori-styled cards for the Mysteries of the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross that you can print out. They are beautiful! My kids would not be interested in using them in the typical 3-part Montessori fashion, but they WILL love playing concentration with them! And, if I know them at all, … [Read more…]
Christopher working on his last lesson… Hooray! He finished the book!(I can’t say enough about this book. It is wonderful! I have used it to teach all of my “readers” in the family — he’s #4. We now graduate to learning phonograms in a more structured order, and on to the Writing Road to Reading!) … [Read more…]
Written by Katherine over at Exhaling at Home entitled “Can a Mother Observe Lent?“ Wow. She writes: I’m a mom with 7 children. Small people need a lot of fuel and won’t eat small and simple meals; they also need snacks. My time is not my own, so I cannot devote the hours I’d like … [Read more…]
HBO Series: ROMEOK, right off the bat I have to say two things. One, this is not the sort of thing I normally watch (not by a loooooong shot) and two, this series is raw. I am not kidding — it is explicit and quite graphic at times. It’s not your normal “sit on the … [Read more…]
Oh my goodness — a real hobbit house! This is beautiful! If I could, I would live in a place like this in a heartbeat — wouldn’t you? This appeals to me on so many different levels: the simplicity, the “naturalness” of the materials used, and the warm, secure, “cocoony” feeling that I would get … [Read more…]
What a beautiful, amazing story of the miraculous recovery of a woman that doctors said was brain dead. (h/t Mark Shea from Catholic and Enjoying It!)