I absolutely loved Alice Cantrell’s post on handmade toys (seen here on her blog A Number of Things). Like Alice, I spent a good portion of my childhood “making things,” whether it was a fabric wallet, a purse with a zillion compartments, clay figures (with everything they would need to make their home comfortable), drawings, … [Read more…]
…from one of my favorite homekeeping books of all time: Mrs. Dunwoody’s Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping… A Little Common SenseOur family members will carry the atmosphere we create in our homes for the rest of their lives.
Many, many thanks to Julie over at Happy Catholic for pointing out this story to her readers — an amazing conversion story of a man who, as a little boy, had a profound experience of the Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Read the conversion story over at Aimee Milburn’s Historical Christian (a blog that … [Read more…]
My two oldest daughters, Reilly (8) and Kathryn (6 1/2), are very easy-going when it comes to clothing. They will wear whatever I pick out for them (for Sunday mornings, for example) without any fuss. They enjoy being “girly,” but aren’t all that particular about what outfit they wear. I have been spoiled in that … [Read more…]
Many thanks to Meredith over at Sweetness and Light, who kindly shared the beautiful “pocket of glow” that she has at her home! As a stay-at-home Mommy, I have come to appreciate more and more the need for these quiet places in our homes where WE can stop for a moment, recouperate from the stresses … [Read more…]
I told you I love to see how other bloggers have decorated their homes! I stumbled across the Homespun Living blogsite, and I just LOVE her laundry room! (and make sure you check out her laundry table too!) I have to store all of the kids’ sheets in ours, and right now they are just … [Read more…]
I had the chance to go to the craft store today (AKA Hobby Lobby) and lo and behold, a wonderous sight greeted me — FALL DECORATIONS! Yes, yes, I know we’re in a horrible heat wave in the middle of August, but seeing all those Fall decorations made me so blissfully happy! All who know … [Read more…]
Our “playroom” is actually an open area at the end of the hall, just before you get to the kids’ rooms. It’s rather hard to keep clean (duh…), and occasionally I just have to have a clean and purge session. Today was that kind of day. So, to remind myself that it can ACTUALLY look … [Read more…]
After Marie went down, we finally had the opportunity to bring out all the crayons and craft supplies and have some fun! The kids just drew pictures of Our Blessed Mother on construction paper, cut her out, glued her onto the “sparkly blue” construction paper we have, and glued cotton ball “clouds” everywhere. Christopher was … [Read more…]
Titian’s Assunta (picture copied from Wikipedia)