Subtitled: HAPPY FEAST OF PENTECOST! I got back late yesterday evening (actually, early this morning) from the Immaculate Heart of Mary Homeschooling Conference up in Virginia. What a trip! We had two hailstorms on the way up, and rain on the way back down. Wow… I’m glad I had a chance to go, and I’m … [Read more…]
Thomas: [twinkling with excitement as always] “Mommy! Mommy! Can I have your flip camera?” Me: “What for?” Thomas: “I want to make a commercial about cheese!” After watching it many times over, Christopher looked over at dh and said, “You know, commercials really DO work. Now I’m hungry for cheese!”
It happened again. Another tragic story on the news, and I was an emotional mess. I was furious with God for allowing such a useless, horrendous thing to happen. “Why?” I yelled. “What sort of good can come out of senseless tragedy like that?”All night long I flipped back and forth between being angry, and … [Read more…]
I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth. I took time off to celebrate my birthday (Happy Birthday to me!) and enjoy time with my parents, who I don’t get to see nearly as often as I’d like to…. the hazards of living 10+ hours away. I am now finishing up the project most … [Read more…]
Ever have one of those moments when the veil lifts, so to speak, and you catch a glimpse – however fleeting – of what God is doing? I had one of those moments a few weeks ago. Those who know me IRL or those who have been reading this blog for awhile know that I … [Read more…]
I hope all moms had an enjoyable Mother’s Day today! Since it’s been awhile since I posted, I thought I’d share this story: A few weeks ago, I started having back pains — that persistent, nagging, lower back pain that just grates on your nerves and makes everything you do uncomfortable. I tried sleeping in … [Read more…]
I hope everyone had a blessed Easter yesterday! I know I mentioned Catholic Icing just two posts ago, but I have to give her another big THANK YOU for this simple craft — the empty tomb. We’ve done the “resurrection cookies” once or twice (it’s a long recipe coupled with the story of the passion, … [Read more…]
I am so thankful for the Catholic Icing blog! In case you haven’t seen it yet, you need to. Seriously. The crafts she comes up with, like the Last Supper craft that we did a few days ago, are too much fun. I wanted to take a picture of my little girls while they were … [Read more…]
As we are in our final two weeks of the homeschooling year, I thought I’d take a few minutes to share some of the more off-beat lessons I’ve learned along the way. 1. “Winging it” is a lot harder than it sounds. If you’re anything like me — someone who’d like to create a unit … [Read more…]
