What a weekend it’s been — lots of crafts, lots of fun (despite yet ANOTHER cold that seems to have hit everyone except yours truly and Marie). I’ll post more pictures later (I hope!) but I am excited to have finished our Jesse Tree this evening! I made Jesse Tree ornaments out of felt for … [Read more…]
Many thanks to Happy Catholic, who points her readers to the Saint for the Year devotion being held at A Catholic Life. For those who may not have heard about this, this is a “drawing” where a patron saint for the year is assigned to you. Here at Chez Ouiz we had none other than … [Read more…]
Yes, faithful readers, Marie is walking! Let’s give her a warm round of applause!
A beautiful health video just sent to me by my dear friend Suburban Cow Girl. Get your kids around the computer and enjoy this funny 5 minute video!
“Mommy was a little slow in getting me a snack, so I decided to just help myself.” “Don’t even think about it, doggie… I’m not finished yet.” Ah, the joys of little ones! Marie had been fussing as I was trying to finish cooking supper (don’t they always?) — obviously, she was rather hungry and … [Read more…]
Dawn at By Sun and Candlelight had a wonderful craft (as she always does) for the Advent season — making an Advent wreath. I absolutely loved the idea, so I made the trek to my local craft store and got some supplies — a wooden circle, a package of wooden stars, some glass tea light … [Read more…]
Happy Thanksgiving!
[prayer for after Communion] Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do not forget You. You know how easily I abandon You. Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak and I need Your strength, that I may not fall so often. Stay with me, Lord, for … [Read more…]
Holy cow. I thought I had experienced pain before. Truly. I’ve had six c-sections, and breezed through them fairly rapidly. Never even had to take the super high-octane pain killers they prescribed. I thought I could handle pain fairly well. Nope. I have succeeded in pulling a muscle in my upper back, which became swollen … [Read more…]
“God speaks to us in two ways: He speaks in the intimacy of the mind and heart by interior lights, by touches of His grace, by good inspirations, and by holy desires, and he speaks externally by visible legitimate authority. If there is conflict between the two, which must take precedence? Which will be the … [Read more…]