…and absolutely LOVING the book that my wonderful friend Christy bought for me: “By What Authority? An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition” by Mark Shea. I read his blog quite often (although you’d never know it from looking at my blog roll to the left because, silly me, I don’t list even half of the ones … [Read more…]
So, here it is, December 28th, and my mind is whirling with ideas for “The New Year.” Now in all honesty, I never was one for making New Year’s resolutions. I’m not sure why, but the whole concept never appealed to me much; however, this year is different. The thought of January 1st being a … [Read more…]
He did very, very well. I was so blown away by this, I burst into tears… and have managed to cry periodically throughout the day. I can’t believe he did this…
Are your children as excited as ours are? They are little balls of nervous energy, shooting off so much excitement I can almost hear the atmosphere hum and crackle! Hopefully their desire for “morning to come” will encourage them to fall asleep quickly (HA!… That’s a good one there, Ouiz…), so my beloved husband, his … [Read more…]
So, it’s a rainy Friday afternoon here — the perfect weather for opening the windows and letting the cool breeze blow in, finding a comfortable chair, and curling up with a good book and a hot cup of tea. I saw that my family had all scattered to various corners to do something fun, so … [Read more…]
One of my favorite “stops” in the blogging world is Happy Catholic. She always has great stuff out there, whether it is book reviews, quotes, fun trivia, or articles that really make me stop and think. Please make sure you take a look — it’s always well worth it! In the meantime, I want to … [Read more…]
Many thanks to Danielle Bean for her post on confession, and for pointing her readers to this article from Catholic on-line on why we need Confession, even when we find ourselves confessing the same sins over and over again: “My friend, teacher and mentor, Peter Kreeft once told me, (I think citing St. Thomas Aquinas) … [Read more…]
This article appeared in the Greenville News on Friday. It was written by Rabbi Marc H. Wilson, and I thought it sounded remarkably similar to what Pope Benedict XVI had to say… “It came upon a midnight… and I dreamed this most disquieting dream: “Blustery preachers and crabby commentators had finally gotten their fondest Yuletide … [Read more…]
I am so excited! Katherine over at A Living Education is going to be putting together several copywork books which will incorporate feast days, the collect for the day, and great pictures for the kids to color! Please check out her site and let her know what you think! These will be a great resource!!
In celebration of our last day of homeschooling for the year, I pulled out the gingerbread house kit and let the kids “have at it.” I offer my utmost respect to anyone who would do this from scratch, by the way — I just opted for the boxed kind (held by my sweet daughter Kathryn, … [Read more…]