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…]
I hope everyone has enjoyed this feast day! Children have WONDERFUL memories when it comes to tradition, so there was NO WAY I would be able to get through this day without baking a devil’s food cake and giving everyone little swords to eat it with. It’s getting easier to go without chocolate, but wow… … [Read more…]
Conversion on the Way to DamascusCerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo Church, in Romeby Carravaggio It really struck me this morning as I was going through the morning prayers in the Liturgy of the Hours that over and over again we pray: Let us give praise to God for the conversion of the Teacher of … [Read more…]
We did it! Grace got into everything (as always), but we persevered! This is something I used to do all the time when I was younger. I would take boxes and make 3D scenes of Bible stories. The kids thought this was a GREAT idea and had a blast making their versions of the Annunciation. … [Read more…]
(19th century painting by Mikhail Nesterov) Edit: I had picked this picture out BEFORE I saw that Faith and Family had this one on their blogsite too. Darn. I wanted to be different! Oh well. It’s still a beautiful painting! One of the joys of the Catholic Faith for me is that there is always … [Read more…]
Happy Feast of St. Therese! When I was younger, I was attracted to her simply because she was the patron saint my mother chose for Confirmation. When I was older, I was captivated by her writings, and inspired by her devotion to the Lord. When I was lonely, I prayed that the Lord would give … [Read more…]
What a fun feast day this is! The Feast of the Archangels! (you can read about it more from Catholic Culture) Thanks to the women on 4RealLearning, we have had the custom (several years running now) of baking a devil’s food cake and stabbing it with our plastic (hors-d’oeuvre) swords… in honor of St. Michael, … [Read more…]
As always, I point you to Catholic Culture for more on this feast day, and in particular the prayer of Enthronement: O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thou didst reveal to the blessed Margaret Mary Thy desire to rule over Christian families; behold, in order to please Thee, we stand before Thee this day, to … [Read more…]
I was going to write a post on organization (which seems to be a topic of interest everywhere I turn!), but that will have to wait a bit… I have only a short time this evening to blog, and that post will take longer to write. Instead, I wanted to share some pictures of our … [Read more…]
I’d love to say that we’ve got great activities planned for today, but that’s not possible this year… so we’ll be celebrating by eating Mexican food this evening! Whoo hoo! (crockpot chicken tacos are a family favorite, so this will be a wonderful way to celebrate! And what could be easier? 2 packages of boneless/skinless … [Read more…]