....is being held over at Danielle's!We love both moms and babies, don't we? So please consider making a generous donation--as much as you can and as often as you can!--to one of my favorite Pro-Life organizations (see sidebar): St. Gianna's Maternity Home in Warsaw, North Dakota.May God bless our moms and our babies! And may God bless you for … [Read more...]
The 8 Things about Me Meme
Karen has asked me to do something that is very hard for most of us, and that is to talk about myself. ; )“For this meme, each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed. At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names, then goes to … [Read more...]
Lost (Part II)
Lost: one small yet potentially ferocious snapping turtle. Having staged a reckless escape and fallen—not to his death, clearly—from the top of a 3 ½ foot bookshelf, he is missing.Also lost: Mom’s peace of mind. Somewhere in her house there is a reptile on the loose. Ew!Found: one very cute and much missed little “Snappy”. His younger owners, … [Read more...]
Thought for the Day
Be a friend.This was my husband’s advice to me last night, as the weight of the world was bearing down on me and I was struggling beneath it.Be a friend.Sometimes that’s all we need to get past the mental din and insecurity that assails us. Stephen Covey devotes three full habits to this principle: in opening our heart to another we are “thinking … [Read more...]
The Best of Guests
...are friends of the heart.The best of guests play with your children. (Really cool games, like poker.)And the very best of the best of guests...bring babies.Love to you from all of us! Thank you Michelle, Timothy and little Maria Faustina Immaculata. It was truly our pleasure. … [Read more...]
All in the Name of Good Reporting
The Third and Last Installment of the Minnesota Catholic Home Education Conference Tomorrow (I'm thinking) my life will resume some normalcy.I. More From the “Moms Who Blog” SeriesSubtitled: I'd know that name anywhere.I was happily smacking down my lunch at a table outside on the terrace when I glanced up at the person taking a seat across from … [Read more...]
Homeschooling Conference Photos: Second Installment
I'm busy making dinner at the moment. For a photographic update of the day's events (we're talking highlights, friend, only the highlights!) please visit Michelle (aka my lovely houseguest) at The Family-Centered Life. … [Read more...]
Can there ever be too many babies?
No, there can’t.Especially not at a homeschooling conference!From left to right: Daniel, Danielle, Margaret & some unidentified little darlingwrenched out of her mother’s arms for the purpose of this photo op. Can there ever be too many smooches given to these babies?Daniel says unreservedly yes.From left to right: Margaret (aka … [Read more...]
A Friendly Reminder
From Margaret (Mary) in MinnesotaThe Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart(as given by Our Lord to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque)1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life.2. I will give peace in their families.3. I will console them in all their troubles.4. They shall find in My Heart an assured refuge during life and … [Read more...]
The Movie Version was Better
Lost: One Minnesota mother and her five children. Last seen setting out on a nature walk around the lake. Children were appropriately dressed in shorts and tennis shoes. The mother, however, was still in her “church clothes” from that morning: semi-uncomfortable sandals and a slightly-too-tight rayon skirt. (Don’t ask why. The mother doesn’t know.) … [Read more...]
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