Dearest Camille, Today you will receive Our Lord for the first time. I am so happy for you! You have worked so hard this year to prepare your heart for Him and you should be very proud. Right now your heart is a beautiful garden and your special guest will be arriving soon—so soon! Do you know that He is just as excited as you are? You may … [Read more...]
‘Twas the Night before First Communion
…and all through the house, A creature was stirring... And cooking, And cleaning, And curling, And phew! Only one more day until this very special sacrament! PS. Say a prayer for our Angela? … [Read more...]
Waiting & Watching
Three little girls braided and ready for the vigil...Three little girls so excited, they could burst.We are close--so close!--but we are not there yet.(Thankfully.)(I mean, really. How many last-minute errands can one mom run?)Still we wait, and still we hope, and still we strive to grow in love. We can, you know--every minute we can! That's the … [Read more...]
On Being Inspired and Impressed
I attended two events this past weekend that left me both inspired and impressed.One was the movie October Baby. Did you hear the news? October Baby had the third highest per-screen average and closed at No. 8 in the nation for its opening weekend. It made the top ten, my friends!!This despite certain one-star reviews.I have to say, this movie was … [Read more...]
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday
The “Mom, is this okay?” Edition … [Read more...]
Feeling Hospitable: The Little Women Hospitality Program and How My Techie Husband Saved the Day
First of all? I wouldn't have this post at all were it not for my beloved husband.Obviously.Were it not for my husband I would not have Cate.~ Cate & her Little Flowers Group ~These girls have been together for years. My point, however, is that I took dozens of photos at yesterday's Little Flowers meeting, which we hosted at our home. And then … [Read more...]
Pretty Happy Funny Real
The Sacramental Edition{Pretty}Pretty is a little girl, preparing to make her first confession.An about-to-be-freshly-laundered soul is very pretty, don’t you think?{Happy}Look at all those about-to-be-freshly-laundered souls!She was happy...and joyful...and excited...and nervous.(Correction: According to Angela, she wasn’t nervous. My husband … [Read more...]
The Faith of a Child
Once upon a time, my 14-year-old son Joe (who was 10 at the time) asked to go with me to my holy hour. It’s from 4:00 to 5:00 a.m. on Sunday morning—i.e. the dead of night if you’re a kid—and for that reason I didn’t really think I should take him. Still, he pressed his case (as is his way) and in the end, I relented.(I wrote about the experience … [Read more...]
Giving thanks…
...for the gift of my back-to-back birthday girls, who knew Mom's been busy and agreed to share a birthday party!They even agreed to share a cake, which, when you think about it, is asking quite a lot of them.(I am not above asking a lot of my girls.)(I figure it builds character.)Giving thanks for easy cake themes--in this case, "snowflakes" and … [Read more...]
And today is her birthday!
Then...And now!Happy 9th birthday to our sweet little sparkplug, Felicity! God knew what He was doing when He put you in between your two sisters and we are so very blessed in you. Thank you for being such a peace-loving sibling. You are our spunky, determined, smart little girl and we love you lots!Forgive us for not getting you a pony? … [Read more...]
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