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A Letter to my 2nd Daughter on her First Holy Communion

by Filed Under: Felicity, Minnesota Me, Special Events 1 Comment

Dearest Felicity,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 guest will be arriving soon—so soon!Do you know that He is just as excited as you are?You may feel nervous and … [Read more...]

A Banner Evening

by Filed Under: Felicity, Minnesota Me, Special Events, The Faith 8 Comments

Don’t know if you feed readers caught the update last night, but Felicity passed her interview.Yay! Praise God! She’s on her way!Mrs. Prather said that she did really well and that they had a nice little chat afterwards about Felicity’s patron saint. (Hint: “Felicity” is not Felicity’s real name, as much as I love it.) “She really seems to grasp … [Read more...]

My Little Flower

by Filed Under: Felicity, Minnesota Me, Special Events, Spiritual Growth, The Faith 15 Comments

*Updated to Add: She passed the interview!“How lovely it was, that first kiss of Jesus in my heart -- it was truly a kiss of love. I knew that I was loved and said, ‘I love You, and I give myself to You forever.’”--St. Thérèse on her First Communion (from Story of a Soul) Felicity has her First Communion interview this evening, after which we get … [Read more...]

Poverty: The New Definition

by Filed Under: Anecdotal, Minnesota Me, My Girls 3 Comments

The kids were enjoying a post-baseball game treat of ice cream—Joe’s team won! Yay!—when Angela proceeded to voice a complaint. It seems that after dinner last night she got neither ice cream nor cake—the sad consequence of not finishing all her supper.“Angela.” Felicity was properly indignant, sensing as she did the impropriety of complaining … [Read more...]

My Tiny Dancer

by Filed Under: Felicity, Growing Up, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 7 Comments

Felicity's favorite day is Friday, because it is on Friday afternoon that she has dance class.She is the only one of our three girls who is taking dance class right now, not because we want to show preferences but because--of all the three--Felicity is the one who pined for lessons.Felicity's the one who begged for them.We first "tried on" dance … [Read more...]

Extended Leave

by Filed Under: Felicity, Homeschooling, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

I was giving my 7-year-old a spelling test and she was really struggling.“This is too hard!” Felicity set her pencil down and frowned at me. It was the word “use” that was tripping her up. She had written y-u-s-e and it just didn’t look right.For good reason.“Well,” I suggested, reading the warning signal in her reddened eyes. “Why don’t we come … [Read more...]

H is for…

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Lots to talk about with the advent of Lent (not to confuse you), but for now, here’s a light-started start to your brand new week.Angela’s Quaker Instant Oatmeal was Much Too Hot, so I proposed curling up on the couch and reading a book or two while it cooled.I pulled one of my favorites off the shelf, The Angels’ Alphabet by Hilda Van Stockum. … [Read more...]