Posts by Christine
Rhododendrons
Two of our seven rhododendrons (also known as St. John’s Mayflower) are starting to bloom. My son was excited about their blooming because, as he observed, “Bees love these flowers and they make honey from them.” He then went on to say, “The bees make honey in a little house. The people take the honey…
Read MoreWhat Color Should Your Blog Be?
Your Blog Should Be Blue Your blog is a peaceful, calming force in the blogosphere.You tend to avoid conflict – you’re more likely to share than rant.From your social causes to cute pet photos, your life is a (mostly) open book. What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be? Hat tip: Jenn I found the…
Read MoreMy Thoughtful Son
I have been in bed a lot, lately. Today, Brendan came to me and said, “Mommy, I know what you can do when you are lying in bed and feeling sick. It shows you in this Treasure Box book.” He proceeded to give me the book, which was opened to the appropriate page. Thank you,…
Read MoreDoctor’s Appointment
I finally scheduled my first OB appointment, today. The receptionist told me that my estimated due date is December 26. She then told me that the first available appointment is May 31. I went ahead and scheduled the appointment, marking it on my calendar. When I got off the phone, I looked at the calendar…
Read MoreChildren: A Great Good
Yesterday, a friend gave me a stack of old Catholic magazines (along with a few other things). Today, in the stack of magazines, I found a few copies of Nazareth: A Catholic Family Journal. I started to skim through these magazines and in doing so I came across an article by Anne McNeely, entitled, “The…
Read MoreBleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
This beautiful plant (whose religious name is Mary’s heart) was flowering when we first looked at our house. A year later, I read about the bleeding heart in Karen Andreola’s A Charlotte Mason Companion. My children delight in the little heart-shaped flowers. In the spring and early summer, Brendan plucks a little heart everytime he…
Read MoreSacrifices
Brendan: Mommy, I don’t like my breakfast. Me: You poured it, so you need to finish it. Brendan: Theresa, do you want to eat my breakfast? Theresa: No! Brendan: Theresa, if you eat my breakfast, you can offer it as a sacrifice to Jesus. Couldn’t my son offer finishing his breakfast as a sacrifice to…
Read MoreThe Blessed Virgin Mary
On December 8, 1979, I received my First Communion. It was a special day because I had received Our Lord’s precious Body for the first time. It was a special day for another reason, too. It was the feast of Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception and I felt that, in some unexplainable way, I had grown…
Read MoreThe Garden of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart
Yesterday, after Mass, one of my friend’s shared an idea with me. Marlene told me that when someone asks us to pray for them or when we say we will pray for someone, we should go right away and place the prayer request in the garden of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. Then whenever you think…
Read MoreOur Weekend
Saturday, it rained all day. Sunday was beautiful! Did we garden? Oh no…WE PLAYED!
Read MoreSt. Joseph the Worker (May 1)
Fidelity to Work Glorious St. Joseph, model of all who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work conscientiously, putting the call of duty above my natural inclinations; to work with gratitude and joy, considering it an honor to employ and develop, by means of labor, the gifts received from God, disregarding…
Read MoreMay Day Baskets
As a young girl, I enjoyed hanging May Day baskets on ours or our neighbor’s door. On Monday, we made May Day baskets, during Little Flowers. Catherine’s and Bernadette’s May Day BasketsMaterials: Wallpaper Scraps (or Construction Paper) Template (see below) Scissors Stapler One-hole Punch Ribbon Easter Grass Flowers How to Make: Trace the template onto…
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