Posts by Christine
“Exploring Boston with Charlotte Tucker”
Melissa Wiley is working on another unit study. This time, she is focusing on Chartlotte Tucker (I wrote a short review of these books for Saint Joseph Catholic Homeschool last year). We might have to reread the Charlotte books, too.
Read More“Nanny”
Please pray for my mother-in-law. She was rushed to the hospital yesterday with extremely low oxygen and high blood-sugar levels. She has been diagnosed with a very bad case of pneumonia.May Mary wrap her mantle around “Nanny” and may God watch over her.
Read MoreGrooming
I gave our little boy his second haircut today.“Daddy” took the photos.
Read MorePalm Sunday
I have been a little lax about our art projects lately, much to Bernadette’s dismay. Yesterday, she decided to correct the situation. Bernadette pulled out Seton’s Art 1 for Young Catholics and proceeded to do the project for Palm Sunday. She spent most of the day coloring, cutting and gluing. The result of her hard…
Read MoreCountdown to Christ’s Resurrection
Yesterday, we were given a wonderful Palm Sunday gift after Mass by some new-found friends, the Cruser family. They gave us an egg carton, filled with plastic eggs. Each egg contains a bible verse and something to represent the verse. The beautifully drawn picture on the left was glued to the top of the egg…
Read MoreChemo
My dad started his oral chemotherapy yesterday. Please pray that he suffers no serious adverse affects and that he gets well quickly. May God continue to watch over him.
Read MorePalm Sunday Crosses
One of my fond childhood memories is of my mom making crosses out of the blessed palms on Palm Sunday. When my husband and I were dating, I made crosses for some of the children after Mass. The first year we were married, I made crosses for some of the children after Mass. The second…
Read MoreHoly Week
I pray that everyone has a blessed holy week!
Read MoreAdoration
Every First Friday, my children and I spend an hour or more, or sometimes a little less in Adoration. The children surprisingly all look forward to First Fridays. We have an Adoration (EWTN) bag that we take with us each time. It includes religious books, coloring books or pages, and crayons. The children are required…
Read MoreChildren’s Conversations
Brendan: “Boys are better than girls.”Catherine: “They are not.” Brendan: “Yes, they are. Boys become men and get married. Then they become fathers and fathers are the head of the house.” My little boy still needs to learn that the heart is as important as the head. Maybe, I will have him read The Privilege…
Read MoreIn Memory of Pope John Paul II
My brother just sent me this tribute to Pope John Paul II: We Remember His Holiness Pope John Paul II: May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005.
Read MorePlease Pray
My dad is at his doctor’s appointment. I won’t know anything more until tomorrow morning. Prayer to Saint Peregrine*O great St. Peregrine, you have been called “The Mighty,” “The Wonder-Worker,” because of the numerous miracles which you have obtained from God for those who have had recourse to you.For so many years you bore in…
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