A Little Bit of This and A Little Bit of That Daybook
Outside my window It’s mating season for the moles and they have been wreaking havoc in our backyard. Those patches of dirt in our lawn are mole mounds. I think that it might be time for our resident mole ranger to take care of the problem. I am wearing a black skirt and a Marian…
Read MoreSpruce Up Your Homeschooling Before Spring
My daughter’s friend, who happened to finish high school a year or two early, shared some tips on how to “spruce up” your homeschooling before spring. Please keep Anna in your prayers. She is trying to obtain a presidential scholarship from a certain Catholic college. If she does so, it will help her family enormously.…
Read MoreLilla Rose 25% Off Flash Sale
Lilla Rose is having a 12-hour flash sale. Please visit one of the following party links to take advantage of the sale prices: Christine’s party link: https://www.lillarose.biz/parties/8419 Jessica’s party link: https://www.lillarose.biz/parties/8465 If you are a new Lilla Rose customer and purchase 3 or more hair accessories through one of the above links, please contact me at prettynwrose at…
Read More{pretty, happy, funny, real}
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ Every Thursday, at Like Mother, Like Daughter! {pretty} I thought that the Christmas tree that my husband and oldest son chose this year looked very pretty (it still does). Unfortunately, we forgot to take a photo of the tree with the presents under it this…
Read MoreA Mother’s Holiness
A mother’s holiness lies in taking care of her family. Let us all strive to pray for and take care of our families.
Read MoreAdvent Catch Up
I have had so much that I have wanted to share, but very little time to do so. During Advent, we were blessed with a visit from my brother. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to spend a lot of time with him due to high fevers and coughs, but he did visit for a little bit.…
Read More2014 Read Alouds
Angel Food for Boys and Girls: Volume I by Father Gerald T. Brennan The Angel Food for Boys and Girls series is an absolute favorite in our house. I don’t think that I have ever finished reading a tale from this series without hearing, “Please read just one more story.” All of my children have delighted…
Read More2014 Personal Reading
Faces of Holiness: Modern Saints in Photos and Words by Ann Ball I Believe in Love: A Personal Retreat Based on the Teaching of St. Thérèse of Lisieux by Fr. Jean C.J. d’Elbee I have appreciated reading this book during Lent a few times. It makes for a wonderful little retreat. Each time that I read this…
Read MoreMerry Christmas
And it came to pass, that when they were there, her days were accomplished, that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds…
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