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Breakfast in Bed

By Christine / December 13, 2009
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Our eldest daughter surprised us this morning with breakfast in bed.  She came up with the delicious menu on her own, making scrambled egg, french toast, and orange juice.  Our St. Lucia even took the time to decorate the trays.  It was a wonderful and relaxing way to begin a Sunday morning.  She is such a…

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Christmas, Feast Day, and Winter Books

By Christine / December 12, 2009
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One of the things that I like about this time of year is snuggling up with my children and reading picture books.  Each year, we read a lot of Christmas, Feast Day, and winter books. This year, some of the books are new to us, but most of them are old favorites. The books that we have read…

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Christmas, Feast Day, and Winter Books

By Christine / December 12, 2009
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One of the things that I like about this time of year is snuggling up with my children and reading picture books.  Each year, we read a lot of Christmas, Feast Day, and winter books. This year, some of the books are new to us, but most of them are old favorites. The books that we have read…

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Coming Up for Air

By Christine / December 9, 2009
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Recently, I found myself drowning, struggling with homeschooling, due in part to the behavior of some of my children.   A week ago last Monday, I was ready to throw in the towel.  Later that day, or that night, I received an email from a friend and I replied, asking her to pray for me. She stayed up late and…

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Nicholas of Myra

By Christine / December 7, 2009
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Nicholas of Myra movie I hope that everyone had a happy Feast of St. Nicholas! HT: Totus Tuus Family & Catholic Homeschool

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Patron Saints

By Christine / December 4, 2009
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On Sunday night, we chose patron saints for our family for the year.  I think that I first read about this tradition at Castle of the Immaculate. Our patron saints from oldest to youngest are: St. Boniface St. Elizabeth of Portugal St. Joan of Arc (Confirmation saint) St. Agnes (Confirmation saint) St. Augustine of Canterbury St.…

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If you only have time

By Christine / December 3, 2009
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to read one thing today, read this: Living for Love as we prepare for Christmas.

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Chores

By Christine / November 28, 2009
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I have had a few friends ask me about chores.  We cannot afford to pay someone to come into our house and help clean it.  Even if we could, I don’t think that I would.  If my seven children were ten and under, I might seriously consider it.  A friend once shared that she stopped having someone come and…

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Thanksgiving

By Christine / November 27, 2009
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We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, thanks to family near and far.  My father-in-law arrived at our house early in the morning with some stuffing for our turkey.  He visited for a little while before heading to the cemetery to visit my mother-in-law’s grave.  After he left, I called and spoke to my dad.  Then, we…

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