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Eating Food for the First Time

By Christine / April 4, 2009
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NW Catholic Family Education Conference Map

By Christine / March 31, 2009
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One of the things that I like about helping with the Northwest Catholic Family Education Conference is seeing which cities and states people are traveling from to attend the conference. Realizing that others might also like to know this information, I put this map together, www.nwcatholicconference.com/attendees.html. If you are a Catholic home-educating family living in…

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Thanks to a Guardian Angel

By Christine / March 30, 2009
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On Saturday evening, as I came upstairs from starting a load of laundry, Patrick met me at the top of the steps saying, “I am scared to death. I am scared to death of the kitchen.” I responded, “There is nothing to be scared of in the kitchen. Come with me and I will show…

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Requiescat in Pace

By Christine / March 28, 2009
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Thank you to everyone who was praying for my mother-in-law. She died on Thursday, March 26, around 2:15. Although she was in the hospital, it still came as a surprise. Thankfully, a priest heard her confession on March 23 and she received the last rites shortly before she entered into eternal life. Please pray for…

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Cure of Ars Books

By Christine / March 25, 2009
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My two eldest went to Switzerland a couple of years ago. After visiting Ars and seeing the incorrupt body of St. Jean Vianney their aunt gave each of them a copy of The Priest of Ars, by Marie-Therese Fischer. It is an Along the Paths of the Gospel book that I pray will be released…

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Year of the Priesthood

By Christine / March 25, 2009
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Pope Benedict XVI has declared 2009 – 2010 the Year of the Priesthood and is dedicating the year to the Cure of Ars, St. Jean Vianney. In December, I replied to a friend’s e-mail question about confession, telling her that my pastor reminded my of St. John Vianney. In a phone conversation, with my pastor,…

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The Importance of Routine

By Christine / March 24, 2009
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Some of us have colds. As a result, last night, we did not kneel down to pray the family rosary before going to bed. After we were all in bed, Finnian reminded us of this fact, saying, “Need to pray.” I responded, “It’s late. I am sorry that we did not pray tonight.” He replied,…

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ND: Read What Alice Shared

By Christine / March 24, 2009
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Does it Matter? And then pray a rosary for our president and our country! Each night, after the rosary, my second youngest daughter prays, “For Obama that he becomes good and starts protecting the babies, instead of letting them be killed.” We should probably all be doing the same.

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Jury Duty Exemption

By Christine / March 23, 2009
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Today, I received a summons for jury duty. I have asked for an exemption due to the fact that I have a nursing baby. I did not mention that I am a full-time, homeschooling mother of seven children. The last time, I was summoned for jury duty, I had a nursing baby who was the…

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