Christmas
Noël
by J.R.R. Tolkien Grim was the world and grey last night: The moon and stars were fled, The hall was dark without song or light, The fires were fallen dead. The wind in the trees was like to the sea, And over the mountains’ teeth It whistled bitter-cold and free, As a sword leapt from…
Read MoreChristmas 2015
“At that time there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that the whole world should be enrolled. This enrolling was first made by Cyrinus, the governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, every one into his own city.” “And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth into…
Read MoreHe’s Still a Boy at Heart
I have mentioned before that the best Christmas gift is going to Midnight Mass. My second best Christmas present this year was hearing the inspiring sermons that our pastor gave during the last week of Advent and on the Feast of St. Stephen (the second day of Christmas). I am so thankful to have such…
Read MoreMerry Christmas!
Adoration of the Shepherds by Charles Brun Gaudete, Christus est natus!
Read MoreA 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 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 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 MoreApple and Sausage Breakfast Casserole
This casserole has become a Christmas morning staple in our house and makes for a tasty Christmas breakfast. The original recipe came from a Costco cookbook a couple of years ago. Catherine makes this slightly adapted recipe on Christmas Eve day each year, which means that she will be making it again tomorrow. Today, we…
Read MoreRemembering the Reason for the Season when Giving Gifts
In my last post, I kind of joked about buying Christmas presents for nine children this year. I enjoy getting things for my children, especially religious presents, and things that they need and like. Each year, my children are given three Christmas presents. Shortly after our first child was born, my husband and I agreed…
Read MoreCranberry-Pineapple Jello Mold
Several years ago, my friend, Peggy, shared this cranberry-pineapple jello recipe with our local Catholic homeschool group. Since then, we have had it every year for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and sometimes New Year’s Day too. Cranberry-Pineapple Jello Ingredients: 1 lrg. Pkg. (6 oz) raspberry jello 1 small can (5-6 oz?) crushed pineapple, drained 1 small can…
Read MoreChristmas Morning and A Recipe
After returning from Midnight Mass (my favorite gift), the children sang “Happy Birthday” to Jesus and then opened their presents. At least all of the children, except for Kieran, sang and opened their presents. Kieran was sleeping like a log and we all knew better than waking him up. My husband and I also decided…
Read MoreChristmastide Daybook
Outside my window the sky is blue and the sun is shining. It is a beautiful day! In the kitchen, some of the children made a gingerbread train yesterday. We still need to make our gingerbread houses. We were going to make them when our assistant pastor came for dinner, but we didn’t have enough time…
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