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Bless the Lord: Write Your Own Canticle
One of my very favorite readings from morning prayer is the canticle from Daniel (start at verse 57) where the 3 men thrown into the fire and start praising God. In my head it's always linked to St. Francis' Canticle of the Sun, which is of the same sort. And both are...
Pet Treats for Saint Francis: Kid Friendly Recipes for the Animals you Love
Saint Francis loved animals, and we do too. William G also love cooking and baking, so we've gotten into the habit in the past years of making treats for the pets and wild animals in our lives in honor of his feast day. Here are a few animal friendly recipes that you...
Iceberg Counting
Using a Topic of Interest to Engage Learning I've found that with William the best way to teach him anything is to think outside the box and engage him in the topic that is currently fascinating him. When I was trying to teach him colors, he honestly could not have...
Homemade Potpourri in Honor of St. Therese
October 1st is the feast day of St. Therese, who if you haven't already figured it out, is the site's patron. She is near and dear to my heart, and also to G's. It's funny, but when we were doing Ginny's Patron Saint Toolkit (highly recommend! read more about our...
Rose Prints for Therese
Last year we made these super easy rose prints in honor of St. Therese's feast day (October 1st), and they were such a hit that we're repeating the project again this year. St. Therese, it is a mark of my love for you, that I'm busting out the paint. You know how much...
7 Quick Takes: Our Life Right Now
1.G is blowing me away academically this year. My littler firecracker decided this week that she was going to learn how to write paragraphs, and dang if she didn't do it. I'm pretty sure her handwriting is better than Mark's . . . 2. At the used book sale last week I...
Sew-a-Saint
When we started our North American geography unit, I went hunting for other resources to complement my North American Saints set. I was absolutely thrilled to find Jen's Sew-A-Saint projects because on my daughter's wish list has been learning to sew. Thanks to her...
Dementia Care: It’s exhausting and frustrating, and worth it.
Elder care is hard. It can be exhausting. And dementia care, well that's a whole other ball game. Dementia doesn't just affect a person's memories, it affects their emotional state too. Lately when we've been going out with Gram, especially when it's somewhere new,...
House Tour
This past Easter we moved into a new house, a forever home. After renting through medical, we realized that we had outgrown our flat along with all the rentals in our area. After working with a spectacular realtor, we found a gem- the perfect house for our family. The...
7 Literary Heroines I Can’t Wait to Introduce to my Daughters
I absolutely love to read. Gianna has already discovered that books are a door to a whole other world. She is a voracious Audible and Hoopla consumer, and I am so looking forward to when her reading ability takes off and we can move past the Bob Books together. One...