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7QTs on a November Friday
Good morning! (Fingers crossed it will still be morning when I finish this post. . . ) We've had a lot going on recently, and since Ben is finally napping and Gram doesn't need anything at the moment, I'm completely ignoring the housework to write for a bit. This post...
7 FAQs about Marian Consecration
What is a Marian Consecration?The word "consecrate" means to dedicate to a certain purpose. In a Marian consecration we are dedicating our lives and all our merits to Mary by giving our past, our present, and our future to her hands so that she can bring us to Jesus....
Marian Consecration: Choosing a Date
Choosing a date for your Marian Consecration doesn't have to be difficult, but there are some things to keep in mind as you think about when to complete a consecration: Today's DateDo you want to get started right away? Worried you might forget if you put it off until...
A Quick Update on a Tuesday Afternoon
Wow. Things have been busy around here, and I have not updated in quite some time. First, and most importantly, we welcomed our sweet Benedict into the world on September 5th. His birth story deserves its own blog post, and someday I will sit down and write it, but...
Teaching Our Children to Hear God’s Voice
"Mom, when are you going to teach me how to hear God's voice?" I don't think I've been asked such a daunting question before than this one that G asked me yesterday. First, because I've been trying to teach her just this for a long time now, though apparently not...
Happy Almost Assumption!
Don't you just love weeks with several of your favorite feast days? Today is the Feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, who I absolutely adore, and it's the eve of the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, one of my favorite Marian Feast Days. 1.In honor of the Assumption, we've...
Celebrating the Assumption of Mary
This week we will celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. This is one of my favorite August feast days, and I'm excited to be able to share a new resource with you for it, thanks to the help and talent of Adalee Hude of Brightly Hude Studios. Adalee created...
36 Weeks Pregnant and other updates (7QTs)
1. Today is officially 36 weeks of this pregnancy, which means little guy's lungs are developed, and, more importantly, Mark will no longer get mad at me for praying for this baby to come out. This is right around the time each pregnancy where I am D.O.N.E. and...
Homeschool Round Up
As the new school year approaches (for most people, we started ours in May to accommodate new baby P's arrival in September), I know that there are a lot of families who are considering homeschooling for the first time. In the spirit of sharing resources, I wanted to...
Some Quick Takes for a Friday Evening
Mark and the kiddos are out playing on the swings in the backyard, so I'm taking a few moments to throw up a few quick takes. It's a rare quiet moment over here . . . This post contains affiliate links. Read the full disclosure on my about page. 1.This is Mark's call...