Are We There Yet?

Laura, at Catholic Teacher Musings , the Haiku Queen of the blogosphere, is treating us with another Haiku contest! This one has to have a...

Besides G.K. Chesterton, Will Rogers is my favorite quote resource. It's amazing to see how his wisdom is as pertinent today as it was ...

I mentioned yesterday that we cooked up some Gumbo for our oldest son's birthday party over the weekend without taking into account that...

Peggy at The Simple Woman hosts this lovely excuse for visiting kindred spirits . Run over there to catch up on a cornucopia of Monday mor...

The charity and respect of all the game contestants is so heartwarming, but we especially loved seeing the Catholic in the group kiss the Bi...

Everyone is home. (Can you see me smiling from where you are?)

My older brother just called me to straighten something out. It seems he was having a conversation with my mom this morning (we can only gu...

One boy home Three more to go ... Paul, his girl, Nicole, our friend, Alena, and I got in last night. The rest of the boys, their Dad and ...

Paul and Nicole after breakfast.

Only 26 more days to have to listen to these guys ... Looks like this little guy is going to be ok... These guys were found, safe and sound...

The smallest child .... should, in infancy, become accustomed to her mother's hands wrapped around her rosary beads. .... should learn ...

The Rosary Not on the lute, nor harp of many strings Shall all men praise the Master of all song. Our life is brief, one saith, and art is l...

I am from kites and kittens, jungle gyms and jump ropes. From bangs pushed to the side and and perfectly matched outfits. I am from cottonw...

I spotted him, easy, out of all those bald young men at Marines Officer Candidate School... My first born son, Paul... The first pride and...

Feast day of St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) Morning Prayer of St. Francis Lord Jesus, I offer you this new day because I believe in y...

But, I gotta get me one of these. Pretty, pink, lethal, and supporting a great cause!

Traditional Feastday: October 3rd There are not words to describe how we love this Saint of the Little Way . How can anyone not be touche...

Angel - 1: Mountain - 0 How many times do you suppose our angels have saved us and we didn't even know it? They may have been the ones ...

Thank-you, St. Anthony! It was in the zipper pocket in the bottom of the baby backpack that we took with us hiking on Sunday. I had to wait ...