Monday, February 24, Praying about – A friend from our parish who is an amazing woman, wife, and mother of 10 children. She’s been battling breast cancer and received results this weekend that show she has chemo-induced leukemia. 🙁 🙁 They didn’t give her very high “survival” odds but they are still going to do […]
I recently had the pleasure of reviewing a book as part of my work with CatholicMom.com – 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage: Simple Ways for Couples to Grow Closer to God and to Each Other by Jennifer Roback Morse and Betsy Kerekes of The Ruth Institute. I have to say that I am very impressed and […]
My friend, Sarah, recently asked for some Christmas book ideas for her sweet almost-two-year old daughter. My friend, Monica, has a great list over at her place, as does Haley at Carrots for Michaelmass and I’m sure many others. I’ve wanted to compile a list of ours for my own records so this gave me a […]
~ Five St. Nicholas Books for Kids We Love ~ 1 Santa’s Secret Story 2 Saint Nicholas: The Real Story of the Christmas Legend 3 The Miracle of St. Nicholas 4 A Special Place For Santa 5 Saint Nicholas One of our family’s favorite traditions during Advent is celebrating St. Nicholas day on December 6. Growing […]
My eldest brother gave me the gift of laughter for my birthday this year when he sent me Jim Gaffigan’s Dad Is Fat book. I immensely enjoyed reading this. It was as enjoyable as eating a delicious sugar-filled delicacy, each chapter like a new cream-filled pastry to inhale leaving me only craving more. Why am I comparing […]