"... the suburbs have voted that comfort is a gross and material thing."
From Charles Dickens
Happy Feast Day of Saint Andrew
This is Saint Andrew, Saint Peter’s brother and one of Jesus’s apostles. He was the first called. And though he wasn’t renamed and had God’s church built on him, he didn’t let it come between he and Peter at the family Thanksgiving get-together. In fact, he gave Peter a pink belly just to remind him…
November 26, 2022
Children are naturally curious creatures and with so many under one roof coupled with the fact that we homeschool, we are frequently looking things up to answer the various questions that arise. For instance, the children found that one of the chickens had laid an egg the size of a cherry tomato. We looked it…
Looking for an Advent Devotional/ Jesse Tree Book? I have a biased suggestion.
Last year, I did a daily blog posting of the scriptural journey from Creation to Christmas for 25 days. This year, to make it easier on the not-so-techno-enthused, I put it in book form. Here's the description: It's kind-of a Jesse Tree. I've seen other Jesse trees include things besides just the family line of…
Happy Feast Day of Saint Cecilia!
This is my confirmation saint. Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians. I was in band and under the impression that I would graduate and play in a symphony even though I wasn't even first chair in a high school band class. If only I'd known back then that I needed the patron saint of…