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Saturday Morning Fairy Eggs

November 12, 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...

From Charles Dickens

"...as easily lost as gossamer."

George Washington’s World

by Genevieve Foster I read this with my son for his history class. The concept of this book was very cool. It went through the main stages of George Washington's life and told what was going on during those time periods not only in his life but also in the United...

From Orthodoxy

Man must have just enough faith in himself to have adventures...
What does a Catholic home look like? Part 3

What does a Catholic home look like? Part 3

I dove right in to my new icon books (Christmas presents from the hubster).  They were filled with very cool information.  For instance, I did not know that before most people became literate, icons played a large part in helping to catechize them....

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What does a Catholic home look like? Part 2

What does a Catholic home look like? Part 2

Dina and I were in the same mother’s group and Dina was hosting a get-together at her house. It was a beautiful house, tastefully decorated.  I felt like I was walking around on a photo shoot for something like Better Homes and Gardens for this was certainly one of...

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What does a Catholic home look like? Part 1

What does a Catholic home look like? Part 1

Growing up in the house of Catholics that had left the church, there were only a few items that harkened back to the faith of my parent’s youth.  There was a crucifix and a matching pair of pictures of the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart.  For a time, there was a...

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