New coloring contest from Illuminated Ink

My kids love these! ~~~Archangel Coloring Contest~~~ is now available at www.IlluminatedInk.com This contest is open to children ages 0-18, and will be judged in four separate age brackets. Three winners in each age bracket will receive a special SURPRISE PACKAGE and have their entries posted in our Winners Gallery. All entries must be POSTMARKED by Friday, October 27, 2006 in order to be eligible for...

“He Who Denies Me before Men…”

God help us! We need to pay attention to this. Please, call the white house – and pray! “While the pro-life movement in America is busily working to overturn Roe and take back the legal territory lost to surgical abortion, the killing industry is actually gaining a huge amount of ground in another direction: they are going cellular. That is, they know the days of surgical abortion are numbered and are...

Homeschool Meme

I’ve been tagged! Thanks Cheryl. 1) ONE HOMESCHOOLING BOOK YOU HAVE ENJOYED The Catholic Homeschool Companion. It’s like a conference in a book! 2) ONE RESOURCE YOU COULDN’T BE WITHOUT My computer and the Internet. OK that’s two but they’re connected (literally) so it’s kind of like one. 3) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH YOU HAD NEVER BOUGHT Oh gosh I really don’t know. I have...

The price we’re willing to pay

Ever since we found out we’re having a girl I can’t help but think “pink”. I see it everywhere now and in the back of my mind I am plotting what pretty little pink things I can make. The car seat is blue – I’ll need to make a pink cover. The swing is blue – same thing. My dear sister in law Donna visited from Georgia recently and gifted us with a positively darling and...

Threads

One of my favorite sewing magazines is Threads. I find it inspiring AND practical. In their July issue they had a handy dandy tear out section called Teach Yourself to Sew. Well I realized today that if you go to this page and sign up for their (very helpful and interesting newsletter) you can get your own pdf copy of Teach Yourself to Sew! PLUS! There’s also some great links in the sidebar there: Assemble...

My Life is My Message

Meredith at Sweetness and Light is hosting the first of many Loveliness Fairs to be held throughout the year. Elegant Simplicity in the Kitchen is the first installment and is shaping up to be a real treat. Now, my own kitchen is in need of renovating so I really didn’t think I would have anything to contribute until I read a definition of Elegant Simplicity that gave me pause. “[Elegant] Simplicity...

Book Meme

I’ve been tagged by Cay at Cajun Cottage Under the Oaks Warning – my list is pretty boring! 1) THE BOOK THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE: The Bible. OK that sounds so cliche but really – it’s the living word of God. 2) ONE BOOK YOU’VE READ MORE THAN ONCE: I Believe in Love by Jean Du Coeur De Jesus D’ Elbee 3) ONE BOOK YOU’D WANT ON A DESERT ISLAND: No specific tile in mind but...

Re-Fashioning

I love re-fashioning things. That is, taking something and making it into something else. And apparently I’m not the only one. There’s a whole group of people taking the Wardrobe Refashion pledge and they are doing some amazing work! I still haven’t decided yet if I will be signing the pledge for the next term but I sure am inspired. And check the cool re-fashion that Kim did over at Starry Sky...

Yes I can cook.

I just don’t really like to. But this is a favorite summer dinner here. Fresh tomatoes and peppers on homeade pizza. Easy, healthy and...

Matty turns 2!

Saturday was Matthew’s 2nd birthday.  My how time flies! He liked the cake. . . but he needed some help from big brother Kevin to blow out those...