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Do not grow slack in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in tribulation, steadfast in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the holy ones, exercise hospitality. ~ Romans 12:11-13
Flax Seed Balls ~A healthy sweet snack
These simple treats are good tasting and good for you. Some of my kids like them and some don't. 2 cups milled flax seed 1 cup honey Pla...
Ladybug Cookies
~No, they are not made with real ladybugs like Rachel once thought when she was very little! 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup butter (soften) 1/2...
Cherry Wink Cookies
Cherry Wink Cookies 3/4 cup butter (soften) 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 T. milk 1 tsp vanilla 2 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking...
From our home to yours:
May you have a joyful Christmas and a peaceful New Year!
Homemade ~ Peanut Butter Tasty Cakes
Homemade ~ Peanut Butter Tasty Cakes Beat: 4 Eggs 1 tsp. Vanilla 2 Cups Sugar 1 Cup Milk Mix and add to the above ingredients: 2 cups Flour ...
How do you handle that many kids?
I remember the days when Jon and I only had the two oldest girls. I was so stressed and overwhelmed. I understand how people feel when they...
In Honor of a truly remarkable Person:
Jon's sister Andi (Age 45) passed away this past Saturday (12-11-10) after fighting cancer for more than 10 years. She was an amazing...
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (Dec. 8) celebrates the conception of the Virgin Mary without any stain of Original Sin. T...
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (Dec. 8) celebrates the conception of the Virgin Mary without any stain of Original Si...
Pagoo Day
We had been reading a book called "Pagoo" by Holling Clancy Holling. In honor of our completed book study the kids made a ...
Book Recommendations:
"Minute Meditations on the Mysteries of the Rosary" By: Rev. Thomas M. Feeley I found this book to be a wonderful help to focus o...
Baby #9 ~ Due April 29th
Hi everyone!! I had my sonogram and the baby looks to be in very good health and is measuring a little larger than expected. We are eve...
"God's Grace" Painted by Jennifer S-L
I painted this in 2005. At the time was feeling confident that we would not be moving from our home in town so I painted it on the dini...
All Saint's Day Costumes
Here are our kids dressed in their All Saint's day costumes: Rebekah as "St. Elizabeth of Hungry" Jacob as "St. ...
Progress....
Our Addition is started!! And the kids have a front row seat!! They often scramble for the best view at the back door. The footer tr...
The stork's name is "Dan"!?!?!
A dear, sweet, friend of mine had a infant car seat and some maternity clothes she was not using and she kindly offered them to me. Knowi...
Demo Day!! Bye-bye deck!! ;-)
Yesterday, we started the demo so we can add a new addition onto our house!! Our ugly old deck is now history!! I'm not sorry to se...
The Science Fair Projects
Our St. Joseph's Homeschool Group hosted a science far Friday Oct. 15th. Each of our school aged children made a project to take along:...
Rebekah's Science Fair Project
Rebekah, our future Marine Biologist, decided to do her project on dolphins, complete with dolphin sounds!!! She wrote many paragraphs on ...
Jacob's Science Fair Project
Jacob had a tough time deciding what to do, but finally decided that space was his true calling! Though he has no love of writing he did wri...
Joshua's Science Fair Project
Joshua shocked me when he said he wanted to do a project on spiders!! While spiders are not a favorite topic of mine, I did manage to help J...
Elizabeth's Science Fair Project
Elizabeth insisted she wanted to do a project, but had no idea what! I made several suggestions, but she found none to be a good suggestion ...
Hannah's Science Project
Hannah was not happy unless she was like one of the big kids, so together we made a board about rainbows. Hannah learned about how a rainbow...
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