Lanterns for Saint Martin!!!

The kids ae loving their new night lights!!!

Christmas Love...

Diana Harrison Biorkman has a 5 year old son Noah. Noah is at the end of a 2 1/2 year fight with Neuroblastoma cancer. They are celebrating Christmas next weekend. Noah loves receiving Christmas cards. Please take a minute to make this a very Merry Christmas for this brave young man. Thank You. The address is: Noah Biorkman 1141 Fountain View Circle South Lyon, MI 48178

Deeep in Scripture!!!

I just finished reading Bible proofs for Catholic Truths and it was amazing discovery. I was taken down to the very base and roots of our Catholic faith. It was awsome to look into the Bible and discover solid proofs on all of my believes. The book is a great reference tool that can be used with great ease. We live in days when our faith is challenged from every site and many catholics find themself lost in their desire to show the truth behind the Church's teachings. Well this book is a great gift and relief to us. I think it will make a great Christmas gift.
This review was written as part of the Catholic book Reviewer program from The Catholic Company. Visit The Catholic Company to find more information on Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths.

Catholic kids pen pal !!!

My daughter is in the stage of loving to writte and recieve letters. A great lady had an idea of pen pal program for her Orthodox community. I was wondering would anybody love the idea. I think it will be great to get to know each other and I would love to see my kids develpoing friendships with other Catholic kids. It will be something to make the fall and winter month more fun. Please if you are interested email me back.

What I need from all of you who signed up (or wish to sign up) is:

1. Your child's name and their patron or favorite saint
2. Birthdate (be sure to include the year)
3. Interests or hobbies (be specific)
4. Your email address or a way to contact you
5. Address
6. Parish Name

Please get this information to me by September 30. I'm planning to partner them up and e-mail you their partners on September 7(Our Lady of the rosary)!

Please spread the word to help this program grow! I'm hoping to keep this an ongoing project where kids can sign up at any time! It is for boys and girls ages 3 and up. Thanks everyone for your help!

Happy Birthday, Maria Bambina!!!

"Hail Maria Bambina"

a poem in honor of the Child Mary

Hail Maria Bambina, The Father’s precious little one,

God’s heavenly grace beams from your face as the moon reflects the sun,

Angels ‘round your cradle sing lullabies while you sleep,

Help me to call Him “Abba,” His commandments to keep.


Hail Maria Bambina, The Holy Spirit’s humble bride,

Your “fiat,” one day to give the Angel kneeling at your side,

As I along the path of life, like a lost sheep roam,

Place your tiny hand in mine and gently lead me home.


Hail Maria Bambina, the Virgin Mother of the Son,

Now in your cradle softly sleeping, Your earthly life begun,

One day faithfully beneath His cross to stand in sorrow deep,

Help me to embrace my cross and to my station keep.


O Most Holy Triune God, I love to ponder thee,

As I sing to Baby Mary, your blessed little one,

At once Your daughter, most pure spouse

And Mother of Your Son.


Words by Frederick Speckels

Holy Simplicity

I am once again writting a review of another great book. Holy Simplicity has been a great spiritual reading for me. I have picked up and put down that book many times. I will read just a sentence and I will have to put the book down and really meditate and pray about what I have read. The book itself is not big at all yet it took me the longest to review. Simplicity is the new found mantra in our society. Books of all kinds are flooding the bookstores telling us how to simplify our lives, closets and homes. Yet, they do not seem to achieve their goal, because nothing can become pure and simple unless man's soul is simplifed. Holy Simplicity deals with human's desires and yearning for simple relationship with the Creator of all. It is a gem for people who need their dose of spiritual reading. I think the book is the right cure for all societies but escpecially out American society. Holy Simplicity is simply superb!!!!

This review was written as part of the Catholic book Reviewer program from The Catholic Company. Visit The Catholic Company to find more information on Holy Simplicity.

Look at this, Sandra!!!

This is our attempt at States scrapbooking. We had the L is for lone star book and we have dear friends from that great state. So we had fun learning and crafting about Texas!!!!

Blessed contentment:)

Want some cool children's books?

Hi everybody! I am just starting out as a consultant for Usborne Books, a children's book publisher. They have tons of great books, with a great variety of titles. Please help me out and visit my website at:

http://www.myubam.com/D3610

You can check out the selections of books, and if anybody buys anything then I get credit for it. (We're still learning how the program works, but it's a kind of commision or incentive thing.) You will learn more on the website.

Thanks for looking!

I want to...

I want to write about little toes and big bumblebees. Trying to capture the color blue of the flowers I see. Chubby baby whose eyes capture life in its owe and the time which flies so fast is my foe. I want to tell you of my noisy house but instead I bought a mouse (ok, it is a Guinea pig but who cares:). My life is full of tomato plants taller than my love and plenty of help from above. The cyber world is full of pictures of neatly decorated rooms while my kids have energy to fly on brooms. Moms are bubbling over with creative juices and I am about to burn my fuses. Clean spaces, lovely places I would like to see some messy faces. You see, a young mother's life is not filled with immaculate places but it is marked by heavenly traces. So here today I don't have for you pictures of neat shelves, I do not have helpful elves (known as older kids in my circles) but what I do have is a piece of ourselves!!!