Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Feast of the Archangels

The Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are celebrated in the Church today and consequently the Cotter home. We decided to celebrate each Angel in a different way. Because St. Michael is often depicted defeating the devil, as he does in the book of Revelation, we decided to make a devil's food cake for our St. Michael (painted by Bean) to defeat,...

Thursday, September 23, 2010

We "Finished" the Basement!

The finished basement! Over the past few months I began to notice that the kids toys, particularly large plastic toys like little people buildings, were taking over my living room, so I began to brainstorm my options. 1. I could get rid of the toys... but then I pictured my kids sitting on the couch in the middle of winter with sad faces and nothing...

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Living liturgically (living with the cycles and celebrations of the Church) is one of my favorite things about being Catholic. I've found it teaches our kids three main things: 1. It teaches them about the faith and what we believe 2. It teaches them to love the faith, Jesus and his family 3. It teaches them the natural cycles of highs and lows in...