Teaching your Kids to Read

We started teaching our preschooler how to read about 4 months ago and ever since then it seems like we've been getting lots of questions about how to do it. So for those of you who have been asking... this post is for you. If you haven't been asking, perhaps you can find a preschooler to teach after you see all of the fun and exciting resources that...

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Making Daily Prayer Work as a Mother

For the last FOCUS Wives' Club Newsletter I wrote an article on prayer as a wife and mother. With Lent less than 2 weeks away I thought now would be a good time to post the article as Catholics across the world start considering how they will sanctify their Lenten season. Perhaps this year is the time for you to commit or recommit to daily mental...

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Feast of St. Peter's Chair

Last week Kevin posted this picture of a statue of John Paul II that he saw on his trip to Mexico City, but what he didn't do is tell you what makes it so unique. I think on this the Feast of St. Peter's Chair there is no better time to explain its history. When JP II came to Mexico City in 2002 to canonize Juan Diego, who Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared...

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Paper Bishop Miter or "Pope Hat"

With so many feasts that celebrate a bishop or pope, like today's Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, paper miters come in handy for many occasions! There's not much to them so get ready to be amazed. To start you need:Roll of paper Tape Scissors Step 1: Cut a piece of paper that is about 20 x 24 inches. Step 2: Fold it in half hamburger style from...

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Archived Catholic Comics On-line

Every so often in my continual search for fun ways to integrate the faith into our home I run across something that gets me really excited. So what did I find? Well, since Tuesday is the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, I'll let my example be... Catholic comics. Admit it, that's awesome. It is one of hundreds of archives of the Catholic magazine...

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St. Valentine's Day

Happy St. Valentine's Day! I made my first ever cheesecake today! It looks yummy, but we'll see how it tastes in about an hour when Kevin returns home from Mexico City! I'm sure he'll post about it sometime this week, but for now I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a sparkly Our Lady of Guadalupe statue from my Valentine. Today consisted of a lot...

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Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes

What a great Feast Day it is today. Of all of the devotions to Mary, Our Lady of Lourdes is the most dear to my heart. Just this past May Kevin and I took a trip to Lourdes and I wrote a bit about it on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, so if you want details, check out the post. Because I want to get to watching The Song of Bernadette,...

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Feast of St. Scholastica

As a graduate of Benedictine College in Atchison, KS I feel it my particular duty to celebrate the Feast of St. Scholastica with as much fun and enthusiasm as possible... which I do happily. St. Scholastica is the twin sister of St. Benedict. What did those parents do right? One of the most famous stories of the pair is about a night that...

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A Pocket Full of Love Valentine's Day Cards

Less than one week. That's how much time women across America have to prepare for the beast that is commercialized Valentine's Day. I'm not trying to be cynical here, it's just Valentine's Day is a lot like Prom... typically disappointing. Weather for you it's Single's Awareness Day (SAD) or Forced Affection Day (FAD?) both scenarios end...

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