Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas to you all and to all of your family members!
“The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us” As a friend and I discussed how beautiful the prayers we say at Mass are, she brought to my attention what a gift it is for us to say “Lord, I am not worthy to [...]

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Thank you St. Therese of Lisieux!

St. Therese’s dying words were: “I will let fall a shower of roses after my death.”

I didn’t plant this lone rose. It was a surprise when I first saw it grow up out of no where. I didn’t even know what it was until I saw the bud a couple of days ago. This was [...]

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St. Jerome Porcupine Meatballs

This was our Lunch from yesterday for St. Jerome’s Feast Day Sept. 30th. These were so easy to make and they were yummy! My son loved the story of the porcupines of God.

I got this recipe and the below info from an email from Suzanne Fowler of the Lightweigh program. She has so many great ideas and [...]

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Feast of Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels

My Patron Saint is St. Michael, so this was a special day for my family! St. Michael has shown me a few times that he himself  helps to protect me and I am forever grateful for the gift of his protection for me and for all of us.
This is the first year that we were [...]

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Exaltation of the Holy Cross Novena

I know it is late to start this, but I had never said this Novena before. It really ignites my soul, so I thought I would share it with you all. (even if it is late)
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Novena
Jesus, Who because of Your burning love for us willed to be crucified and to [...]

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coming to a blog near you…..

From Thy Bounty Fairs – Autumn Edition – coming soon!
I have never hosted a fair before, but I am unsure  confident that I can wing it and have a descent Fair Day
I am hosting the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross — also called the Exaltation of the Cross. It is Celebrated next Sunday on [...]

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St. Ignatius prayer on his feast day

This is one of my favorite prayers by St. Ignatius
Take, O Lord,and receive my entire liberty,my memory, my understanding, and my whole will.All that I am and all that I possess You have given me.I surrender it all to You to be disposed of according to Yourwill. Give me only Your love and Your grace;with [...]

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off I go….

Please pray me. I am off to go help my Dad in Oklahoma. Long story, but after much determination from my brother and I and some help from state services and the police, we were able to get him to go and stay at the hospital. There is lots of damage done to his body, but he [...]

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please pray for my dad….

It is a long story about my father, so I am just going to post a copy of my recent prayer request below:
Please pray for my father, David who has a broken soul and has no hope or faith and is full of despair. My dad has been an alcoholic for about 10-15 years now. [...]

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I am such a sap…

This totally made me cry!! I have seen this on a few blogs, so sweet!!!

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