Karol had his pinewood derby today and he was very proud of his car, as you can see, it was a pretty neat car. (and not to brag, he won his den race and his pack race! He also took first place in the design category, I'm pretty impressed.)
I may have a cake fail on my hands. Well, no, I do have a cake fail. It's all good, I'll make a trifle out of my mistake cake. Anyone know if I can use buttercream frosting in a trifle?
Yesterday, in case you missed it., yesterday was the last day of the reign of Pope Benedict XVI. I don't think anyone could have missed it, but in the event that you did, here is a nice link with images of the last moments. I've been trying to come up with ideas for quick, yet healthy snacks for the kids (and...
Karol asked if we could go to Mass again today. I couldn't come up with a good reason to tell him no and my heart was telling me to go as well, so we went to the 1210 Mass in Valdosta. Joshua met us there as well, which made it nice. On the way to town, Karol was upset about the retirement of our Holy Father and kept...
This morning, I woke up early, threw my hair in a ponytail, got the kids dressed (with Joshua's help) and headed off to Mass (with the kids, but without Joshua). Our pastor was offering the Mass today in Thanksgiving for Pope Benedict XVI and I wanted to be there, as it would be the last Mass where we would hear...
"But of that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son,- but the Father alone." Matthew 24:36 I've seen a lot of discussion around the interwebs these past few weeks, about the end times. It seems that many people are buying in to prophesies about the end of the world and tying them into...
Have you seen this? It's a pretty cool thing to do, adopting a Cardinal to pray for leading up to and including (and I'm sure after) the upcoming Conclave. I am praying for Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, O.P. from Austria. Who are you praying for?
God the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of His son, has reconciled the world to Himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the Church may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the...