~ Capturing the context of everyday life ~ Today I am linking up with Like Mother, Like Daughter for {pretty, happy, funny, real} {pretty} Two weeks ago, we went to the Okefenokee Swamp and took a 90 minute boat tour of the swamp, here the kids are, ready for anything. (we did see a few alligators and a few herons.)...
Today I am joining Leila over at Like Mother, Like Daughter for this week's {pretty} I wrote earlier this week about visiting the Carmelite Sisters in Savannah, Georgia. They were all so beautiful that I wanted to share the picture again. {happy} A few weeks ago, we made homemade from scratch bolognese sauce and...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ Every Thursday, at Like Mother, Like Daughter! {pretty} I have been talking about eShakti for a while now and I hope I do not bore you all to death. Here is another dress I ordered and plan on wearing to the wedding we are attending next month. It fits so...
I am back to joining up with Leila over at Like Mother, Like Daughter for {pretty, happy, funny, real} this week. Yesterday was the feast day of St. Maria Goretti and we made cupcakes* to celebrate. I will tell you that we did take more pictures and I did have many more edited and "saved" when I discovered that they...
{pretty} Iced Coffee, recipe courtesy of The Pioneer Lady. It is great. I made it with decaf, so I won't have the shakes later today. I do love coffee though, I really really love coffee. I packed my coffee pot parts in different boxes and did not find all of them until Saturday. I still cannot find the...
{pretty} This past Tuesday, we attended the Baptism of our newest goddaughter, Luca Lynn Hope. Here she is, just before the baptism, looking as pretty as can be in her gown. {happy} Goodbye, Original Sin, be gone with you! She did not cry or flinch, just happily looked at Father. {funny} There are seven...
{pretty} This statue of Our Lady was bought by a dear friend while visiting Portugal. He later entered a monastery and we were given the statue, a gift from a godfather to his godson. This fall, the godson will be traveling to Italy to see his godfather be ordained to the Holy Priesthood. The people behind our lady...
{pretty} On Sunday, after Mass, we headed over to a peach shed, to get the first peaches of the season. Oh my, are they goooood! This is just a handful of what we had, I think we bought a half bushel. {happy} Last night I decided to make peach cobbler and it was the best cobbler I have ever had. The best part? My...
On Friday, we celebrated Easter (yes it is still Easter!) by going to the Gulf of Mexico. I could live on the beach, I love the beach! {pretty} Such a pretty view, not only of my beautiful children, but also of the beautiful Gulf of Mexico at St. George Island State Park in Florida. This park is 3.5 hours from our...
{pretty} Pretty Margaret is showing off the picture she colored today of Jesus washing the feet of one of His disciples. {happy} Was ist das? Home made marshmallows! I made them yesterday and plan on cutting and dipping them in chocolate for Easter. {funny} I mentioned last week that I go through a lot of flour...