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Two Sunday Masses, Christmas Eve Tree Lighting & A Birthday Cake for Baby Jesus 🌟
We gave our little ones a very simple Christmas. If this seems bare and sad, don’t feel bad for them – while my main focus was set on filling up their spiritual hearts & minds, the other “villagers” took care of any possible toy/material item these babies could ever want. 🤍
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Martinmas Festival 🏮🤍🔔
This year, for the first time, my little family celebrated the Feast of St. Martin of Tours. Our parish hosted the evening festival, which began with a quick prayer and Gospel reading by Father Aaron. The “procession” followed casually as families walked with their homemade lanterns along the outside of the church grounds and ended…
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The Fall Festival of MARTINMAS!
Our home parish, St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church of CR, posted earlier this week about hosting a “Liturgical Living” event for children & their families. Turns out, Saturday November 11th is the Feast Day of St. Martin of Tours! {11/11 is Veteran’s Day, also…} The church will be celebrating St. Martin’s Feast Day by hosting an…
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“Our prayer for them is capable not only of helping them, but also of making their intercession for us effective.” {CCC 958}
🤍🌹🪦🔆 All Soul’s Day 2023 🔆🪦🌹🤍 A day WELL-spent visiting family graves alongside a very loving family. On last years All Souls cemetery visits, I was pregnant with my little sugar, Cambrie. This year, BOTH of my little ones got to see and experience what I hope will become one of the most important traditions…
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Pre-Halloween & Prep for Cemetery Visits 🔆🦋🌹🪦
Mimi & Papa got a little preview last night of Cormac & Cambrie’s Halloween costumes… For now, we take the kiddos to Aunt Joycee’s house on Halloween night where they can play with cousins, grab a yummy bite to eat and trick-or-treat around Ely. I had hoped to fit in a quick “bonfire” at the…
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I lay a few stems of flowers on the headstones, light up a tiny candle and begin praying; some, suggested and others, directly from the heart 🤍
Next week we have Halloween already! But it isn’t the only fun/important holiday coming up – there’s more to be modeled for our tiniest disciples ♥ Last year on All Soul’s Day, I visited the family graves of Husband Paul’s Grandpa Leonard & my Grandma Linda. I brought with me a couple bunches of cheap flowers…
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“Someday We’ll All Have Perfect Wings”
On Sunday mornings, I like to play my Joey + Rory Radio station from Pandora. It helps get my head in the game for the impending Homily. This morning, while me and Cam were on the kitchen floor (surrounded by plushy pillows and a giant stuffed teddy bear) a song came on that I hadn’t…
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Welcoming Our New Shepherd, Archbishop Zinkula!
Archdiocese of Dubuque, October 18th Installation Both of our priests traveled to be apart of the Mass of Installation, which took place Wednesday evening. I tried live-streaming the Evening Prayer Service via YouTube Tuesday night but, as you could imagine, I wasn’t able to listen to much with the babies “running” around and husband Paul…
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PROmoting & PROtecting Human LIFE has to be the Golden Standard
LOVE coming across these types of people – he gets IT. The part of the Pro-Life agenda where most supporters say they believe in exceptions allowing a baby to be killed in the womb… Is that just something we’ve been trained to say to Pro-Choicers in an attempt to save a little face? I’ve always…
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Fr. Mike Schmitz: Homily for the LOST
Don’t listen to the future-focused “what ifs”… choose to focus on “what is” in the present. Grow a grateful mindset. God knows your heart better than you know it. God loves you bigger & better than you love yourself. With these, KNOW that you can trust him.
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Unexpected Empathy for the Son of Man
“I feel bad for Jesus.” That’s the comment I got last Wednesday from one of my dear 3rd/4th-grade kiddos. It was the last session of 5 that covered the Trinity, Jesus being fully God & fully man, Jesus as the Lamb of God in the new Passover, the Crucifixion & Resurrection. So, we’ve been hitting…
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SEMPER FI 🤍✨🕊️
I was flipping through an old issue of the Magnificat and the word “SEMPER” caught my eye. Usually I don’t spend much time looking over the first several pages – the daily readings and prayers are mainly my go-tos. Anyhow, I saw “SEMPER” and instinctively paused. Everyone knows Semper Fi relates to the United States…
~keeping faith & family close to heart in a modern world~
“As the sparrow finds a home and the swallow a nest to settle her young, my home is by Your altars, LORD of hosts, my king and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They never cease to praise You.
PSALMS 84
Blessed the man who finds refuge in you, in their hearts are pilgrim roads. As they pass through the Baca valley, they find spring water to drink. The early rain covers it with blessings. They will go from strength to strength and see the God of gods on Zion.
LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; listen, God of Jacob. For a sun and shield is the LORD God, bestowing all grace and glory. The LORD withholds no good thing from those who walk without reproach.”