As Holy Week approaches I find myself listening for His guidance.  I haven't felt the need to shop for Easter Basket items...not yet an...

Buck had a little accident at the park yesterday :( We'd been there a total of FIVE minutes when he lost his grip on the monkey...

This morning as I was flipping through my Liturgical Year Binder looking for a coloring picture of St. Joseph for Buck to color, I came acr...

Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Frances of Rome .   There is a wonderful story about her in Around the Year - Once Upon a Time Saint...

Mom asks kids, "Should we continue watching Jesus of Nazareth tonight or a couple of eposides of I Love Lucy?" We all vote an...

As we brace ourselves for more storms today, we are praying to Saint Medard, who is the  Patron Saint Against Bad Weather.  Born ...

Buck and Honeybee received their First Reconciliations recently.  We made these lapbooks and added some of the things we studied as we pr...

Have you noticed that some of the words in your online reading are highlighted?  Is this bothering you as much as it was me???  If you hove...

Let my fasting turn me to the needs of others, and not my own hungers. Have Mercy, O Lord. Let my charity be a sign of your genero...

Something to ponder today ~ Lent is far less about giving some­thing up and far more about mak­ing ourselves more available to God. If a...

A good friend sent this article my way today and I am definitely inspired to give this a try.  I'm thinking Friday evening would be t...

Snuggle Bug is officialy a teenager. I kept thinking sweet 13 over and over.  Yes, I know the phrase is "Sweet 16" but, our ...

Last night I read this book to Buck.   It amazed me how quickly he picked up on counting with Roman Numerals. A great math pict...

Have you read Jennifer's new article in Mater et Magistra entitled Joyfully Staying the Course, A Plan to Refocus and Refresh in the win...

Homemade Valentines 2012 ~ This year we made simple Valentine Bookmarks to share with our homeschool group after First Friday Mass.  The ...

Blessed Mother of those whose names you can read in my heart, watch over them with every care.  Make their way easy and their labors fruitfu...

Outside My Window ~ The temperature is 75 degrees.  Not at all what you'd expect for January - even here in the south.  I'm h...

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Elizabeth Foss, author of Real Learning and In the Heart of My Home has this wonderful statement on her blog.  Once I read it I knew she h...

I've just signed the kids up to practice their math skills at IXL .  I came across it on another blog .  Anyway, my kids are enjoying it...

Snuggle Bug is studying Exploring Creation with Human and Anatomy and Physiology this year.  For the most part she really enjoys this book...

What a perfect game this was!  That is if you are a BAMA fan! ROLL TIDE ROLL!!   That makes 14 National Championships!! Time to b...

We have been studying Earth Science lately. Not that I planned to, of course :) It's all part of this new land of "Unschooling....

We finally got around to making our Christmas houses today.  The kids had a blast and I had fun listening to them laugh.  The Ho...