Interestingly, one of the ways we can give of ourselves is to NOT be full of ourselves. And bearing wrongs patiently, is both the easiest, AND hardest thing to easy. Its easy because most people and kids probably feel wronged on a daily basis, right? There is plenty of opportunity to practice it :). […] Read more…
The Catholic Encyclopedia for Children & CatholicFamilyGifts.com {Review}
This summer, I was blessed to have been invited to review a book from CatholicFamilyGifts.com. As the name implies CatholicFamilyGifts.com was created as an online store that embodies faith items for your family. They run their store on 6 core values — Family, Committment, Faith, Excellence, Community, and Love & Joy. I don’t know […] Read more…
Aloha Rose {Book Review}
Disclaimer: I received all 3 of these books from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was received. This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support! I’ve downloaded several books for my Kindle from the Quilts of Love series by Abingdon Press. When the opportunity came up to review not […] Read more…
The Story of Christmas Review & Giveaway {Tommy Mommy}
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links — thanks for your support! This month, our family received a beautiful padded board book just right for little hands–The Story of Christmas. It’s just the right size for even little […] Read more…
Visit the Sick {Giving & Gratitude for Kids}
This one is one of the hardest for me because I hate for my kids to be sick and one of the risks of helping sick people is getting sick yourself. However, there are several things that kids can do, especially when people aren’t contagious. Even small children can help people who are ill, even […] Read more…
Operation Christmas Child & VeggieTales — There’s Still Time!!
I have to confess that we almost didn’t pack boxes this year. I was going through the items I’d picked up since last year & threw some out (the kiddie nail polish was not worth sending, for example). I figured I’d give it to someone at some point. When I told the girls, they were […] Read more…
Holy Crocodile! & 2 Other New Picture Books for Catholic Children {Book Review}
Disclaimer: I received all 3 of these books from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was received. This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support! This year I received 3 catholic books for children to review. I love to give books as gifts and Catholic kids books can […] Read more…
Give Drink to the Thirsty {Giving & Gratitude for Kids}
Last November, I started a series on the works for mercy for children. I’m hoping to add a few more this year and will start with giving drink to the thirsty. Oddly enough, I considered this one too hard to do last year, but there are several ways children can help give drink to the […] Read more…
CVS Make Up Haul – 11.08.13
I decided (against my better judgement) to do a CVS run this week. Like I don’t have anything better to do between homeschooling, work and my son’s baptism this weekend. Ahem. Anyway, I got some fun stuff & some coupons I wasn’t expecting from the kiosk. 1 roll of paper towels – $0.79 – $0.79 […] Read more…
Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
Disclaimer: I received a copy of the items mentioned in exchange for an honest review. I LOVED chemistry in high school. In fact, I’m still a little peeved that the admissions counselor talked me out of the regular chemistry class in college :). Add that to the fact that my K/1 cannot get enough […] Read more…