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The Roller Coaster Ride
Losing our baby Thérèse changed me. Some of the ways are obvious, and others sneak up on me and take my breath away. Although it was the most painful experience I have ever gone through (and am still going through), I can't thank God enough for giving our family...
read moreFamily Prayer in the New Year
This last Advent, we decided to make our time around the Advent wreath a focal time of family prayer. After dinner, Philip gave the kids baths and put them in their jammies while I did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen. Afterward, we gathered around the dinner...
read moreThe Royal BABY
December 28th is the Feast of the Holy Innocents. On this day, we celebrate the male babies murdered by King Herod in his paranoid attempt to preserve his throne and kill the newborn king, the Christ Child. Today, we pray for those babies as well as all of the other...
read moreBaby Jesus' Birthday Party
At the beginning of Advent, we started explaining to the children that we were preparing for Baby Jesus' birthday. We had Christmas Eve all to ourselves this year, so we decided to throw Baby Jesus a birthday party. When I took the kids to the grocery store last...
read moreBaby Jesus’ Birthday Party
At the beginning of Advent, we started explaining to the children that we were preparing for Baby Jesus' birthday. We had Christmas Eve all to ourselves this year, so we decided to throw Baby Jesus a birthday party. When I took the kids to the grocery store last...
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