Just Another Day in Paradise

Kim at Starry Sky Ranch has a beautiful post entitled, "Just another day in paradise".   She so eloquently announces a call to count your blessings in motherhood:
"I am firmly convinced "happy" is a verb.  As my friend Elizabeth says it is a decision we make everyday to wake up and do it all over again. [...]

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Overheard at Dinner…

5yodd :  Daddy?  What kind of meat is this?Daddy :   Medium rare…5yodd :   Well?… then…can my piece be High rare?
Image:   My Favorite Things   ~Morgan Weistling

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Paper Organization

"Pray as if everything depended upon God and work as if everything depended upon man."~
    Francis Cardinal Spellman
(This quote makes me feel good to be Catholic….I feel like everything has deeper meaning…most especially my daily duty…)
Do you suffer from educational printout clutter syndrome? Well, I did!  (But I am now on the road [...]

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Leading the Little ones to the Good Shepherd

Please visit Elizabeth Foss at Real Learning for her beautiful post about Leading the Little Ones to the Good Shepherd.  This post gathers so much for the heart to ponder regarding the great work of Catechesis.  Pour a tall glass of iced tea, read, and savor every moment!  Thank you, Elizabeth!!

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Math Journaling

I was reading the boards at 4 Real today and came across the question of Math Journaling posed by Dawn of by Sun and Candlelight….once again it was a post that I was already working on, so I polished it up a bit and I will share my answer here.  I hope it is of [...]

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Turning Prose Into Poetry

Turning prose into poetry
~Saint Josemaría Escrivá
"When you started your ordinary work again, something like a groan of complaint escaped you: “It’s always the same!”
And I told you: “Yes, it’s always the same. But that ordinary job — which is the same one your fellow workers do — has to be a constant prayer for you. [...]

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Toys, Toys, Toys!!

When it comes to toys…Dawn at By Sun and Candlelight, hit it right on the mark with her wonderful post Nature Play and Stories and More About Tree Blocks.  There is nothing like the look and feel of wood toys and toys made from natural fibers or toys made from love.
Julie’s Stuff  is one [...]

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The Wonderful World of Creative Art!

Cleaning and de-clutering is my primary focus as of late.  I am restructuring this old house for creativity!  It is so hard to be productive, much less creative in a cluttered space or in an area where it is hard to find things because they have no place.   I want the house to be as [...]

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Making a Personal ABC book!

I love the Montessori way of doing things as it is so very gentle in approach and it moves at the child’s pace and development level.  There are so many activities and educational helps that may not be explicitly Montessori, but can be presented in a Montessorian way.  A Montessori classroom is wonderful to [...]

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New Site for Catholic Kids!

Catholic Kingdom  is one of my dc’s favorite places to visit.  You have to enter through the gate and then  venture into a kingdom where you can learn all about the Catholic faith! The Monastery holds the collection of stories from the Bible and the Saints.  The Marketplace is the center for crafts and [...]

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