My days have been filled with summer projects, taking time to sit and enjoy the blessings around me, working on a handful of photo shoots, time with family/ friends and all the other charms of summer on the homestead.
I often find myself blogging within my own thoughts, as I am storing them for the day I have time to tell you about it. For now I am going to give you a little catch up~
Ramble
- Gearing up for this coming school year. Researching curriculum. Organizing the school nook and more.
- Bittersweet thoughts of my girls growing a year older.
- Cleaning out the clutter.
- Growing daily in my relationship with our Lord. As we prayerfully walk the path he has planned for us.
- Enjoying the daily Mass readings. As Saint Jerome said "ignorance of the Scripture is ignorance of Christ."
Kitchen Sink Prayer (Funny, Cute, Straight to the heart)
Handbook for Catholic Moms (Just starting it. Great so far.)
A Cathoilc Woman's Book of Days (Wonderful daily read ~ Great for all Christian woman, Catholic or not)
Recommend Reads
The Heart of Motherhood (Opening your eyes to the many ways we serve the Lord though out our devotion)
A Mother's Rules of Life ( Need to refresh, renew and get organized ? Mother's Rule can be the life changing book you are looking for.)
Waiting to Read
Natural Family Planning Blessed our Marriage
UnPLANNED
My Children are Reading
Rachel Yoder Books
Saddle Club
The Little House
Stella
and we Loovvve An Elephant and Piggie books~
What I Want to Know
What children's books do you and your kids love?
Can you tell me anything about Junie B. Jones books?
A few Projects Going on Around Here
- Painted the kitchen, Lightening it all up. Looking for clean, vintage and worn~
- First time stating this, We officially took our television out of our family room in May and have really enjoyed the change.
- Old Farm house window projects~
- Birthday fun (btw, Sweet Pea will be four years old this week. I know how can the baby be four?)
13 comments:
I planned on blogging more as well and then Summer came and I find myself crawling in bed by nine :)
We love Elephant and Piggie as well! I considered the Junie B. books but from what we've listened to on tape she isn't the girl I would "choose" for my 7 year old to look up to so she is reading the Laura Ingalls Wilder books instead, is that the Little House group you mentioned? Thanks for the list of books you are enjoying, I'll be looking into those. Blessings to you! ~Joy
So wonderful to see you here Joy. Even better to hear you did start blogging, even if you have not this summer. Hope to see you blogging more as fall moves in. Until then enjoy your days taking time out to enjoy the Lords gifts in your life. Blessings Catherine
spilling the beans??
girl, don't keep us waiting too long;-)!!!!
love your sweet snapshots!
And you took your TV out!!!
yay!!!
if only I could go alongside you and muster up enough courage to do so.
You are an inspiration!
love you friend!!!
hi catherine,
fun to read your update and the photos of you and sweet pea are just so much fun!! : )
there are parts of junie b that i like but i found myself paraphrasing quite a bit (i don't like using words like 'stupid'), and though some of her behavior is funny it's also not always the smartest choices ..... so i put them aside for now anyways. we LOVE the little house books, stuart little, charlotte's web and the fairy books (jewel fairies, sports fairies, animal fairies ..... lots and lots of choices).
can't wait til you 'spill the beans' : ) i'm super curious now!
..... also, i understand perfectly how you feel bittersweet about your girls getting a year older!! well put friend.
If life would just slow down a bit, so That I could catch up! All would be perfect!
XO
I had to comment and tell you how much we love the book Click Clack Moo! It is such a cute and funny book. We also love God Gave Us You and God Gave Us Heaven.
Catherine Anne, I love your book selection. I just started reading Dr. Meg Meeker's 10 Habits of Happy Mothers. I loved her other books she has written.
I'll definitely be needing some new and light daily devotionals by the time school starts. Thanks for the suggestions!
Lauren loves the Pigeon books which I written by the same person as the elephant and piggie books. It is too funny, I just wrote a blog post about it last night asking if anyone owns those too? (it posts in the future). Too funny- guess I got my answer. She also likes all the Dr Suess books.
So wonderful to stop in and see all of your sweet words and heart-warming faces. It is funny how blogging friends become so dear to your heart. Sorry, No wowing beans to spill. Just beans of what has been going on and all I have not had the chance to tell you. Blessings ladies, Catherine Anne
Just found your blog.....it's beautiful! Thanks for the recommended reads : )
Boy am I with you.
It has been too busy of a summer. I am trying to catch my breathe before a new school year starts again. I only have one child left this year!
Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Me too. How can the school year be here so soon. Blessings to you and this school year.
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