40 days for life

Today started 40 days for life, so we went to the local planned parenthood, and PRAYED. We stayed about 2 hours, we talked with a few other people there to pray. We watched several girls going in to have their abortions. We watched the medical waste truck come to pick up what the planned parenthood officals tell their clients is "waste", but is really the small broken bodies of many, many babies. All in all 17 girls had abortions at that clinic today. But each girl had people pray for her, and her baby. As emotional as it was, we will be going back often, during the 40 days for life and after.

Preach the Gospel at all times. If necessary, use words. - St. Francis of Assisi

Great post by The Modest Mom

A great post from The Modest Mom

Preach the Gospel at all times. If necessary, use words. - St. Francis of Assisi

some this and that

Whew...where has the time gone?? We are almost done with September! I have not posted in so long I do not know if I should try and catch up and write all the posts I had planned on or just skip it and jump in where we are now? In the mean time THIS is 1 of the things keeping me busy, THIS is another. I found them both HERE, and I found the link from THIS site. Have a blessed day.
Preach the Gospel at all times. If necessary, use words. - St. Francis of Assisi

I got a new book :)... and poison ivy :(

I will start with a warning, PLEASE always wear long pants, nylons, a long skirt, knee high socks, something that covers your legs fully whenever you go geocaching with your family! Poison ivy is no fun!!!
Now for the fun stuff, I bought a new book, it was very cheap being it was a "hurt" book from IGNATIUS Press, it is titled Designing your own Classical Curriculum by Laura M. Berquist. It looks very interesting. All of the children have subjects that they will be finishing mid-year, and I have been leaning towards a "classical" education, I figured as they finished subjects we would flow in to a curriculum I will make using this book as a guide. The way I figure it I will have this home school thing down by the time the have graduated. ;)

Preach the Gospel at all times. If necessary, use words. - St. Francis of Assisi

Feast days and meal planning

I was just over at Catholic Cuisine, getting tons of ideas for my next month of meal planning, if you have not checked it out, go right now! it has super fun recipes. while I was doing this I was also texting a friend who was kind of shocked I plan a whole month at a time. She said she just wings it each day. I was amazed, "how do you know what to buy" "how do you know what to take out of the frezzer" "what if you want are making tacos and realize you have no cheese" these are the questions running through my mind. But I am  a planner, and I could not wing it, it would stress me out, and add to my spending. She has no problem winging it, and either goes without cheese or runs to pick it up. What kind of shopper/meal maker are you?

Preach the Gospel at all times. If necessary, use words. - St. Francis of Assisi

Blessed Kateri

Today is the feast day of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, and over at Holy Heros they have a free coloring book download, and who doesn't like free!! Enjoy and have a truely blessed feast day, Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha pray for us

Preach the Gospel at all times. If necessary, use words. - St. Francis of Assisi

becuase I like to see what other people are eating...

Yesterday I went and raided our garden of everything that was ready, these two bowls are full of about 3 different kinds of radishes, some jalapeno peppers, and onions, not pictures was the cucumbers, turnips, spinach and green beans. We are trying to eat a much more natural diet, we have been slacking in our food choices lately. So I needed what to make with all of this so it didn't go to waste...

This is the veggie salad we had with dinner, it is radishes, cucumbers, onions, carrots and tomatoes (carrots and radishes are not from our garden)

These are the green/burgundy beans from our garden, I lightly steamed them and they turned out like this...

The kids thought it was pretty cool that they turn green when cooked, so did I ;)

Then I made mostacolli and put spinach in some, but really could have put it in more, because I had planned on only me wanting some, but my son wanted it and older daughter would have too if there had been enough.

Preach the Gospel at all times. If necessary, use words. - St. Francis of Assisi