Well, it’s spring here in Kansas.  I guess it’s actually been spring for a while.  Last weekend we filled up the sandbox and we’ve already spent so much time swinging in the backyard that Gus has master pumping (yay!). I’ve been meaning to plant some flowers but our yard here in Kansas is very small […]

Catholic, Faith, kids crafts

April 13, 2016

A Child’s Mary Garden (with free printable statues)

Meals at my house can be miserable.  Lunch more than any other.  One kid hates what I’ve put in front of him. One wants to sit on my lap and smear applesauce all over me. And the other has chosen now to fall off her chair and suffer (it seems) yet another mortal injury.  When […]

Motherhood

April 12, 2016

5 Reasons Why I Always Sit and Eat With My Kids

Hi Friends! It’s spring big-time around here. The grass is nearly florescent, the trees are covered in blooms and all of a sudden tulips are bursting open.  Since I always loved May Crowning as a kid, flowers get me thinking about Mary, even now as an adult.  So, in preparation for that–and because it’s just […]

Faith, kids crafts

April 8, 2016

Paper Mary Dolls (FREE PRINTABLE)

Friends–It’s one of my favorite types of days here on the blog: a pattern release day and today I am sharing my MASS QUIET BOOKS with you all!  I love blogging and crafting and all that goes with it, but more than anything I LOVE when I send my creations out into the world and […]

Adult Projects, kids crafts

April 5, 2016

Mass Quiet Book (Pattern and Printable)