I am so excited to share another wonderful cross stitch/Perler bead pattern of a Catholic Saint with you today! St. Josephine Bakhita is one of my favorite saints, and I hope this simple pattern brings you just a little bit of her amazing joy.   You can find the materials for this project, and MANY […]

Most nights you will find me seated on the couch, feet up, laptop open and working away on this little online business I started, taking breaks to nurse a baby as needed.   And generally, I am loving every minute of it.   I started this blog 4 years ago now, without the hope of […]

Since Josephine was born I have been flooded with comments and questions about the laboring process.   Over a year ago I wrote this post about the importance of Pain in Childbirth, and because of that, I made it clear that I had once again avoided using painkillers while giving birth, not because I’m tough, […]

I have never shared one of my birth stories before, and I don’t plan on getting into all of the details, but here is a little bit about how Josephine made her appearance earlier this week. On Tuesday we welcomed Josephine Frances to the clan–which was a bit of a surprise to everyone, I included. […]