In Honor of St. Juan Diego...

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Mary Renee

Advent 2019

A blessed Advent to you all!

Decorating for Advent/Christmas is so much fun! I like to keep it pretty simple.  Most of our decorations are over our fireplace. I have some mistletoe around the house, a wreath on the front door and a mason jar filled with scented pine cones, pine needles, wood, etc...it's basically potpourri.  I also put out a couple Christmas books and Christmas toys for the kids. Putting these things out only during this season keeps these items fun! Sometime this weekend we will go and pick out a Christmas tree.  What are some of your favorite ways to decorate for this holy season?

PS: I also have a Charlie Brown Christmas tree on our piano. 🧡

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Mary Renee

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

In honor of Our Lady today...

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Mary Renee

Wisdom from St. Therese

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Mary Renee

Belated Allhallowtide Post

Good morning readers!

Just sharing a little blurb about what has been going on and in honor of the Holy Saints in Heaven.  

It was pretty miserable outside this past Halloween, so we didn't take the kids trick-or-treating.  We did pass out some candy to the brave ones who went.  We also dressed the kids up as Popeye and Olive Oyl as a fun way to greet the children coming to the door.  I'm finding out how fun it is to dress your own kids up. They look so cute in whatever to put them in. My daughter was a pumpkin for her first Halloween and St. Therese of Lisieux for her second.  This was my Son's first Halloween.

It is so important to remember the true meaning of Halloween (All Hallows' Eve). This year I was reminded that it is one day of the Allhallowtide (The three days of All Hallows’ Eve, All Hallows’ Day and All Souls’ Day are collectively referred to as Allhallowtide and are a time for honoring the saints and praying for all recently departed souls. The term hallow means “holy” – you may recall reciting it in the Lord’s Prayer, “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name” (Mt 6:9))

So, in Honor of the Holy Saints in Heaven, we pray...

and in remembrance of the Holy Souls in Purgatory (and all of us on Earth), we pray...

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Mary Renee

In Honor of St Francis of Assisi...

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Mary Renee

In Honor of St. Charles Borromeo...

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Mary Renee

In Honor of St. JPII

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Mary Renee

In Honour of St. Therese of Lisieux

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Mary Renee

What's Been Happening

Hey readers!

I hope your Fall has been truly blessed!  I know mine has!  My husband and I just recently celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary.  I can't believe all the good things that have happened these past 3 years!

This past Thursday, my Mother-In-Law, Sisters-In-Law and I all went to hear Hugh Jackman perform.  My favorites of his performance were when we sang songs from Les Miserables, The Greatest Showman, the Gaston song from Beauty and the Beast, and the song New York, New York.  He is a very talented singer and dancer!

This past Friday, my Mother-In-Law, Sister-In-Law and I took my little ones to a children's museum.  My daughter had so much fun, she didn't want to leave!  We'll be going there again!  And maybe with some friends!

This past weekend, my sister, her husband and two kids came to visit from our of state.  They came to watch my two other sisters run a marathon.  It was nice having the whole family together.

Until next time!


God bless you!

Mary Renee