"A Wink and a Smile"

I've been wanting to share this little article that I received in the mail. I don't subscribe to it, but it is a flyer called "At Home with our Faith" . I was particularly taken by this article because I felt like it spoke to Christians ... all of them and not just Catholics like myself. Our family is a busy one ... 7 in all. Some nights we eat all together, but there are nights that a few of us eat and then the rest stagger in. I have many swimmers that seem to arrive at the 6:45-7:15pm time and those others get hungry. Most nights I *try* to let us all eat together. It just feels better. However, even if we are all together, the meal itself is often not perfect. There are some that will complain ... don't like this, wrong drink, etc. Not everyone has the same taste, but I am one of those moms who makes just ONE MEAL and that is it! Even though our meals may not be perfect, we are receiving nourishment and most of the time we are together. So it is w...

I'm thinking dog on the left is in TROUBLE and dog on the right is just LUCKY. Just look at the EYES!

the writer who has been quite busy lately. *This might be a mishmash of a blog post ... a little like the thoughts running through my head. School, Homeschool, and swim practice are all back in session. After nearly 2 weeks, I almost feel like a routine is going ... ALMOST ;) Because it seems like I switch things up every year between Catholic school, homeschool, public school, private school. I could easily claim i n s a n i t y . Seriously, it isn't that bad ... My oldest did public school (in another state) for 5 years, Catholic school for 3 years, and now this is her second year in private school. Daughter #2 did 3 years of public, 2 years of Catholic, homeschool, private, homeschool (NOW). Daughter #3 did 2 years of Catholic, 1 year of homeschool, and now year 2 of public. Daughter #4 did 1 year of Catholic and now public (2nd year). *None of this includes the preschool years. Homeschooling is going OKAY. I won't say GREAT yet because I feel like there are som...