Winco & LifeSource Experiences

Last night we had a wonderful winter picnic, feasting on mugs of potato soup, which was rich and creamy! And as we drunk our fill, a mist enveloped the farm so that we couldn't see the road which runs right in front of our barn. It grew thicker as we spoke, and we needed to do a few errands that night and so bundled up and in the car we made our journey to Winco.

We stopped at LifeSource to get Cod Liver Oil(which we all LOVE!) and we got some other small provisionss. I am not going to give all the details online, but I'm sure you get the picture!

The Winco trip can be described by one word, Crazy.
Now, we are a wonderfully sized family, its very perfect, but when Abe got out of the cart, we took turns holding him and following him thru one aisle after the other.

Also Winco has hardly no covers on their candy selections, and it was very hard to tell Abe, we had to buy them. But he got to pick out a treat for Karol, who as our sweet Yorkshire Rat, needed some encouragement after a weekend of outside! (Dad found something in the guest room.)

It was between a rawhide bone or a pack of ribbony strips.
Abe picked the 'bacon'. This was really a once-in-a-lifetime experience, not to mention our other shopping expeditions.

I hear your brothers blood cry out...

I was reading a bit about the African Saints in a beautiful book. I am amazed at these saints who gave their lives for christ, willingly, and without fail! I felt like a coward, not talking about my faith with others. I have also heard that in Nigeria, thousands are dying for their faith horribly.

What can we do? People, Dearest Followers and my Mutual friends, We must really, really pray WE need to stand up, one nation that is under God, like what we say when we pledge to the Flag. It is true. In this way we are helping the christians stand up steadily and help them in their sufferings and help them so that they have a one-way trip to the Celestial City.

I wasn't meant to turn this post into a homily, nor am I trying to sound like the holiest 12-year old which walked the face of the earth, Its just, I feel for Africa, I feel for those kids like me who watch their parents suffer, from sickness or the sword. Wouldn't you feel like shouting at the world, if your life was like that, your dreams possible shattered? How horrible, and yet, these dear people will become saints and martyrs for the one true faith. God bless the People of Africa! You are my Heroes!

What We Do As A Family

Our King Cake for the 12th day of Christmas! We used fondant and icing, and it turned out sort of lemony...We all loved it!

Abel and his christmas tiger costume, with Dad.

The View and Exploring the View.

Our Pumpkins

Happy Epiphany.

The Creative Saints

•St. Clare, the patron saint of needle workers, learned the intricate embroidery of Siena and worked the beauty into the cloths that covered the altars in the region. •St. Rafqa of Lebanon (the unofficial patron saint of knitters), although blind, crippled, and bed-ridden, spun wool and knit kneeler covers for the sisters in her convent. •St. Thomas Kozaki, one of the Martyrs of Nagasaki, worked with his carpenter father on the cabinetry for the Franciscan Missionaries. •St. Catherine of Bologna was a painter and manuscript illuminator. •Fra Angelico’s famous paintings inspire many to take up a brush. St. John Bosco created a print workshop so that his boys could learn the craft of printing and bookbinding. Not to mention Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, James, King Solomon who wrote books in the bible. St. Rose of Lima planted Roses for a living to help her family, creativity isn't all that Modern! I saw this, and I at once thought that wouldn't this be a wonderful way to celebrate creativity by honoring the creative saints? I can see a St. Rafqa Knitters Guild, St. Clare's Embroidery Shop, isn't it amazing?

In Brazil, all the colors of the rainbow are used in their products, our friends went on a cruise there and brought back piranha magnet, a rattle/blowgun decorated with feathers, and bags from Aruba. America has just as much color!!!

Yay for 2015!

My Gum surgery went great....thanks for all your prayers! I am now enjoying this new year with a wonderful rest and lots of attention from my lovely family. I love you all so much. My resolutions are 1)morning prayer, and 2)tea without sugar. Woohoo for 2015!