The Sacred Heart of Jesus

How Beautiful and Comforting is your Sacred Heart! We honor you on this feast day of Your Most Sacred Heart. Thank you for allowing this project to bring us closer to you and please let all who see these shirts be reminded of Your infinite Love and Mercy!  We also Honor Your Blessed Mother by contemplating her Immaculate Heart.  Thank You dear Jesus for giving us Your Mother from the Cross.  Amen!

Nope, Zach wouldn't wear one!

Sacred Heart of Jesus

Little Christ's hands!

Sienna was playing downstairs with Eli and Ava.  They were making a giant tower out of Knext, but Sienna made "Little Christ's hands"!  How sweet!  She gave one to each person in her family!  Sienna took hers to bed and said it would help her have holy dreams.  Then she says "it is also the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!! The Holy Hand of God!" (tomorrow if the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity!)

Come Holy Spirit!!!

It has been a really hard week finding out our pastor, Fr Steve, is leaving for a new parish and school. I know God is good and has the best plans for Fr Steve and our parish but it just feels like we are losing a family member.  And It is a great loss!  Sienna thinks he came back when she saw him at Tuesday night mass, I didn't even know she was aware of the situation!! lol 
So As the girls were doing their craft for Pentecost,  I realized that the Holy Spirit did come and will continue to pour out Grace upon our church family.

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.
V. Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created.
R. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray.

O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

Happiness for a girl.. Umbrella!

Ava wanted to buy an umbrella yesterday with her own money!  She was so thrilled with her purchase and can not wait until it rains!  She wanted me to show her the weather forecast on the computer.   It is so sweet to see her enjoy her femininity!  I am recalling how an umbrella, on several occasions, caused me such girly joy!! I think it is because my memories are attached to my Mom.   One time she made me a pink and lacy parasol! (She really made it!!)  

Ava's First Communion

May 5, 2012

Ava's First communion was such a joy filled day! It was such a blessing to know she would receive our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, His Body, blood, Soul and Divinity!! I was so happy to know her friends and family were praying for her, and so grateful to have so many attend her first communion. It was so great to see all the first communicants go to confession before mass to make sure their souls were clean and ready for the all the Grace Jesus wanted to give them.  It was such beautiful mass!  I loved having the sprinkling rite to remind them of their baptism.  (Gavin got a little more holy water during the Homily!)  Fr Steve gave a great homily to the kids and adults! Ava read her petition so well!! We are so proud of Ava for understanding and being ready for these great sacraments, Penance and Holy Eucharist. (Even a year early!)  I pray Ava will always stay close to Him!!          

Clare and Ava

Clare, Joey, and Ava

my pin that the boys wore also

first hug

Rainbow Rosary!

Sapphire rosary

Holy water font

Grace and Ava

Daddy's Girl!

Sisters

                                                                       Always pray!

Sienna Draws a picture of Jesus

Sienna asked for a piece of paper this morning when we started school to Draw a picture of Jesus! Then I noticed she included His Sacred Heart! She cut Him out too! Only needed one piece of tape! lol

Happy Feast of Saint Valentine

First Saint Valentine Feast! Heart shaped Cinnamon rolls and Strawberry smoothies. The kids loved making them!

Second Feast was at Big Boy for hot fudge cake sundaes!

                                             

  

 Yummy!

The girls wanted to make hats for our day.

They passed out their Valentines on Sunday at church.