Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21st, 2025. What happens now?For those of us who are still labeled the John Paul II generation, it will be the third time that we see a new pope elected. As I was reflecting on this with my husband we were saying how strange it is that our…
May is such a lovely month! Flowers are everywhere, you can hear bird songs so early in the morning, the grass is green. It is just a lovely month. And to make it even better the Church has dedicated it to our mother, Mary. Several Marian Feasts are in May and many great saints are…
Home education should be a family affair, right? I mean you are at home, you are all together, so why should education be segregated? I am a huge proponent of a family learning as a family. By that I mean that it is so much nicer when we are all learning the same thing at…
Education is a life. That life is sustained on ideas. Ideas are of spiritual origin, and God has made us so that we get them chiefly as we convey them to one another, whether by word of mouth, written page, Scripture word, musical symphony; but we must sustain a child’s inner life with ideas as…
Today we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the ride of Paul Revere! How incredible is that? We are entering into a time of great celebrations here in the United States for the next 18 months-ish. We are celebrating the 250th anniversary of our country! Months long celebrations known as America250 are underway throughout the nation….
Song on May Morning Now the bright morning Star, Dayes harbinger,Comes dancing from the East, and leads with herThe Flowry May, who from her green lap throwsThe yellow Cowslip, and the pale Primrose. Hail bounteous May that dost inspireMirth and youth, and warm desire,Woods and Groves, are of thy dressing,Hill and Dale, doth boast thy…
Music study is NOT my forte… I love listening to music, but actually studying music, yep, that is not my strong suite. But through picture books I have learned so much more than I could ever have imagined! So if you are not musically inclined, and especially if you are, come with me and let’s…
As a mom of girls, tea parties are an almost daily occurrence. And they are so much fun! Most often the girls do it on their own without any input or help from me. But we do have the occasional themed tea party outside of Poetry Tea Time. One of our favorites is to have…
You already know that I love books, especially picture books, but I also love baskets. Why? Because they are the perfect receptacle for picture books! They make it easy to keep track of books, you can arrange books by themes and everything can be nicely organized. I do love to organize too, lol! So today…
Today is Children’s Picture Books Day, an actual international appreciation day! I’m thinking of moving my birthday to April 2nd, lol! April 2nd was chosen as the day to appreciate picture books to honor famed fairy tale writer, Hans Christian Andersen, as it IS his birthday today. I am very excited about today, as I…
