About Us

My name is Heather and I have been the help meet to my wonderful husband, Len, for 20 years. Our children are Hope (17), Lenny (14), Lily (9), Wren (Born to heaven, 10/02), Mary (Born to heaven, 9/03), Lucy (Born to heaven, Early '04), and Peter (5). Five doggies round out our happy brood.

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Morning Basket

Image of The Wheel on the School

Image of Saints for Young Readers for Every Day, Vol. 1: January-June

Image of The New Saint Joseph First Communion Catechism

Image of A Child's Garden of Verses

Image of Romeo and Juliet

On the Nightstand

Image of The Power of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential...in Business and in Life

Image of The Magic of Ordinary Days

Image of Simplify Your Life: Get Organized and Stay That Way

Happy Valentine’s Day!!!!!

 

A Lenten Break

Happy Lent!!! I said that to my husband on Wednesday and he said it was an oxymoron.  I don’t know about that.  I think that there is happiness in turning more fully to God.  One of the things I love about being Catholic (I converted 10 years ago this Easter) is that the Church takes [...]

Peter, the Tyrant

Today Peter(3) requested that I put a video on for him.  I told him it was fine and to ask his brother to put it in for him.  He walked into the other room and bellowed, “Lenny, put in Lumpy” (his name for “The Heffalump Movie”).  I told Peter that he needed to ask nicely [...]

My Five Most Important Priorities

In my continuing journey through How Did I Get So Busy?: The 28-day Plan to Free Your Time, Reclaim Your Schedule, and Reconnect with What Matters Most , I was asked to write down my 5 most important priorities.  These priorities are meant to guide me as I evaluate my activities as well as the items [...]

Yes, I definitely needed a laugh…

Today we had our second family cleaning Saturday.  Things really went very smoothly but I got a bit short-tempered towards the end.  No one was moving fast enough for me - I’m sure you know the feeling.  Well that’s when it happened – Lily(7) accidently knocked into Peter(3) and guess where he landed… in the bucket of dirty mop water.  [...]

My Daughter, the German Shepherd

My oldest daughter (15), took the dog breed quiz that I took recently.  Her results were pretty accurate:

Hope, you’re a German Shepherd!

No bones, about it, you’re a loyal, hard-working German Shepherd. Dedicated and always low-maintenance, people flock to you — they know they can count on you to get any job done, [...]

Less is Better

“Less is better. Little things done daily are better than grand plans. Give your children lots of tiny moments. When they approach the computer turn your chair around and look them in the eye and if you find more in their eyes than on the screen get up and take them on a nature walk [...]