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benmakesten
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A glimpse into the daily lives of our Catholic Homeschooling family that will hopefully encourage you, support you, interest you, and make you laugh!
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A Reason for the Season ALL YEAR LONG!
How many times do we hear Christian parents reminding themselves and their children that "Jesus is the Reason for the Season" at this time of year? TRUE! Jesus is (or should be) the focus and center of our wonderful Advent and holiday season each a...
MOVIE MONDAY
The girls and I are gathering some Christmas things from the basement today...and keeping Benny and Joey company as they wait by the windows for Daddy and Jake to come out of the woods. Yep! It's the first day of hunting season here in our Pennsylva...
Let\'s Go Back to the Basics!
HAPPY FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT EVERYONE! What a beautiful, joyful season we have ahead of us! As we make straight our paths to welcome the way of the Lord... let us remember to keep JOY in our hearts and focus on that which is TRULY important! If y...
Such a LOVELY Occasion
My girls and I were invited to a Bridal Shower recently. I have known this bride since she was about 11...and there were moments during the shower when her mother and I simply could not fathom that we were actually witnessing this same little girl's...
VACATION TIME!
Thanks to all of those who left comments yesterday to wish us Thanksgiving Day Greetings. We enjoyed a DELICIOUS feast at my daughter Christine's house...and my son Jacob actually confessed...with his sheepish little grin...that his sister's pumpkin...
UPDATE ON MY DAD (second post for today)
Thank you to the many friends of benmakesten who have been praying for my dear Dad.I wanted to update you on his recent bone marrow testing.The doctors decided to postpone the test until the beginning of February. In the mean time, they are running m...


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