the still: of the night

Tonight we assembled our "Gratitude Tree" and we gathered around it in the stillness of this Monday evening to pray our Rosary.

The meditation came from My Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis, this version is translated by the Confraternity of the Precious Blood and I bought it because it is a little easier for my bigger boys to understand.

We prayed for Gratitude for the Grace of God.

We read that "for grace will always be given to him that duly returns thanks and he that desires to retain the grace of God, let him be thankful for grace when it is given, and patient when it is withdrawn: let him pray that it may return, let him be cautious and humble lest he lose it."

I hope your Monday night is filled, not only with a few moments of still, but with God's grace.

around the house

I took out a few of our Thanksgiving things,

even though we won't be home for the actual holiday.

leaf garlands

A wooden sign I painted a few years ago



more pumpkins,
filled with jelly bean/corn favors
left over from our cousins party


Some Pilgrims




My cornucopia, which I found hidden

in a remote corner at a Ross store about 3 years ago.

I fill it with a few flowers from Michael's and it looks so pretty!

Indian noise-makers we made at

Family Day at the San Bernardino County Museum.

The kids are making

handmade cards with

stickers, cardstock, ribbon, a hole punch.



pipe cleaner turkeys:
all you need is a few colored pipe cleaners
and a little imagination!

Collages of the "food groups" they'd like to see

at our Thanksgiving feast!



Felted woodland creatures with a little help from Martha:







Teepees for their Indian Village

made from paper plates, construction paper,
paint and a few twigs from the yard.




Hope you're finding some time to
enjoy the simple things too!