October 2008

That’s An Ironic Name, Isn’t It?

We were reading in A Life Like Mine: How Children Live Around the World that every child deserves to have enough food. We then read about reasons why people might not have enough food to eat. One of the reasons listed was war, and then it had some explanation with it. Jack then chimed in, [...]

With Faith Like a Child

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Cleaning Out Your Pantry For Halloween (WFMW)

Here’s something I have done for several years now, and I thought I would pass it along. I do some pantry cleaning every year on Halloween — right into the Halloween treat bowl! Okay, don’t get the wrong idea, I am not putting in cans of pinto beans or packets of dry spaghetti mix. I [...]

$25 Amazon.com Gift Certificate Giveaway (Bloggy Giveaway Carnival)

I can hardly believe that it’s already time for the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival again! Wow! I guess the last three months have flown by! If this is your first time stopping by Many Little Blessings, then let me say WELCOME! I hope that you will consider stopping by again sometime, or even subscribing. My name [...]

Review: Faith Database CD-ROM

Eric and I got to take a look through the new Faith Database CD-ROM courtesy of The Catholic Company. Eric played around with it first, and was really impressed. He kept saying, “You need to check this out,” as he found new features. (I have to admit that I picked this as my next selection [...]

Many Little Links: The Sleepy Edition

I…am…tired… I have been tired most of the day. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s the colder weather. Maybe it’s the gusty winds. Maybe it’s just my body saying, “Hey — I like a little sleep. Seriously. I don’t ask a lot from you. A little sleep is nice though.” This picture from flickr is [...]

I went to the polls, now I can review a presidential book

Amongst the things we went out to do on Thursday was to go to one of the area early voting places! Yep — that’s right! I already voted. The line wasn’t too bad (we waited for about 30 minutes), we were in line with a bunch of nice people, and we were at the retirement [...]

Easy Strawberry Freezer Jam Recipe

Last week, I found stawberries for $3.88 for a 2 lb clam shells. So, I picked up two packages and planned on making strawberry freezer jam. My Mom made some from strawberries from our garden this summer, but my family had used up all we had, and I missed the sweet and fresh jam. As [...]

Prayers at the Grotto

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Cleaning and Chaulking the Bathtub (Tackle It Tuesday #22)

This week’s Tackle It Tuesday was one that I didn’t even have to do! Now…there is a down side to that — there are no “before” pictures. Boo! But, I didn’t have to scrub our tub — YEH! I was able to receive a complimentary bottle of CLR Bath and Kitchen to try out for [...]