Confirmation Week

Our youngest was confirmed this past weekend.  It was wonderful!  Now all three boys have been sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit!

They really do grow up so quickly.  I am still shocked to know that next year I will have three boys in high school!  I don't know why that thought came out, I guess my thinking about the boys growing up brought it to mind.  Back to notes on confirmation.......

The bishop gave a wonderful homily. There were a few times I wanted to yell out, "Amen!".  He told the kids that if they didn't believe, not to waste his time.  Of course, with a lot more eloquence than that.

The night before confirmation, we ate Chinese food. Joseph got a fortune that made us all laugh-- it read, "You will receive a special gift soon."  He was so excited and said, "Yes, I will be receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit.'  A friend gave him a confirmation photo frame that he plans on putting a picture in along with the fortune. God has a sense of humor.

More of our postcards arrived. Serbia and Finland checked in.  Postcrossing is so neat.  We sent out a few more cards, including one to Russia.  The lady from Serbia sent a message when she received her post card. She told me (on postcrossing) that she is also Catholic and she wants to send us some pictures and information on the church she attends.

Sean and I went strawberry picking and I made jams with Sarah, also known as mini me.  I even made lemon curd!  What a fun week.  I've given quite a bit of jam away this week! I couldn't store it all.  It is all very yummy, especially the lemon curd.In other news: I ordered a Mito Awareness Rosary and can't wait until it arrives! If you are interested in ordering a Mito Rosary (she can make them in any color), visit her FB page and friend her Carolyn's FB  Once it arrives, I'll share a picture!

Three Flats of Strawberries that We Picked

Confirmed in Christ

Sean was Confirmed Friday night. He is now a soldier of Christ!

Summer in Full Swing

We've taken all of July off from school. It has been lots of fun! After returning from Camp Sunshine, we have been just hanging out and having fun. We did have a few medical things to attend to, but July has been pretty slow in that area.

We're getting ready for the next school year and the boys' bone marrow biopsies next month. They will have auditions for Cheaper by the Dozen in a few weeks and will work on the play through early spring.

Matthew has big plans for his pro-life group. The group has planned a car wash fundraiser for August 29th. This morning he went to a pro-life breakfast with a few of the Triad Students for Life members. It was a conference/fundraiser for a local doctor who works on pro-life issues around the world. Busy morning.... as soon as that was over, he had to rush over to serve at a funeral Mass along with Joseph. Sean still does not like funeral Masses. Can't blame him for that!

Next week, Matthew and Sean are volunteering for our parish Vacation Bible School. Sean will get service hours for his confirmation next year. He's not a natural volunteer like Matthew! Luckily altar serving also counts toward service hour requirements.

Sean is also preparing for the honors recital in October. Since he received a Superior rating at the state piano competition, he was invited to play at the honors recital. Of course, he and Joseph are both busy with summer baseball, too. Of course, Matthew is gearing up to start tackle football season. Once summer winds down, we will be asking where it went!

I finally switched back to blogger because it is easier to use and I can post pictures and not have to delete them later because of storage space issues. I liked the look of the other blog, but it just isn't as user friendly.

More Confirmation Pictures

More Confirmation Pictures

Confirmation Cake

We had a party for Matthew and two of his friends who were also confirmed. Here is their cake:

Confirmation Pictures