Worth it all

  Today, one of my children was telling me how happy he is at his school.  He went on for a while about academics, sports, and social events.  Then he said, "Mom, I think I'm doing so well because of our previous homeschool."  I was shocked and asked him what he meant.  He said, "You were talking recently about personal development, and how that can be different from intellectual or spiritual development.  Well, I feel like I got such a good personal development for the first 12 years of my life, that now, it makes me stronger in all the areas of my life."
    It was the biggest "Thank you" I could have received.  I never expect my kids to appreciate fully what I give them.  And here this child was, giving me the most thoughtful, insightful "thank you" imaginable to me.  It makes eleven years of homeschooling, and so much more, worth it all.

Catholic Mothers' Retreat

Our Catholic Mothers' Retreat was a huge success!  We were so humbled at how huge the registration was and at how glowing the feedback was.  We got requests for more: more retreats, longer retreats, more time for interaction among the moms, more time for prayer, more activities, more time for reflection after each talk. . . more of everything we offered!  Clearly, we are in an expansion period.  We offer a kernel of what could grow much bigger.

God guide us and bless us.  Bless our families and our vocations as mothers!