Overheard while doing homework...

The kids were going over homework at the kitchen table. The middle child said to the other two "If your brain and your soul could switch places, you would see God immediately."

Hmm. That made me think. Kids.

Heard from the back of the van...

"Mom, why do we light candles at church?"
"We do that as an intention...for someone who needs our prayers, who has died or needs help"
"Can we do it to be thankful?"
"Yes, thanksgiving, too."
"I want to save money to light a candle for two things. Do you want me to tell you?"
"Yes, you can."
"For Grandma and that we have another baby. I pray every time I go to Mass that God gives us a baby".

I am speechless.

"Mom?"
"Yes...?"
"Do you think God hears me when I pray for that?"
"Yes, I'm sure He does."
"Good because I won't stop praying then."

- from a conversation with the littlest Thorn who just lost two teeth(you will need to add the lisp)

By the way....

My kids got me up too early. My eyes hurt and I'm not fully coherent. I need coffee or a nap. They are also being very loud. Ow. Time to find projects. My oldest is chanting "We want extradition". I'm at a loss.

Yikes! Latin!

I'm taking the plunge! I found a great deal on the Latina Christiana plus more(extras) and I hope to start with all three kids next week. I have no idea what I am getting myself into but I just need to do it. I promised my oldest that I would. It includes a songbook and the prayers so maybe if I can get them to the point where they know the Rosary in Latin, they will feel confident. I will keep you all posted on how it goes. I studied classical Latin in high school and college(too many years to count) and was usually a B or C student. Going from the hard to soft "C's" was daunting but doable. Don't let anyone tell you that Latin is dead or won't come in handy(I mean outside church). I lost count on the number of times it has helped me with word origin, medical terms and word recognition. We were teaching the kids Roman numerals over dinner a few nights ago. I think we got some funny looks at the restaurant....
More to come....