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NEW! The Catholic Mother’s Maglet (Magazine/Booklet)!!

31 Monday May 2021

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The following pages in this Maglet (magazine/booklet) is for you…to inspire you in your daily walk as a loving, strong, patient Catholic mother. As mothers we have an awesome responsibility, as one of the key people in our children’s lives, to help mold them into happy, well-adjusted, faith-filled adults. This Maglet is filled with unique articles and anecdotes to help you in this journey. It is unique because most of the articles are written by men and women (some priests and a Dominican nun) who have lived in an age where common sense was more of the norm. Their advice and experience are timeless and invaluable…

Available here.

MAGLET REVIEWS!!!

“I enjoyed this book so much. These are articles that can be read and reread many times especially when your spirits need a ‘pick-me-up’. I especially liked the little thoughts and sayings sprinkled throughout the book. So full of wisdom!” -Julie S.

“Oh it’s purely delightful to cuddle up with a cup of tea and my Finer Femininity Maglet. 🙂 I LOVE IT! Can’t wait for the Christmas edition!!” -Elizabeth V.

“This book is very refreshing to read. It is very beautifully written and easy to read. This book encourages you that your efforts are worth it, enlightens you to do better in a positive way and gives you confidence that you can be good in a not-so-good world. If you want an all-around good book this is it. I look forward to each new publication!” -Emily

“Love it! this is something I will pick up over and over to read.” -Sarah

“Amazing maglet like all the others! Thank you for your lovely work! :)” -Dominique

“Inspiring and uplifting articles that help with everyday life situations and relationships. I will be recommending this to my married friends and daughters.” – Lana

Package Specials!

Package Special! The Catholic Wife’s Maglet/The Catholic Young Lady’s Maglet/The Catholic Mother’s Maglet! Available here.

All 6 Maglets! Young Lady’s Maglet, Wife’s Maglet, Mother’s Maglet, Sunshiny Disposition, True Womanhood and Advent/Christmas! Available here.

“Our words do more than just make our children feel good. Our words can make them feel like somebody who can accomplish great dreams or like a nobody who is destined to be a loser.”
“Affirming words from Moms and Dads are like light switches. Speak a word of affirmation at the right moment in a child’s life, and it’s like lighting up a whole roomful of possibilities.” – The Power of a Woman’s Words

Painting by Vladimir Volegov

The rosary, scapulars, formal prayers and blessings, holy water, incense, altar candles. . . The sacramentals of the Holy Catholic Church express the supreme beauty and goodness of Almighty God. The words and language of the blessings are beautiful; the form and art of statues and pictures inspire the best in us. The sacramentals of themselves do not save souls, but they are the means for securing heavenly help for those who use them properly. A sacramental is anything set apart or blessed by the Church to excite good thoughts and to help devotion, and thus secure grace and take away venial sin or the temporal punishment due to sin. This beautiful compendium of Catholic sacramentals contains more than 60,000 words and over 50 full color illustrations that make the time-tested sacramental traditions of the Church – many of which have been forgotten since Vatican II – readily available to every believer.

“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Published 80 years ago, this Catholic classic focuses on the Christian family and uses as its foundation the1929 encyclical “On Christian Education of Youth” coupled with the “sense of Faith.” Addressing family topics and issues that remain as timely now as they were when the guide was first published, “The Christian Home” succinctly offers sound priestly reminders and advice in six major areas…

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NOW AVAILABLE! The Catholic Girl’s Traditional 30-Day Journal!

16 Friday Aug 2019

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Let’s keep our young girls engaged in the Faith! Let’s teach them how to be organized, how to prioritize, how to keep on top of, first, the Spiritual things in their life, and then the other daily duties that God requires of them!

Nothing is more valuable than this type of education…an education for life! That is where this journal comes in! It will give your girls a feel for keeping a To-Do List, with spiritual things at the forefront! What more could you want for them?

Let this journal help you along the way, Mothers! The girls will have 30 days of checklists, beautiful thoughts to inspire them for the day, some fun things…like drawing their day and other things to keep them focused.

This next 30 days will be invaluable to them…to learn life skills, to have the satisfaction of checking off the activities they finish, to learn to be thankful for the  good things God has given us, to offer up their day for someone in need, etc.

This journal is for girls 8 (with the help of Mom) to 16 years of age.

It is a beautiful journal, full of color and loveliness! Your girls will treasure it and be able to look back on it for inspiration and encouragement!
Thank you for AMB Illustrations for the Cover Art.

AVAILABLE HERE.

PACKAGE Specials!

journals

Catholic Girl’s Journal and Women’s Gratitude Journal AVAILABLE HERE.

4 journals

All 4 Journals Available here.

“Lord, Help me to be a good wife. I fully realize that I don’t have what it takes to be one without Your help. Take my selfishness, impatience, and irritability and turn them into kindness, long-suffering, and the willingness to bear all things. Take my old emotional habits, mindsets, automatic reactions, rude assumptions, and self-protective stance, and make me patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle, and self-controlled. I am not able to rise above who I am at this moment. Only You can transform me.” – The Power of a Praying Wife

 

An Upcoming Book, Tidbits and a Beautiful Apron Giveaway!

02 Friday Aug 2019

Posted by in Books by Leane, Events, FF Tidbits, Give-Aways

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Coming Soon!

The Catholic Girl’s Traditional 30-Day Journal

Let’s keep our young girls engaged in the Faith! Let’s teach them how to be organized, how to prioritize, how to keep on top of, first, the Spiritual things in their life, and then the other daily duties that God requires of them!

Nothing is more valuable than this type of education…an education for life! That is where this journal comes in! It will give your girls a feel for keeping a To-Do List, with spiritual things at the forefront! What more could you want for them?

Let this journal help you along the way, Mothers! The girls will have 30 days of checklists, beautiful thoughts to inspire them for the day, some fun things…like drawing their day and other things to keep them focused.

This next 30 days will be invaluable to them…to learn life skills, to have the satisfaction of checking off the activities they finish, to learn to be thankful for the  good things God has given us, to offer up their day for someone in need, etc.

This journal is for girls 8 (with the help of Mom) to 16 years of age.

It is a beautiful journal, full of color and loveliness! Your girls will treasure it and be able to look back on it for inspiration and encouragement!

You can pre-order the book here, if you like.

A Poem

The Old-Fashioned Parents

The good old-fashioned mothers and the good old-fashioned dads,
With their good old-fashioned lassies and their good old-fashioned lads,
Still walk the lanes of loving in their simple, tender ways,
As they used to do back yonder in the good old-fashioned days.

They dwell in every city and they live in every town,
Contentedly and happy and not hungry for renown;
On every street you’ll find ’em in their simple garments clad,
The good old-fashioned mother and the good old-fashioned dad.

There are some who sigh for riches, there are some who yearn for fame,
And a few misguided people who no longer blush at shame;
But the world is full of mothers, and the world is full of dads;
Who are making sacrifices for their little girls and lads.

They are growing old together, arm in arm they walk along,
And their hearts with love are beating and their voices sweet with song;
They still share their disappointments and they share their pleasures, too,
And whatever be their fortune, to each other they are true.

They are watching at the bedside of a baby pale and white,
And they kneel and pray together for the care of God at night;
They are romping with their children in the fields of clover sweet,
And devotedly they guard them from the perils of the street.

They are here in countless numbers, just as they have always been,
And their glory is untainted by the selfish and the mean.
And I’d hate to still be living, it would dismal be and sad,
If we’d no old-fashioned mother and we’d no old-fashioned dad.

~Edgar A. Guest

Have any of you ever been to a Renaissance Festival? We let our older kids go one year….and it was the last year that they went. Sure, there were many things to see, neat costumes and some fun. But it was riddled with the world…and something we definitely weren’t going to go back to experience.

Well…instead it came to us! And it is clean, wholesome fun for the whole family! Why don’t you try to make it this year?

The play The Twelfth Night will be put on each night of the Festival. Check out this post to see other festivities going on there. It would be worth the trip to make it (even if you don’t like Shakespeare)!

And now….A really Great Giveaway!!!!

The winner will receive a beautiful apron made by Gin!!(Thank you, Gin, for generously donating this beautiful work of art!)

Also included is the Catholic Woman’s Gratitude Journal!

Just leave a comment here, and your name will be added! It is always great to hear from you. 🙂

I will announce the winner next Thursday, August 8th!

Here is a complete guide to mature, responsible, even noble behavior in our complex modern society. Written in the 1930s by a wise Jesuit priest and steeped in the wisdom of the ages, these pages teach the timeless principles that have led countless souls to true success and lasting happiness.

Without condescension, Fr. Garesché shows how to maintain a healthy mind, resist temptations, grow temperate, practice fortitude, think kindly of others, and choose worthwhile amusements. He even explains how to accept criticism graciously and how to develop the kind of confidence that is not rooted in pride, but is the necessary foundation for any life that will be productive and holy. Once you assimilate the wisdom here, you’ll know how to find genuine success the success that transcends money, fame, and pleasure.

Fr. Garesché shows you how to become an apostle for Christ in myriad ways, not only at home among your family and friends, but even at work. You’ll learn how to talk about religion with your friends as naturally as you discuss sports or current events. He even gives you tips on how you can bear witness to your faith in Jesus Christ not just in what you say, but in what you do.

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Transform Your Life!/NEW! Gratitude Journal!

01 Monday Jul 2019

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The Catholic Woman’s Traditional Gratitude Journal is available here.

“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.”
St. Ambrose

Sometimes gratefulness comes easy.

Other times, it can be difficult to be thankful, especially when we are going through stuff. I think, too, that if we have trained our mind to be negative, to see the bad things first, we will always find being grateful difficult.

If we are to have peace and joy, we must turn our thoughts to the spirit of gratefulness….not only for the good things, but also for those trials that cross our path…seeing God’s Hand in all things.

The saints have all realized the need for gratitude. Many of them had profound advice that can encourage us in our daily struggle to be thankful.

Gratefulness can transform our life. Do we struggle with discouragement? Do we compare our life to others and therefore let jealousy enter in? Are we impatient? Do we seem to be dissatisfied a lot? Are our duties irksome? Continue reading →

New! The Catholic Wife’s Maglet! And an Advent Giveaway!

05 Monday Nov 2018

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New! And ready to Pre-Order! The Beautiful, Full-Color Catholic Wife’s Maglet (Magazine/Booklet)!!

Enjoy articles about attitude, respect, living for today, gratefulness, hospitality, economy, etc. Solid, Catholic advice…. A truly lovely book for any Catholic wife…or single lady aspiring to wifehood!

From the Editor (moi):

Dear Catholic Wives,

The following pages are for you…to inspire you in your daily walk as a Godly, feminine, loving wife.

As wives, we have a unique calling, a calling that causes us to reach into our innermost being in order to give ourselves to our husbands the way Christ would desire.

As we learn in Finer Femininity, we, as women, have the awesome responsibility AND power to make or break our marriages and our relationships. Let’s not wait to fix it after it is broken.

The principles laid out in this maglet will work if we work them. It is all about self-sacrifice, submission, thankfulness, kindness, graciousness, etc. The world around us teaches the opposite and it is so easy for us to slip into this mindset.

Let us use Our Lady as our model and learn the virtues of true womanhood.

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From the Back Cover:

This Maglet is for you, lovely wives, who have dedicated your life to your faith and to your husband.

If it is in God’s providence you bring children into the world, your goal is to raise a wholesome, dedicated Catholic family…in an ungodly world. This is a seemingly insurmountable task considering the obstacles before us.

Our first line of defense is the bond we must have with our husband. Besides our spiritual life, which gives us the grace to do so, we must put our relationship with our husband first. It is something we work on each day.

How do we do this? Many times it is just by a tweaking of the attitude, seeing things from a different perspective. It is by practicing the virtues….self-sacrifice, submission, thankfulness, kindness, graciousness, etc.

The articles in this maglet will help you with these things. They are written by authors that are solid Catholics, as well as authors with old-fashioned values.

Take this information to heart and your life will be filled with many blessings!

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 I have made The Catholic Wife’s Maglet available to pre-order. I will be sending out the books as soon as they come in (maybe 2 weeks?) and they may be sold out soon after so please pre-order now if you would like this for Christmas! Link is here.

Here is a picture of the Table of Contents:

Also available….Package Deal!

The Catholic Wife’s Maglet and The Catholic Young Lady’s Maglet

Available here.

Today, I’d like to offer you the Advent Book Package…The Catholic Mother’s Traditional Advent Journal, Celine’s Advent Catholic Hearth Story, the Advent Wire-Wrapped Chaplet and Prayer Card and the purple, lacy chapel veil/scarf!

Just leave a comment here, and your name will be added! It is always great to hear from you. 🙂

I will announce the winner next Tuesday, Nov. 13th!

 

 

 

“As women, we bring a very special part of God’s beauty to the world by our presence and through our words, actions, and deeds. Girls and women stand for all that is pure and clean and noble in this world. What delight should fill our hearts!” – The Valiant Maiden’s Crusade http://amzn.to/2iO8eOQ (afflink)

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A Giveaway!!! And A Gallery….

26 Thursday Jul 2018

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Today I would like to offer you a Giveaway! There will be two winners on this one!

I would like to give to you my new, FULL-COLOR Catholic Mother Goose…all new poems! And I am giving away 2 of them!

Just make a comment on this post and I will include your name in the drawing. The winners will be announced next Thursday, August 2nd!

The New Catholic Mother Goose is available to purchase here.

The package of Volumes 1 and 2 is available here.

A little video I did for social media on Finer Femininity:

A now a gallery on some of our summer doin’s…

Now Available! The All-New, Full-Color Catholic Mother Goose, Volume Two!

16 Monday Jul 2018

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Catholic mothers everywhere are looking for innovative ways to teach their children the basic truths of our Faith. There is so much out there to offer to those mothers on this journey…..so much in the way of the latest software, latest videos, etc.

Maybe we need to get back to basics!? …The basics of forming those young minds with tools that our grandmothers and those before them used.

Here is a book that fulfills that need...The Catholic Mother Goose, Volume Two! It is a 140 page fun-packed book, vibrantly full-color,  filled with brand-new nursery rhymes that have a touch of our Catholic Faith peeking through the rhythmic lines.

My Catholic Mother Goose Volume One has touched many lives and now you can purchase Volume Two that will have a new and lasting impact!

A peek at some of the pages…..

The All-New, Full-Color Catholic Mother Goose, Volume Two is available here.

Catholic Mother Goose, Volume One is here.

Special Package of Catholic Mother Goose, Volumes One and Two is here.

“The love of parents is made manifest only through sacrifice, respect for the human nature of their children, companionship and a deep interest in the studies, the work, the play and the progress of their children. It does not injure the children by coddling them; it does not stunt them by unreasonable severity in its demands and punishments.” -Fr. Donald Miller, C.SS.R., 1950’s

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The Catholic Mother’s Traditional Lenten Journal/Getting In Shape….

10 Wednesday Jan 2018

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 The Catholic Mother’s Traditional Lenten Journal is now available to pre-order. I will be sending out the books by around the third week of this month so please pre-order now if you would like this for Lent! Link is here.

“Lent is a remarkable and rewarding season. For a Catholic, it is a time of fasting, prayer, almsgiving, reflection…. It is also a personal time of spiritual growth. That personal growth must reach its tentacles out to the family. Mothers, we live out our lives of service and love, and every season becomes an opportunity of teaching and planting seeds of the Faith in the minds and hearts of our children. I have prepared this Lenten journal to help you to keep on track. It is to assist you in keeping focused on making Lent a special time for your family. We do not have to do great things to influence those little people. No, we must do the small things in a great way…with love and consistency. Catholic culture is built on celebrating, in the home, the feasts, the seasons, the saints, the holydays….making them come alive in a beautiful and charming way. Lent is that special season wherein we teach our children the value of sacrifice and of discipline. This journal will lay out some simple activities in which your children will be doing their sacrifices and will have a tangible means of “counting” them for Jesus. You, Mom, will have a place to put a check mark if that the activity is remembered and completed for the day. This journal also includes a place for you to check off whether you are fulfilling your own personal resolutions…your Spiritual Reading, your Family Rosary, etc. It makes it more palpable if you can check it off at the end of the day….there’s just something about putting pen to paper when an accomplishment has been fulfilled! My hope is that this journal may help you stay focused on making this Lent fruitful for your own soul and the souls of those little people entrusted to your care!”

Available here.

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It’s the New Year and we need to get in shape as best we can in our own unique circumstances. Below is my little blurb (written approximately 3 years ago) about T-Tapp that is found at the top of my page under the T-tapp tab.

So many mothers struggle with their weight. Wouldn’t it be great to find something doable for busy mothers?

I heard about T-Tapp and how great it was some time ago. I didn’t pay too much attention but then my mom handed me the book Fit and Fabulous, Lose 2 Sizes in 4 Weeks by Theresa Tapp. OK, now I was interested!!

Anyway, it held true to its promise. I lost 2 sizes in 4 weeks and felt so much better. My posture was better which certainly was a plus. Years of nursing babies takes its toll on your carriage!

What I like about this workout is that it only takes 15 minutes, you can do it in the privacy of your home…and it works! 🙂

Listen and watch Charlotte Siems, a mother of 12 who went from a size 22 to a size 6! It’s quite encouraging!

You can get the book Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes
and/or the DVD. The DVD is very helpful! I have got to the point to where I have memorized all the moves and recorded the audio of the DVD onto my phone. It is all I need to do my T-Tapp workout!
T-Tapp Basic Workout Plus

 

“As women, we bring a very special part of God’s beauty to the world by our presence and through our words, actions, and deeds. Girls and women stand for all that is pure and clean and noble in this world. What delight should fill our hearts!” – The Valiant Maiden’s Crusade http://amzn.to/2iO8eOQ (afflink)

 

It’s Here! The Catholic Young Lady’s Maglet!

01 Wednesday Nov 2017

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It has arrived! The Catholic Young Lady’s Maglet (Magazine/Booklet)!! Enjoy articles about friendship, courting, purity, confession, the single life, vocations, etc. Solid, Catholic advice…. A truly lovely book for that young and not-so-young single lady in your life!

Age appropriate: 14 and up (at Mom and Dad’s discretion). 🙂

Here is a picture of the Table of Contents:

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My proofreader…aka my daughter-in-law, Elizabeth… was having a tough go of it. (I babysat for her, she drank hot chocolate by candlelight).

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“As women, we bring a very special part of God’s beauty to the world by our presence and through our words, actions, and deeds. Girls and women stand for all that is pure and clean and noble in this world. What delight should fill our hearts!” – The Valiant Maiden’s Crusade http://amzn.to/2iO8eOQ (afflink)

 

 

 

 

Your Advent Journal – Make This Your Best Advent Ever!

13 Wednesday Sep 2017

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Time continues to march on as the September winds blow, the field corn dries on the stalk waiting to be harvested and the leaves turn color. Before we know it, the wonderful season of preparation for Christmas will be upon us!

Introducing My New Book – The Catholic Mother’s Traditional Advent Journal!

Advent is such a special season! And this year, you can make it more meaningful than you ever have!
This Advent journal is for busy moms who need a little help making this season special within the home. It will help you stay on track and be consistent with the customs you have decided to incorporate within your four walls.
I have broken it down into bite-sized tidbits that, when laid out for you, will be easy to accomplish. As you check each item off you will get a sense of fulfillment knowing you are getting done what is truly important in this expectant season! The other things will get done….but first things first!
At midnight, on Christmas Eve, when Baby Jesus arrives, you and your family will look back upon your Advent and sigh with satisfaction, knowing you truly have celebrated with the Church, that you have put your best foot forward in making this a spiritual, enchanting, holy time for all!
The first few pages of this book will have a run-down of the special Advent customs and activities that will be on your checklist each day. They are simple, they are doable.
I hope this Advent is more special than ever as we walk hand-in-hand making the Liturgy come alive in our homes!

A peek inside the book:

Available here.

You can also download a PDF of the Catholic Mother’s Traditional Advent Journal and print it every year for your own personal use. Or, like one mother suggested, laminate the pages, put them in a binder and use a dry eraser marker on it. Voila! It is usable each year!

Click on the link to purchase the downloadable e-book:

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ANOTHER ADVENT BOOK – CELINE’S ADVENT!

Take a walk through Advent as Celine and her family prepare for the coming of the Baby Jesus at Christmas! You will enjoy celebrating the beauty of the season with Celine as she helps her mom with the special traditions and activities that make the liturgy come alive in their home! Her “peanut gallery” consists of a mouse named Percy and some charming and delightful Christmas Angels! They are sure to capture your heart!

Your kids will enjoy it and it will be one of those “helps” along the way that sweetly instills Catholic culture in your children!

Available here.

A peek inside the book:

Celine’s Advent available here.

Advent Package Special! The Catholic Mother’s Traditional Advent Journal & Celine’s Advent! Available here.

Available here.

 

 

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