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In the hopes of preparing my kids for Ash Wednesday Mass, we discussed what Ash Wednesday is and what it means. If you are looking for a good article to read about the topic, I recommend this article from LifeTeen . It’s funny and informative!  🙂 After talking about Ash Wednesday we completed a simple activity: This printable activity allows the kids to draw a picture of themselves and then add an ash cross to their forehead. First, the kids drew a picture of themselves.  Then they rubbed some charcoal on a piece of scrap paper and pressed their thumb into it. You could just use lead from a pencil, but charcoal is darker. Next, they used their dirty thumb to make a cross shape on the picture’s forehead. The kids had a blast adding the crosses! This was fun for many age levels. My younger kids enjoyed it and so did Rachel, my 16-year-old. She’s always looking for a way to satisfy her artistic cravings! Here is the face my 3 year old, Caleb, drew: He told me, “I can make beautiful, smiley, cross faces, too!” Yes, he sure can! 🙂 Download this Ash Wednesday Page Here: Have a blessed Lent! ~JenMarie

Saint Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! So I wanted to share a set of Catholic Valentine’s that I created for this special day. This set includes 6 different cards. These cards can be used as flat mini cards or larger folded cards. These would be great for kids or adults to send to friends and relatives for the special feast day! Or use the images to create your own homemade Valentines!  Just download the file and print out the pages of your choice – as many as you need. It’s best to print them on photo paper or stock paper and then cut out the cards.  There are 6 mini cards or two folded cards per page.  Write your special message on the back of the mini cards or on the inside of the folded cards. This 13-page file is sold in our shop: Click here This file is for purchase in our shop. Click  Here to visit our shop and purchase it! Enjoy and God Bless! ~JenMarie _____________________________________________ On a personal note:   I mentioned in a past post that I was having a few health problems. I have a lump and pain in my gut, near my hip bone. The doctors are unsure of what the problem is. The doctors think it may be an inflamed lymph-node that could rupture and there is a small fear of cancer and/or a hernia. So, I will be going for surgery this coming Friday (Jan 7th) . The doctors will fix what they can and try to see what the problem is.  I’m not sure how long I’ll be out, it depends on what the surgery shows, so I may or may not post soon.  Please pray for the doctors, my family, and myself.