Feast of St. Therese

Well it's no secret that I stink at blogging lately.  There are a few various reasons for that - the main one being that I feel like my kids are getting older and now they have their own stories to tell, that maybe I shouldn't be putting them out there.  But here's one that is blog worthy...

Today we learned about St. Therese the little flower.  We talk about her a lot around here, and she is one of M's favorite saints.  She has been very good about doing things when I ask her lately, and I think it's because of St. Therese's influence - her little way.  Anyway, we read the story of St. Therese this morning, and I told her that sometimes she sends people roses.  M got really excited and said a prayer she memorized, asking St. Therese to help her.  Then I said we needed to look for some roses.  At the end of school I was reading her a chapter of Mary Poppins, when all of a sudden, she said, "Mommy!  Roses!"  I had just read about Mary looking at herself in a store window checking to see that the pink roses on her hat had not turned to common marigolds.  I totally wouldn't have even noticed that part if she hadn't pointed it out to me.  (The chapter was about the bird lady- "feed the birds, tuppence a bag.")  Then at the very end of the chapter there was a picture of Mary's hat with roses on it!  M had a big smile on her face the rest of the morning.  :)