Some movies are meant to be shared—and this one grows on you! Usher in fall with the whole family starting October 17th!

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We watch a lot of British tv in our household, so when this pumpkin-spiced family movie came across my desk, I knew we'd all enjoy using it to get us in the fall mood!

Grow

Bloom: Unfolding the Beauty of Femininity in Light of the Son, by Stacy Halbach

 A beautiful Catholic puberty guidebook for moms and daughters!

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I've been on the hunt for a good puberty resource for the past couple of years, and while I was recently listening to a Catholic women's podcast, I heard about this title:

Bloom

Project Snapshot - September 2025

Each month, Project Snapshot captures memories from the past weeks - either with a camera, words, or both.  

Time passes in the blink of an eye - see which treasured memories will join the year's collection:

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The Wizard of Oz run continued, keeping us running like maniacs:

Her best friend never fails to bring his support to her:

Amidst all the show craziness, the regular fall flurry of activities started back up, like 4-H and sewing classes at the library:

Finally things slowed down at the end of the month, so we've all been pretty much recuperating from it all--even Knuckles:

And that wraps up the month! I wonder what next month has in store for us...

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Project Snapshot - August 2025

 Each month, Project Snapshot captures memories from the past weeks - either with a camera, words, or both.  

Time passes in the blink of an eye - see which treasured memories will join the year's collection:

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We got back into town and Gv jumped right into a show, as Peter Pan in Shrek:

Our year of Disney came to a close (G was over it by this final day!): 

Hairy Pawter showed up again at our house:

 

No sooner did one show end than another began--this time she was a tree (& munchkin & flying monkey) in Wizard of Oz:

And that wraps up the month! I wonder what next month has in store for us...

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Review of Light of the World

A beautiful, hand-drawn 2D-animated story of Jesus told through the eyes of his young friend, the Apostle John.

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I realized when this opportunity popped into my inbox that there really hasn't been a full-length animated feature film on the life of Jesus before this year!

Light of the World

Review of A Week Away

A fun & engaging musical romp that the whole family will enjoy!

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When I read "camp musical series" describing this show, I knew it was something that sounded right up our alley:

A Week Away

Review of Testament on Angel Guild

The Book of Acts explosively reimagined in an alternate-modern era.

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I was so intrigued by this show's concept when I saw the review request pop up in my inbox:

Testament

Project Snapshot - June/July 2025

Each month, Project Snapshot captures memories from the past weeks - either with a camera, words, or both.  

Time passes in the blink of an eye - see which treasured memories will join the year's collection:

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What have we been up to in the past two months? Take a look and see:

Recovering from last fall's hurricanes meant taking a year off from our annual massive road trip to install a new fence instead, so this summer might have looked a bit different from usual, but we still managed to have a few adventures:

 

Yet another reason to love the library, staying home meant we could take advantage of free weekly ballroom dancing lessons as a family!

We were able to get away for a bit after all, joining my cousin and her husband at a family reunion in MS and then spending a couple of weeks at a cabin in the mountains for all sorts of family shenanigans, including introducing them to this new favorite game.

We even managed to visit one national park during our visit -- no new badges for Gv, but it still checked the NPS box off our summer list. 

We even squeezed in a couple of hikes while in the mountains.  

Remember when our summers looked like this? We hadn't been to Asheville since then, so had fun revisiting the town again. 

It's not the 4th of July without sparklers, right? 

We bookended our getaway with lots of Disney time. Just a little bit of time left on our passes, so we wanted to eke out every last cent's worth!  

Another fun library event, this one was a tasting challenge. Some were delicious, but some were not!

Harry Potter fun at a friend's birthday party. 

Back to visit the mouse while trying not to melt in Florida's 113 heat index. 

And that wraps up the summer! I wonder what next month has in store for us...

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Project Snapshot - May 2025

Each month, Project Snapshot captures memories from the past weeks - either with a camera, words, or both.  

Time passes in the blink of an eye - see which treasured memories will join the year's collection:

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Birthday month around here, and G wanted to play this great cooperative game.

Gv loves to make her own birthday cake each year. This year she created a 3-tier design, complete with homemade chocolates. She used this cake decorating set, these icing colors, and this for her chocolate molds.

Gv finally worked up enough courage for Space Mountain. She didn't look completely confident in line, but she loved it!

And that wraps up May! I wonder what next month has in store for us...

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Project Snapshot - April 2025

  Each month, Project Snapshot captures memories from the past weeks - either with a camera, words, or both.  

Time passes in the blink of an eye - see which treasured memories will join the year's collection:

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What have we been up to in the past month? Take a look and see:

Gv qualified to compete at the district level for her presentation and talent for 4-H, and won blue ribbons for both!

Annual family Easter photo.

What Saturday mornings look like when your mom has to be on the ice at 6:30!

Because some days call for bunny slippers and a Christmas sweater!

And that wraps up April! I wonder what next month has in store for us...

What were your favorite memories from this past month?  I'd love to hear!  Either leave a comment below or email me at lisahealy (at) outlook (dot) com.

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