Our House Of Joyful Noise » Faith

A Quick & Special Christmas Message, for YOU!

Laura — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:54:15 +0000

We KNOW how busy you all are, during these last countdown hours until Christmas! So we will make this very brief! First, you probably have noticed how slow Our House Of Joyful Noise is, as of late! I’ve hardly been putting out blog posts. On purpose. Reason being, …….well, I can’t really say, much. Except [...]

Just Something That Makes Me Smile.

Laura — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:15:20 +0000

When I saw these swans out in the water one stunning autumn day day, it really made me smile....

Yes, Grasshoppers Can Do Sit-Ups. (You didn’t know that?)

Laura — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:13:44 +0000

I recently came across this little blogging tip, and had some fun trying it out. My son {S} is always collecting bugs lately, and bringing them in the house, and I am always sending him back out with them! But this time, I had to take some photos. This tiny baby grasshopper was so cute! [...]

✔’s, Gems, and X’s / Our System for Our Kid’s Responsibilities & Behavior

Laura — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:00:25 +0000

∆ Fair Warning: This is like a 10 minute read. If you’ve got the time, I’ve got the verbage. So grab a drink, sit back, & relax. The Prelude There are days when I feel like I have 50 things to get done that day. I always have lists going, of my agendas. I’m writing [...]

Don’t Leave It On The Desk.

Laura — Sun, 15 May 2011 20:59:38 +0000

I have a admittance to make. I never read those FWDs (forwards), that show up in my e-mailbox. No matter who has sent it (and I get them from people I truly love), I just delete them, without even opening them first. Because the thing is, there are just so many of them that come, [...]

Personal Photos of Our Easter Day

Laura — Wed, 04 May 2011 19:38:33 +0000

Just sharing some photos with you, from our most beautiful, joyful, memorable, perfect Easter Day. These lovely flowers were sent from a family friend. She’s always so thoughtful on holidays. The daisies are still very much alive, in a wine glass of water. Had to keep the polka dot ribbon too. The Lord is Risen!! [...]

Easter Reflection (by Laura)

Laura — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:49:12 +0000

They found the stone rolled away from the tomb; but when they entered,they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ~Luke 24:2 I am still very much growing, in my faith, and particularly in my Catholic faith. I imagine I always will be. Or I hope that will be the case, anyway. For [...]

Welcome to the ValenDiner {Our Valentine’s Day Theme Party}

Laura — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:01:02 +0000

For this past St. Valentine’s Day, I had the urge to throw a fun little party for our kids. The more I got thinking about the little details, (which I love to do), a theme sort of started snowballing in my head (which is often the case, when I think), and I got beside myself [...]

Well, Here’s the Thing….

Laura — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:52:09 +0000

…. I just need to shut the hell up. Listening more to Him, talking a whole lot less, and letting Him handle the details. That’s one of my new plans for 2011 prayer. Wish me luck. I tend to suck at this. Share this:

{A} Goes to Witness 2 Hope

Laura — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:47:39 +0000

At last, I have gotten it all together enough, to share with you all a little bit about the purpose behind our prayer request for {A} a couple of weeks ago. We understand that some of you may not view it as that big of a deal, but for us, it was big. So we [...]