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Saint Joseph, Pillar of Families

I didn't use to pray novenas.  I always thought that praying directly to God was better.  But I read this passage from the Bible: "The continual prayer of a just man availeth much." - James 5:16 I thought of the matter more and now I see that novenas are a humble way of praying.  It is asking those closest to Jesus (and holiest) people who walked the earth, to pray for me. This is not a new way of doing things as Moses intervened for the Jews when God wanted to punish them for making a bull with their own hands and started worshipping them. I now think God is pleased whenever I pray a novena.    Since then, I have seen so many SIGNS AND WONDERS in myself and in my circumstances because I prayed a novena.   I credit Saint Joseph for my happy home life and also for helping us with our finances though the best thing for me is the way novenas help us to lead holy lives.  The saints want no applause but rather, they will always draw us closer to God.   Instead of idolizing cel

Making Your Own Cards

Handmade cards hold a special appeal nowadays. Most of the things you see around are machine made and produced in bulk - so something you spent time and energy on is treasured all the more.


Due to the busyness of life, people send their greetings and messages via e-mail or Facebook chat.


You cannot keep an electronic message in your scrapbook though. You can't see its paper age and can't show it to your grandkids.


It's also a must to send thank you cards after your friends and family celebrate a milestone such as a wedding.



Here's something I made for my friend Mimi. She is a fantastic friend. When I told her that we lacked entertainment at the reception, she called up some of the guests and they whipped up a charming song and dance number!


I did some calligraphy on the card cover and made the envelope from the same paper.


I used a Memory Keepers envelope maker but if you don't have that, you can use these layout guides.


Decorating the card cover is probably the most intimidating part of the process.


If you don't do calligraphy, an easy fallback method would be collage.


These are beautiful examples...









I hope you were inspired to go ahead and make your own greeting cards! It's an extremely enjoyable weekend project!

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