In Summer!!!!

Hi there!

How's your summer going?  I hope it's been fun and relaxing.

I'm still catching up on school from this last year and taking a health class.  But I'm thankful I have a really good bunch of classmates and two wonderful teachers.  :)

Our family has been taking a lot of small trips as well and that's been really fun and busy!

Flight to El Paso, TX

The beautiful sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception Church
see the tin roof?

Ah!  The beautiful attention to detail.

~My good Jesus~

 In May, we visited a friend in Texas and her parish.  It's a beautiful FSSP church downtown.  It was a fun and beautiful experience.  I loved all the statues and images in the church and the attention to detail.  From the moment we stepped off the air plane, we were moving non stop!  We helped set up for a Confirmation & First Holy Communion dinner, made lots of new friends, rehearsed music for Mass, ate yummy food, went to beautiful Masses, and were incredibly blessed.

Driving in West Hollywood!

FSSP LA

 Next, we attended the Sacred Music Symposium at St. Victor's in CA.  We had an amazing experience learning new music, receiving lots of great instruction from conductors, sang beautiful harmony pieces, and so much more!  Please visit the links for pictures and videos of music recordings!  It was absolutely beautiful!!!! 

In the choir loft. :)

The more you honor me, the more I will bless you.
~Infant Jesus of Prague

Then, we went down to the Carmelite sisters for the Mother Daughter retreat in June.  It was a great experience. Please keep one of the sisters in your prayers as she makes her first profession of vows!  :)

Line dancing with the sisters! :D

The front porch of a B&B

It was reminiscent of a modern Green Gables! <3

We turned around in two days and drove back down to St. Victor's to sing at a special High Pontifical Mass with Bishop Athanasius Schneider.  It was a fast trip, but the Mass was extraordinary! ;)  You can hear audio recordings here!

The choir loft and beautiful pipe organ!

We received a special blessing from the Bishop! :D

And... for Independence Day, we wen't camping!  It was so fun and the weather was beautiful!

The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave!

Our Big Red American Dog!

Horses came down through our campsite! :O

Clifford wasn't sure what to make of the horses.

 What have you been up to this summer?  Have any plans for this month?  I would love to hear about your adventures!

God bless!