Linking up with Jen (at the 11th hour.)

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I was supposed to start writing this on Friday but I never got past typing the #1. Today, I am almost certain I won’t actually make it to #7 but I’ll try anyway. Hey, look. I’m already onto #2. 😉

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This morning I opened up my email and guess what I saw?? An email from CatholicMom.com telling me that I won a copy of Lino Rulli’s new book Saint from their recent contest. Yay! Lino is so funny (and a little crazy.) I am looking forward to reading his book! 😉

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That email was also a reminder that I still had to announce the winner of the recent RoL contest. John-Paul had the honors of choosing a winner.

I was so happy for being a winner myself that I decided to pick two names…so there are two winners to congratulate!

So the winner of A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms: 52 Companions for Your Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul is Liana W. The winner of Small Steps for Catholic Moms: Your Daily Call to Think, Pray, and Act is Annery. Congrats to you both! 🙂

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Speaking of books, remember how I told you that I loved the book Mysterious Albion (Vatican Vampire Hunters) (Volume 1) by Paul Leone? Well, his sequel is almost done – Vatican Vampire Hunters 2: The Book of Thoth. Mr. Leone (is is too informal to call him Paul?) sent me a sneak peak and I have been dying to read it but it’s a PDF and hard to read on my phone and I rarely sit at my computer just to read. I know there is an app to send PDF’s to your Kindle. I’ll have to go look it up so I can start Book 2. In the meantime, go read Mysterious Albion if you haven’t yet! 😉

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I bought the cutest little St. Anne charm for my planner. You should click over to Tiny Saints and see all the adorable saint charms they have, including many “lesser known” saints. This would be a great gift for All Saints Day, Namesake Day or a Baptism.

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Lastly, this time next week my younger sister Bridgette (and godmother to Andrew and Matthew) will be a married woman. I am so excited for her and my almost brother-in-law Mick! We will be leaving shortly to spend some time with my family. It will be the first time all 9 siblings will be at the same place in over 4 years. My fellow blogging sis EML and I have nieces and nephews we have yet to meet! Because I will be busy with the packing, road trip, wedding, family reunion etc, I’ll be taking a blogging break for at least for a week. I will however still post pics and updates on my Facebook page and Instagram so meet me there! 🙂

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Wow, I actually thought of 7 things. Have a wonderful week (or two!)

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