The Call: Henry and a Good Book — Cheryl

O dear Jesus, I humbly implore you
to grant your special graces to our family.
May our home be a shrine of peace,
purity, love, labor, and faith.
I beg you, dear Jesus, to protect and bless
all of us, absent and present,
living and dead.
Amen.

    — Catholic Family Prayer Book


tennis shoes lying on floor

The Response: Home is Where the Shoes Are — Jessica

The cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow,
for children grow up, as I’ve learned to my sorrow.
So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust go to sleep.
I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep.
Song For a Fifth Child Ruth Hamilton