Little Flowers Girls' Club(R): Cross Blogging

Monday, January 5, 2009

Cross Blogging

As many of you know, I am a regular blogger at Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak's site - www.exceptionalmarriages.com. We lovingly call our site - the HMS - which stands for Heart, Mind and Strength. I posted a blog today that I think is helpful here as well. Greg put up a link to a very good list of 'helps' to making resolutions work.

Knowing that many/most of us take advantage of the new year to make some changes in our lives, I found this article really, really helpful.

Take some time to check me out over in my other neighborhood - www.exceptionalmarriages.com while the article/site Greg linked is found directly at

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/12/29/5-tips-to-make-your-resolutions-stick/

Making changes is a necessary, albeit difficult part of being a follower of Christ. This list will certainly help making the necessary changes easier to accomplish.

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What is Little Flowers Girls' Club?

Little Flowers Girls' Club® is a Catholic program for girls ages 5 and up based on learning Catholic virtues through the lives of Catholic saints, Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Developed by a Catholic mom of eleven, Rachel Watkins, and based on Fr. Lasance's Catholic Girls' Guide, the Club strives to bring the Catholic faith alive and inspire the girls to become authentic Catholic women.
Nine virtues are included in each of three different Wreaths or years of study. A fourth year, studying the fruits of the Spirit is also available. The format of the Clubs is flexible, with groups meeting monthly, bi-monthly or weekly. Badges for the virtues are earned by studying the saint associated with the virtue, memorizing relevant scripture verses and studying the Catechism. The program is flexible enough to use with a variety of age groups. Little Flowers Girls' Club® has also been successfully implemented in the family. Sashes, vests, skirts, bandanas, t-shirts and other items are extras that add to the experience, but are not necessary to running a successful Club.
The Leader's Guide for each Wreath offers suggestions for running meetings, planning crafts and activities, talks on virtues and other relevant information.
The Member's Guide includes the activities, saints' biographies, pictures of the saints, and prayers for each girl. Each of the girls in the Club should purchase their own Member's Guide.
Other items that leader's find useful are the Memory Verse CD, the Tea and Luncheon Manual and the Craft Companion and Merit Certificates.
Leader's should have fun with the program and use the flexibility to choose the items that are right for your group's needs. God bless you in your work for His work!