When Catholic Traditions and Keane's closed, my husband and I went into withdrawals because there were no local Catholic stores for us to frequent.  So I am excited to let everyone know that St. Michael's Catholic Books, Gifts, and Sacred Art has just opened in the old Keane's location! 

The address is 23016 Lake Forest Drive, Suite H, Laguna Hills, CA.  They're open from 10-5 M-F and 10-3 on Saturday.

Thanks be to God my brother's home and our family business were spared from the wildfire! 

I added some photos that he took as he was stuck in traffic while evacuating.  Last year, it was us with the Santiago Fire and this year, it was him.  My mom can't take any more of that kind of stress!

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Please pray for my brother and my friends.  They live in a condo complex in Yorba Linda north of La Palma between Weir and Gypsum Canyons.  When my brother evacuated, he was surrounded by flames north and south.  Thanks be to God my brother got out safely!  My friend and her husband were working, so they're safe.

Thank you for your prayers.

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I put this election into God's hands, so I'm trying to not get depressed.  He has a plan, and I know that we don't always know what it is, but I must admit that the next 4 years scares me.

We're in for a long 4 years of socialist policies, abortion at will, the neo-pagan global warming cult, gay marriage, immoral garbage being taught in schools, pro-death judges on the Supreme Court, sympathizing with Islamic radical terrorists...I could go on and on. 

What does this mean for us?  What do we do?  We try so hard to be a beacon of light in this world and my husband and I are worried that our little flame will be snuffed out.  We thought that homeschooling would protect our children, but who knows if that will be permitted in the Obama administration?  California has already tried to outlaw homeschooling, so it isn't a stretch to think that the liberal congress will try it nationwide.

I guess we just need to hunker down and pray until 2012.