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December 2014

December 10, 2014

Cleaning Out Before Christmas

Friends ~ We apologize for the lack of posts here over the past couple of...

October 2014

October 16, 2014

Holidaze

This is the time of year when every store seems to have their Christmas trees front...

October 01, 2014

Between the Feasts of Angels

Yesterday the Church celebrated the Feast of the Archangels and on Thursday, October 2nd, we...

April 2014

April 22, 2014

Changes

Holy Week and Easter were very different this year than in years past, in large...

March 2014

March 25, 2014

Happy Feast of the Annunciation!

In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of...

March 05, 2014

A Thought and A Hymn for Ash Wednesday

As I have spent many hours the last few days rocking a feverish 2 year...

December 2013

December 04, 2013

Preparing for His Coming

While out of town for the First Sunday of Advent Mass, we heard the priest...

November 2013

November 18, 2013

Thanksgiving Preparations

I don't know about you, but with Red’s annual Advent/Christmas post fresh in my mind,...

November 13, 2013

Advent Devotional for kids?

In addition to our wonderful collection of picture books that we like to read for...

November 06, 2013

Jesse Tree – It’s Not too Early to Start Planning

The beginning of Advent often sneaks up on me, meaning that I am only sometimes...

October 2013

October 24, 2013

Caramel Apples, check.

Fall is the season for baking and decorating and crafting. I have made peace with...

September 2013

September 04, 2013

Feast of Blessed Mother Teresa – Sept. 5

Far removed as we are from extreme poverty in our often sanitized portion of the...

March 2013

March 31, 2013

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! He is Risen! You only get so many Easter Sundays, and so we...

March 31, 2013

He is Risen, Alleluia!

"...When they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they...

March 29, 2013

Good Friday

An annotated version of the holy Gospel according to John 18:1-19:42 (from the Magnificat Lenten...

March 24, 2013

Thoughts to begin Holy Week

Here are some thoughts as we begin Holy Week -- Mothering our families can feel...

March 11, 2013

Encountering Christ

And only where God is seen does life truly begin. Only when we meet the...

February 2013

February 20, 2013

The Words We Speak

I have posted this Lenten hymn here before as it is one of my favorites...

February 12, 2013

Contemplating how to make the most of Lent?

Here is a post full of "101 Practical Fasting Ideas For Lent" at One Catholic...

February 10, 2013

What Do You Read During Lent?

Good morning, friends! As Ash Wednesday approaches, I'm thinking about what I will use for...

December 2012

December 27, 2012

Is There Room For Them Now?

Red in many ways foreshadowed the Holy Father's Christmas Eve homily. I often read the...

December 26, 2012

Merry Christmas!!!

I would like to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas!!!! I hope...

December 19, 2012

Christmas is close…

The time is passing and soon it will be Christmas Eve. The hustle and bustle...

December 13, 2012

Happy Feast of St. Lucy!

December 12, 2012

Filling the Littlest Stocking

While spiritual preparations for the birth of Christ are much more important, perhaps you, like...

December 04, 2012

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, dear friends! Although the calendar new year is just under a month...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

What’s Important?

We have a rule for our boys that they may not come out of their...

November 13, 2012

Christmas Prep 2012!

Christmas really is just around the corner, and like it or not, trying NOT to...

July 2012

July 07, 2012

The Fireworks Are For Him

My husband was born on the Fourth of July. As a small child, he really...

May 2012

May 08, 2012

Can I hold your toddler?

At Sunday Mass this week, I saw a friend walk in with her five children,...