Small businesses have taken a hit this year, and as we approach the Christmas season, it’s a great time to support them. Here are 7 of my favorite shops to help you shop small this year: 1.Annunciation Designs: Elayne is a master at creating beautiful products for children and adults alike. My favorite products: her … Read more
Holy cards are a fabulous resource for liturgical living that are often overlooked. My kids love them, so I thought I’d share a bit about why. This post contains affiliate links. Please see the about page for more information. Why We Love Holy Cards Holy cards are ubiquitous items. If you’re anything like me, you … Read more
What is a Marian Consecration? The word “consecrate” means to dedicate to a certain purpose. In a Marian consecration we are dedicating our lives and all our merits to Mary by giving our past, our present, and our future to her hands so that she can bring us to Jesus. We are entrusting ourselves to … Read more
Choosing a date for your Marian Consecration doesn’t have to be difficult, but there are some things to keep in mind as you think about when to complete a consecration: Today’s Date Do you want to get started right away? Worried you might forget if you put it off until later in the year? Then … Read more
“Mom, when are you going to teach me how to hear God’s voice?” I don’t think I’ve been asked such a daunting question before than this one that G asked me yesterday. First, because I’ve been trying to teach her just this for a long time now, though apparently not explicitly enough. But secondly, because … Read more
Don’t you just love weeks with several of your favorite feast days? Today is the Feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, who I absolutely adore, and it’s the eve of the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, one of my favorite Marian Feast Days. 1.In honor of the Assumption, we’ve been working on our Let’s Celebrate … Read more
This week we will celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. This is one of my favorite August feast days, and I’m excited to be able to share a new resource with you for it, thanks to the help and talent of Adalee Hude of Brightly Hude Studios. Adalee created this gorgeous new … Read more
Mark and the kiddos are out playing on the swings in the backyard, so I’m taking a few moments to throw up a few quick takes. It’s a rare quiet moment over here . . . This post contains affiliate links. Read the full disclosure on my about page. 1.This is Mark’s call weekend for … Read more
“Why did she die Mom? She wasn’t old.” This is the question I got recently from my 5 year old about St. Kateri Tekawitha, the Lily of the Mohawks. And boy, is it a tough one to answer. G fell absolutely in love with St. Kateri last year when thanks to Adalee Hude’s beautiful book, … Read more
Holy Cow has it been miserably hot here. It’s been hot and sticky with high temperatures and high humidity for about 10 days now, and wow, is it wearing on all of us. Thankfully we have window AC units for bedrooms, so the kids are sleeping well at night, but during the day, everyone is … Read more