The Saint and Children: How to Handle it When Things Get Complicated. . . I love the saints. I love their companionship, their wisdom, the shared struggle, the knowing that we all sin, make mistakes, doubt. They are invariably people that I want my children to get to know as friends. Some saints seem tailor-made … Read more
A dream of mine when we bought this house last year was to have a statue of Mary in the yard with a little grotto and flowers all around her. Not having the budget for such a thing, I turned to the place I always do- our local Buy Nothing Group. For those who aren’t … Read more
Approaching Holy Week knowing that I will not step foot in a Church is a surreal feeling. I’ve been thinking a lot about the Eucharist these days, and thought I’d share a little meditation on Rebecca Gorzynska’s painting of Our Lady and the Eucharist. Isn’t this beyond stunning? When I look at this painting, I … Read more
The big kids are happily enjoying the sunshine outside, and Charlotte is content to have the magnatiles all to herself, so I thought I’d venture a little update. First, as to myself: after a week, we got the COVID test results back. They were negative. But by that time, my fever had come back, and … Read more
1.We already live a life that is pretty socially distanced, thanks to my introverted nature, the kids’ ages, and our homeschooling, so I wasn’t expecting a huuuuge difference in our day to day life, but then I got sick, and realized that I had underestimated the anxiety that goes along with an unknown virus being … Read more
Lent is here. We’re already a few days in, and I still don’t feel ready. One thing I manage without fail each year though, is to pull out our Lent and Easter books. I keep a seasonal book basket in our living room, and swap out the books in it every couple of months (or … Read more
Lent is here. One of the activities we’re planning on using this year is the Jesus Tree. There are a lot of different versions out there, but the essential idea is the same as the Jesse tree- Each day of Lent we will read from Scripture part of the story of the life of Christ. … Read more
1.Make a Lenten Prayer Chain This is our family’s favorite, and most consistent Lent activity for the past few years. The time commitment is minimal each day, and if I’m being totally honest, this is probably the biggest reason we have been so consistent with it. In this season of Littles who have lots of … Read more
I’ve been a fan of the blog Not So Formulaic for years. It is my go-to resource when I’m feeling in over my head with my own 2E child. I’ve written before about how helpful Ginny’s toolkits have been for our family, and so I was so excited to see that she had written a … Read more
Today is the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, a saint who has been showing up in my life quite a bit lately, so in his honor, I thought I’d share a bit of his wisdom with you in the form of 7 of my favorite St. Francis de Sales quotes. This post contains affiliate … Read more