Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are the three pillars of Lent, meant to guide us deeper into this penitential season. As adults, this can come naturally to us, but when it comes to explaining it to our children and engaging them in the activities, that can be trickier. To begin with, let’s look at the definitions … Read more
Are you singing the song from the Sound of Music yet? How about now? Now that I’ve got that stuck in your head, how about I share a few of our favorite things these days? (This post contains affiliate links, the full disclosure is on my About page) Call Me Blessed My women’s group is … Read more
I’ve got some more from Fr. Bonaventure today because it was just too good not to share. The next piece that stuck out to me is a whole paragraph, but read it slowly- there’s so much there: “Our cross is usually given to us in installments, weighing differently at different times: it is made up … Read more
Recently I read a meditation from Fr. Bonaventure Perquin, OP in my Magnificat, and I thought I’d share some of it with you along with the questions it brought up in my own heart. I’m still working through them and journaling with them, so I don’t have answers to everything (read: this post might be … Read more
I often get questions about my book, Marian Consecration for Families with Young Children, and while a lot of information is available on the book’s page here and also over at OSV’s site, I did want to tackle a few of the most common questions asked. So without further ado, here are some Marian Consecration … Read more
Maybe its just me, but the combination of pandemic and Michigan winter definitely has me forgetting this truth some days. But here’s the thing: the wide open spaces that I sometimes dream about, the traveling, the friends, the getting out of my own house, these are not the only ones that God has in mind … Read more
I used to HATE meal planning. I thought it made life super boring and could not understand why in the world I would ever want to eat the same things over and over again. And then I actually tried it. And it has made my life a million times easier. It gives me so much … Read more
Montessori 3 Part cards are a simple and effective tool that can be used to teach just about any subject. Incredibly versatile by design, 3 Part Cards are most often used with children ages 3-6, but can be adapted to use by just about any age. In these videos I’ll show you how you … Read more
Over a year ago I wrote this post on iceberg counting. Any parent with a child who has gone down a rabbit hole with a particular topic of interest will not be surprised at all to hear that in our house, the Titanic still reigns supreme among William’s interests. This post contains affiliate links. See … Read more
2021. Wow. I don’t even know what to say about the first week of this year, so I’m not going to try. Instead I’m going to write about books. Because that’s where I’m at. This post contains affiliate links. You can read the full disclosure on my about page. RAR Subscription I got the BEST … Read more