Y’all, it’s been a day. A. Day. 100% of the chaos, and 0% of the cleaning and productivity. Here’s life in a nutshell: I had my act together this morning. I was on top of things and for once managed to get bread going first thing in the morning so it would be ready for … Read more
Yowsa I am tired. Mark was on call for 108 hours straight over the holiday weekend, at 4 different hospitals. It was ridiculous and we are all spent. We are slowly climbing out of our post-call fatigue, and I’m looking forward to getting a Christmas tree and doing some decorating this weekend. This post contains … Read more
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
Good morning! (Fingers crossed it will still be morning when I finish this post. . . ) We’ve had a lot going on recently, and since Ben is finally napping and Gram doesn’t need anything at the moment, I’m completely ignoring the housework to write for a bit. This post contains affiliate links, see the … 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
Wow. Things have been busy around here, and I have not updated in quite some time. First, and most importantly, we welcomed our sweet Benedict into the world on September 5th. His birth story deserves its own blog post, and someday I will sit down and write it, but for now I’ll just say that … 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