G coloring St. Catherine of Sienna in honor of her feast day today Coloring is one of our all-time favorite family activities. It can be done by the young and the old, and offers a shared experience and chance for conversation with our kids. We have particularly enjoyed finding Catholic coloring resources for our kids … Read more
Last summer I started thinking ahead to my Marian consecration renewal. I was hoping to find a consecration preparation that I could complete with G, who gravitates naturally to our Lady. After looking high and low, I came across a new book by Carrie Gress written for children desiring to make a consecration to Mary. … Read more
We love arts and crafts over here, and despite the fact that most of our stuff is packed and our moving date is just after Easter, I couldn’t imagine not doing at least some Easter crafts with the kids. Today we took a stab at some simple Easter cards, and I think they turned out … Read more
It’s true about children, and it’s true about the elderly. I learn and grow every single day of caring for Gram. Sometimes I wish there was a “100 Things You Need to Know About Caring for the Elderly” book or a “5 Things to Do to Keep a Peaceful Inter-generational Home” article, a quick and … Read more
Mark had mono when we got married. He has vague memories of our wedding day; he was so sick I thought he would pass out during our first (and only) dance. (Shout out to our amazing wedding photographer Melanie Reyes, who managed to get some spectacular shots even though the groom was about to collapse. … Read more
One of my goals for this Lent was to introduce G and Will to the Stations of the Cross. Praying through the Stations is a favorite Lenten activity of mine, and one of the riches of the Church that I want to pass on to them. It can be tricky to explain the way of … Read more
I received a free copy of the book from the author in exchange for an honest review. As Lent progresses, and especially as the weather gets (slightly) warmer and the sun sets later in the evening, my heart starts to yearn for Easter and the new life it brings. Which meant I was especially excited … Read more
Okay readers, we’re going to try a new format and link up with Kelly over at This Ain’t the Lyceum. If you haven’t checked out her blog yet, make sure you spend some time browsing her archives. 1.This week we took a trip to the Detroit Institute of Art. My kids love the DIA and … Read more
This past week I began reading the writings of St. Bernadette. She’s a saint that is not entirely new to me, but one that I admit that I’ve glossed over until now. Bernadette always struck me as quite holy, but slightly uninteresting, which is only a result of my own ignorance and failure to look … Read more
Awhile back, I wrote about some of our rules for screen time in our house. I’m sure that it was clear just from the fact that we have rules governing screen time, that we do not ban it altogether from the house. One of the reasons for this is because I would never get to … Read more