Our journey of 46 days towards Easter begins today with ashes – which is admittedly as poetic as it is grim. Symbolism is one of a parent’s best tools to teach truths, but do kids 5 and under really need to delve deeply into ashes, penance and sacrifice? Instead, this year we’ve started a new family lenten tradition of planting an Easter Lily bulb together. We think the timing should be just right for the lily to bloom for Easter! Follow along and we’ll find out together!??
Back in the day, come mid-October, if I heard one more holiday-related ad or pitch I might have rolled my…
Gaudete Sunday In the weeks leading up to this week of Advent we’ve focused on our misery, the darkness we…
This is the blog post I wrote today for My Saint My Hero’s blog and I wanted to re-share it…
Hi everyone! I was asked to write a piece for My Saint My Hero’s Mother’s Day campaign this year and…
It’s Monday and it’s snowing again… Anyone else in need of a divertissement? I stumbled upon this great little story a while ago on The Irish Way and thought you folks might enjoy it as much as I did…
For St. Valentine’s this year, the hubby and I decided to gift each other tickets to a Celtic Woman concert.