How is your domestic church doing? When we built our home, I wanted it to be big enough for as many kids as we wanted. Which also means I can fill 2200 square feet of space. Plus a garage. And all that space & the things in it, need to be cleaned & organized. While […] Read more…
Love Language Valentine’s Day Gifts for Girls
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support! Being a bit of a personality test junkie, my husband and I found that The Five Love Languages were super helpful in meeting each other’s needs. It was only natural that we try to determine the love languages of our children, too. My personal […] Read more…
4 Easy Ways to Keep Easter out of Lent {@ CatholicMom}
This month, I shared a short article about 4 ways to keep Easter out of Lent @ Catholic Mom.com. It can be soooooo hard to wait to celebrate Easter until Easter, can’t it? The candy has been out since before Valentines Day and everywhere in town has had Easter Egg Hunts before the big day. […] Read more…
Make This Lenten Season the One That Makes An Impact–A Sense of the Resurrection Review
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this ebook. This post contains affiliate links–thanks for your support! I’ve been getting a ton of pitches for product reviews lately. While it feels like there are tons of reviews on my site these days, I’ve started becoming more selective and cut WAY down on the number I […] Read more…
Lent 2014 Plan & Lent Round-Up {Keeping LOVE in Lent}
I’m participating in the Keeping LOVE in LENT Blog Link-Up 2014, hosted by the Catholic Bloggers Network. We’ll be sharing different ways, tips, stories and real-life experiences that will help us focus on Lenten sacrifices, prayer and good deeds and how to carry them out with LOVE instead of a GRUMBLE. Please scroll to the five hostesses’ […] Read more…
3 Apps for Stealing Godly Moments During Lent {@ Catholic Mom}
So I’ve been getting ready for Lent. In my mind, you understand. ☺ With three small children, I’m excited to be able to manage to say prayers (with them) in the morning and at bedtime! Every year I come up with these awesome plans to pray and do Stations of the Cross and several […] Read more…
9 Quick & Easy Lent Activities for Early Elementary or Younger with free printable Lenten Countdown Cards for Pocket Calendars
I love easy activities but I also don’t like getting overwhelmed by the whole of the interweb and Pinterest to find ideas that could work. With that thought in mind, I collected 9 of the quickest and easiest activities to do with elementary age children (or younger) for lent. Lent Countdown There are tons of […] Read more…
Free Printable LENT Subway Art
***Edited 2/18/2015 — Corrected spelling of the word Abstinence in the PDF. Thanks for the reader who noticed my error!*** I was looking for a good Lenten piece of subway art and didn’t find anything I liked. In fact, I only found one! So I decided to make one! If you’d like to […] Read more…
4 Simple & Clutter-Free Valentine’s Treats for Kids
I love to give my kids gifts–I’m pretty sure it’s one of my love languages. A close 3rd, perhaps. But I don’t like a ton of candy in the house, nor do I like a bunch of junk to pick up. That being said, here are 4 Valentine’s gifts for kids that are clutter-free. 1. […] Read more…
Valentine’s Day Round-Up
I don’t really have anything new to add for Valentine’s Day this year, but I DID want to share these gems from previous years. Teen & Twenty Go-Fish Cards – Free Printable Valentine’s Day Menu’s for Kids How To Spend Valentine’s Day with Your Family (A Guest Post) Read-Aloud Thursday – Valentine’s […] Read more…