Well, the 30 day giving challenge is over. I wish I could say I did something giving every single day, but I didn’t. I wish I could say that it was always well received, but it wasn’t. I did learn a lot though. I found that God truly does provide. I have a stinginess problem […] Read more…
December – Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions
General: That children may be respected and loved and never be the victims of exploitation in its various forms. Mission: That at Christmas the peoples of the earth may recognize in the Word Incarnate the light which illuminates every man and that the Nations may open their doors to Christ, the Saviour of the world. Read more…
Catholic Prayer for Busy Moms – Prayers for Catholic Families
Photo by guldfisken Before I ended my series, I wanted to share a whole bunch of traditional Catholic prayers that I found that are applicable to my family life and everyday needs. If you are not Catholic or don’t care, just skip this post. But if you need a little inspiration, read on…maybe one will […] Read more…
30 Day Giving Challenge – Week 4
More growing opportunities this week! I sent out a donation, gave some money to a Salvation Army bell ringer, did some things for my grandmother on Thanksgiving, and a few other things that aren’t coming to mind right now. I’m SURE that I did better this week than last. I had an interesting thing happen […] Read more…
Getting Unstuck – 101 goals in 1001 days
I’ve been inspired by several bloggers who have been sharing their progress on goals in the common format of 101 goals in 1001 days. I’ve been floundering in not enough busyness and spending too much idle time or time on wrong priorities. Add that to the fact that a new liturgical year starts Sunday and […] Read more…
Catholic Prayer for Busy Moms – Prayer Routine
Photo by babasteve Traditionally, the Church has divided the hours of the day into the Canonical Hours used by the religious & clergy when they prayed from the Breviary (which is ironic because it isn’t terribly easy or brief, but I digress). During the night (9pm to 6am), there were 3 shifts referred to as […] Read more…
30 Day Giving Challenge – Week 3
Well, I wish I had done better this week. I was almost going to skip writing this post and hoping no one would notice because I couldn’t think of a single thing I had done. Then I remembered two. First, I gave one of my awesome prizes to my sister-in-law when they were visiting with […] Read more…
30 Day Giving Challenge Update
Well, I’m pretty sure that I didn’t do something concrete each day this week though I definitely TRIED to keep it at the front of my mind. This week, I made a phone call to a friend (I HATE talking on the phone–a leftover from phone customer service days with ye olde cable co), gave […] Read more…
Catholic Prayer for Busy Moms – Pray without Ceasing
Photo by mattjlc In last week’s article on Catholic Prayer for Busy Moms, I mentioned that I do a morning offering. I also have certain prayers that I offer up whenever a trigger hits. For instance, when I hear an emergency vehicle, I say a little prayer for the drivers and the people they […] Read more…
{CLOSED} Little Blue Book Giveaway
Every year for major church seasons (Lent, Easter, Christmas) my church has purchased several devotionals/meditations to correspond to the seasons readings. My favorite are always the Little Books from the Diocese of Saginaw. They are very simple little books. The Christmas book is called the Little Blue Book and this year it covers the Infancy […] Read more…