Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links – thanks for your support! You know Valentine’s Day is in two weeks right? While we aren’t big Hallmark holiday people, it’s a holiday my kids love. I mean, pink, hearts, chocolate — What’s not to like? Since I’ve been trying to be much more intentional about my marriage […] Read more…
Free Printable Teen & Twenty Spring & Valentine-Themed Go-Fish Game
Earlier this year my daughter was REALLY struggling with being able to identify anything 10 or over. Those pesky 10’s, 11’s and 12’s make no sense in English :). In order to help her learn to identify them, I made these free printable spring/valentine themed go-fish cards to help children identify numbers from 9 […] Read more…
Magnificat Year of Faith {Book Review} & Other Books for Lent
Late last year, I was sent a copy of the Magnificat Year of Faith Companion. It was apparently in huge demand because it took a long time for it to be shipped to me. The Magnificat Year of Faith Companion is a small book with a short one-page per day reflection, story, prayer, poem, meditation […] Read more…
40 Bags for 40 Days Plan {Lent 2013}
Over the last several years, I have been hearing about a movement going on around Lent called 40 Bags in 40 Days (or something like that). The idea is that you go through and clean and purge and get ready for Easter and get rid of 40 bags of stuff. Without having looked up the […] Read more…
Lent 2013
Every year, I find Lent here and myself falling short. And it hasn’t even started yet. Even so, with the arrival of Lent is the increased call to prayer, fasting and alms-giving. Here are my tentative plans, though God usually has something else in mind that I don’t get until well into Lent :). […] Read more…
Valentine’s Day Menu’s for Kids
Some of you may have noticed my post about tablescaping on a budget had a picture of my Valentine’s Day table from last year. While we aren’t big on celebrating Valentine’s Day per se, my girls do like to make Valentine’s for grandparents they don’t often see and we will be sending a care package […] Read more…
Lent 2012
First,for the girls (age 1 & 4). We will be using the following resources for Lent this year: Lent/Catholic Resurrection Eggs @ Catholic Icing Stations of the Cross on Fridays Bring Lent To Life by Kathleen M Basi (see my review @ Catholic Mothers Online) and Welcome Risen Jesus by Sarah Reinhard. Lenten […] Read more…
Bring Lent to Life {Book Review @ Catholic Mothers Online}
I had the opportunity to review Bring Lent to Life for Catholic Mothers Online. I’ve got a huge list of someday items for Lent. Why someday? Because they just don’t work in my current life. My children are young (4 and 1) and many activities are either over their heads or over their tolerance level. […] Read more…
How to Spend Valentine’s Day with Your Family {Guest Post}
Today’s guest post is by Emmy @ Discount Catholic Products. Enjoy! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ While Valentine’s Day is traditionally for couples, it doesn’t mean you can no longer celebrate when you’re married with kids. Three years ago, my husband and I started a Valentine tradition with our twin daughters. We’d spend the day making heart-shaped goodies, creating […] Read more…
Lent 2011
This year I’m hoping to do better than last year. Traditionally, there should be prayer, fasting & almsgiving as a part of each person’s Lenten sacrifice. Prayer & Spiritual Reading Though I’m started early, I’m preparing (AGAIN) to be Consecrated to Jesus through Mary. I’m also going to work through Little Acts of Lent (book […] Read more…