***This article originally appeared in the Spring 2013 issue of Traverse Bay Family Magazine. It has been reprinted with permission.*** I love throwing a good brunch. Especially being pregnant, it really is the best time of day for me to entertain. I’m pretty much out of energy by dinner and eating late gives me heartburn. […] Read more…
Outdoor Themed Easter Basket Ideas
***This post originally appeared in the Spring 2014 issue of Traverse Bay Family Magazine. It has been reprinted with permission.*** I am a gift giver. It’s one of my love languages. I really dislike having a ton of clutter and toys all over the house and yard though. In order to cut […] Read more…
3 Easy Ways to Celebrate Through the WHOLE Easter Season
Happy Easter!! The Easter season lasts for the next 50 days! With Easter being so late this year, that means the Easter season goes through June! Here are 3 ways you can keep celebrating God’s greatest gift, all (Easter) season long. First, here is a calendar to help you keep track of the Easter […] Read more…
Easter Egg Hunts That Bring You to the Light of Easter {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
I’m always looking for a fun way to bring God into my children’s life, both on church holidays and every day! With Easter being the most important holiday of the year, I was really happy to get picked the the Egglo Entertainment review with the Schoolhouse Review Crew. Egglo Entertainment Egglo Entertainment‘s mission is to […] Read more…
Ten Candy-Free Easter Basket Ideas {@Catholic Mothers Online}
Last year, I wrote a post on 10 Clutter Free Easter Basket ideas. I wrote a companion piece for Catholic Mothers Online that went up a few days ago. I am a gift giver – it’s one of my languages. I don’t fill like filling an Easter basket full of candy and junk though. I’m […] Read more…
Divine Mercy Sunday!
This coming Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday! If a church near you is having a special Divine Mercy service, please consider attending! Our area is having theirs at 3:00pm and I hope to be there! From the Divine Mercy Sunday website: Yes, the first Sunday after Easter is the Feast of Mercy, but there must also […] Read more…
He is Risen!
When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go and anoint him. Very early when the sun had risen, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb. They were saying to one another, “Who will roll back the stone […] Read more…
Divine Mercy Novena begins today!
The Divine Mercy Novena begins today! Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday. He gave St. Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena. You can get all the prayers needed for the Divine […] Read more…
Simon and the Easter Miracle {Book Review}
I ran across another review of Simon & the Easter Miracle several weeks ago and in it they mentioned the author was Catholic and that the story was an old Polish folktale. I’ve been unable to discover if there is truth to that, but it would explain why I enjoyed it so much. I’m a […] Read more…
Ten Clutter-Free Easter Basket Ideas
The longer I have kids, the more I’m a fan of making presents of things I’d buy them anyway. And even more so, I like to get them things that can be used up or go outdoors. This is especially true of Easter. That being said, here are my top 10 clutter-free Easter basket themes. […] Read more…