How are you doing in your Lenten goals? Have you been able to spend some extra time in prayer or scripture? What about other spiritual learning? Have you considered replacing some of your media/tv time with spiritual subjects? CNN has created a new 6 part series–Finding Jesus: Faith. Fact. Forgery. The series will air beginning […] Read more…
Lent 2015 with Magnificat Lenten Companion 2015 Giveaway!
Every year, it’s the same thing. I get all these great ideas in my head about all these great spiritual practices that I am going to do. All at once. While working. And homeschooling. Because I’m so great at it every other day of the year. Yep. After writing another article, my plan for Lent […] Read more…
7 Quick & Easy Activities for Holy Week with Small Children
As I was preparing for Lent, I found several quick & easy last-minute options for observing Holy Week with small children. If your Lent hasn’t been observed as well as you wish, here are a few easy options for Holy Week. By the way, Sunday was Passion Sunday–have you covered your icons & statues? […] 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…
3 Resources for Stations of the Cross For Small Children
Last year, we really enjoyed doing the Stations of the Cross — one a day — with my 5 & 2 year old. I was looking for more kid friendly items than the book I made of fine art prints last year. So that you aren’t overwhelmed with the all the options out there, here […] 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…
Good Friday
19 Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers put on his head a crown which they had woven out of thorns, and dressed him in a scarlet cloak; 3 they would come up to him and say, Hail, king of the Jews, and then strike him on the face. 4 And now Pilate went […] Read more…
Holy Thursday
Before the paschal feast began, Jesus already knew that the time had come for his passage from this world to the Father. He still loved those who were his own, whom he was leaving in the world, and he would give them the uttermost proof of his love. 2 Supper was over, and the devil […] 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…