Happy Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist! We woke up to a thunder storm this morning, so my original plan to let the children play out in the slip n’ slide were dashed. So instead I quickly put together this activity for them to play through a story of St. John the … Continue reading June 24th: the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist–Celebrate!
Holy Days at Home
December 6: St. Nicholas–Celebrate!
This post is late in coming. As with so many times in life the days haven't gone as smoothly as I'd hoped. St. Nicholas was celebrated--both at a parish playdate celebration and at home, thought not as expected or hoped for. Still, it was a joyful celebration. I was not as present as I'd hoped. … Continue reading December 6: St. Nicholas–Celebrate!
December 13th: St. Lucy–Prepare!
Today's post is a guest post written by a dear friend who has adopted a simplified version of the Swedish traditions surrounding St. Lucy's feast day, making them especially meaningful for her family with four littles. I've never attempted to celebrate this feast day at home, at least not yet, but have always wanted to. … Continue reading December 13th: St. Lucy–Prepare!
December 6th: St. Nicholas–Prepare!
"The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic Gods giving, by grace, through faith, and this is not of ourselves." Saint Nicholas to Santa Clause This is one of my all-time favorite feast days to celebrate. I mean, how cool is it that all our present day cultural traditions … Continue reading December 6th: St. Nicholas–Prepare!
Advent: what it looks like in our Domestic Church
In the last post I shared some thoughts on Advent, the season. In this post I share what it looks like practically for our family. Here's our Advent at a glance 'plan' for this year. I've organized these thoughts into three sections: Family Prayer, Atmosphere, and Personal Aspirations Family Prayer There are four parts we … Continue reading Advent: what it looks like in our Domestic Church
Advent: Wake up!
My apologies for the lack of posting over the past couple of months. I have a good excuse. I promise! And I'll give that excuse soon. I promise again. But first it's time to prepare to prepare. In my own preparations this year I've been meditating on the readings for the first Sunday of Advent. Particularly … Continue reading Advent: Wake up!
August 22: Queenship of Mary–Celebrate!
Before we get to the celebration...I forgot, yesterday, in the plan to add a song! This one's perfect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9WLzzu8ntU Although every time we sing it the children ask to watch this: https://youtu.be/ctjG4MjJwEA Definitely winning over here. Hey! They know the words... Today's celebration was another afternoon snack time celebration. I did introduce the crown … Continue reading August 22: Queenship of Mary–Celebrate!
August 22: The Queenship of Mary–Prepare!
This one wasn't on my original plan for the month, but I'm swapping this out for St. Rose of Lima. We can do St. Rose next year. 🙂 Just a week ago we celebrated the Assumption of Mary, the day Mary was taken to the heavenly kingdom. Now we celebrate the Queen Mother's coronation! Imagine … Continue reading August 22: The Queenship of Mary–Prepare!
August 15: The Assumption of Mary–Celebrate!
"Because she was so special." --Little Miss Happy Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary! Here's a little recap of what we did to celebrate today: First off, we did not make it to Mass this morning as planned. The Bird woke several times last night which caused me to sleep past my alarm. Had to offer … Continue reading August 15: The Assumption of Mary–Celebrate!
August 15: The Assumption of Mary–Prepare
"So then, the great Mother of God, so mysteriously united to Jesus Christ from all eternity by the same decree of predestination, immaculately conceived, an intact virgin throughout her divine motherhood, a noble associate of our Redeemer as he defeated sin and its consequences, received, as it were, the final crowning privilege of being preserved … Continue reading August 15: The Assumption of Mary–Prepare
visitation home: life, love, joy 