What am I cooking? The same meal is on tap here almost every Thursday night– roast chicken, a vegetable (tonight it’s spinach), and potatoes. It’s quick and simple. What are my weekend plans? EASTER!!! I am blessed to be attending Holy Thursday Mass tonight, while Mr. Red stays home with the kiddos. He will attend Good Friday Service tomorrow, and we will meet him afterwards for the procession. We will wake and go to Easter Sunday Mass and then... Read more
The liturgies of this most holy week are so beautiful, and also so long and late for little ones. How do you all balance celebrating Holy Week as a family with little ones? The last few years my husband and I have traded off with one of us going to Holy Thursday and one of us going to Good Friday services and the other putting the kids to bed. And we opt for mass on Easter Sunday morning instead... Read more
Over the years, I have been in many different Bible study groups, and they have all been great in their own way. I am looking for a Bible study for a small group of women that deals primarily with marriage – we are all married women and mothers, and would like to focus on the vocation of marriage (we just finished a motherhood series). Any ideas would be appreciated! Read more
We have loved making these Resurrection Rolls in our house for the past couple of years! They are simple and delicious, and the message really hits home for the kids. I have altered the directions below a little bit – instead of doing this all on Easter morning, I prepare everything from steps 1-4 on Saturday with the kids, and then refrigerate the rolls overnight. Then, in the morning I can pop the rolls into the oven, and we can... Read more
Is there anything more fun, or cuter, in the world? I think I’ve been looking forward to my son’s first tee ball game since the day he was born. Beautiful spring evenings, picnic dinners, Gatorade mustaches, energetic boys, ADORABLE uniforms, supportive coaches, meeting new friends. It’s such a blessing to be emerging from the lonely land of the pre-school years into these exciting and enriching days of school and organized neighborhood activities. The kids are vivacious and interesting and enjoyable... Read more
What am I cooking? Not much! My kids were sick last week and we have been doing lots of sewing and reorganizing this week, which has left meals very simple. On Sunday I cooked meatballs early in the day so that we could sit down to a big family dinner without much effort in the late afternoon and that was great! For tonight I just took out some chicken from the freezer, suggestions are welcome. What are my weekend plans?... Read more
The children and I were talking, today, about Lent. They are fascinated by the idea that Jesus went away to the desert, but they ask me, over and over again, why? He went to pray, but why did he have to do it in the desert? I reminded them that at that time Jesus was getting to be well known, and everywhere he went there were crowds of people around him. They wanted to be near him, to listen to... Read more
There Be Dragons I am running late this morning, but I wanted to take just a moment to make sure that you all know about the upcoming release of the film There be Dragons. The film is set during the Spanish Civil War. It follows the lives of two men. One becomes a soldier and the other a priest. Can you guess where this is going? The priest is St. Josemaria Escriva. This is a secular, mass market movie, but... Read more
I have spent the past several weeks dealing with these two “hot spots” in my home. A couple hundred dollars and a couple of trips to the Container Store later and I am pleased as punch with the results. Our home is over 100 years old, and so closet space is extremely limited. Our downstairs hall closet was a particular problem area, and so I’ve tried several different methods for organizing our shoes. My latest failed attempt involved bins, and these... Read more
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