We’ve had a lot of fun with celebrating the 14 days leading up to St. Valentine’s feast day on February 14th, but here’s a great idea if you want to do something on the sweet side – candy valentines and love notes! While not meant to eat (I’ve yet to find an edible glue out there), this tasty letter to…
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Once every six (or so!) years, we have the opportunity to celebrate Candlemas as part of the liturgy as it falls – as it does this year – on a Sunday. Candlemas is a beautiful celebration, rich in tradition, and is symbolic of Christ being our light. So what’s Candlemas? Forty days after Jesus was born, his mom and dad,…
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We had the opportunity to attend the baptism of our wonderful friend’s son. This was a beautiful Baptism, as all are, but especially so as the child being baptised was three years old. Unlike our son, who (at ten weeks old) cried through his, this little man met his with all the gusto and passion you can imagine. Deacon: “Andrew,…
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A few months ago we looked at all the symbols of Easter and where they came from…so let’s take a look at symbols of Christmas in the Catholic Church. Ever wonder why we chop down a tree and put it up in our living room, covered in lights? Or why Santa flies through the sky? Me too! Below are some of…
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The Jesse Tree Base Are you looking for a way to bring more faith – and faith focused fun – to your Advent season? We are so excited to share our new book: Our Family’s Jesse Tree. This printable eBook contains over 80 pages of detailed ornament templates (like the one shown above), daily scripture readings (with links to full…
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I sit here as a Catholic, about to head to my weekly bible study at a Protestant church, and write to you about a Baptist church sharing our Jesse Tree. What an interreligious morning! A special thank you to Emmanuel Baptist Church in Florida for sharing our Jesse Tree with your congregation as part of Advent! What an honor to be a common witnesses as we…
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13th Day of Advent: Samuel & Lamp Are you looking for a way to bring more faith – and faith focused fun – to your Advent season? We are so excited to share our new book: Our Family’s Jesse Tree. This printable eBook contains over 80 pages of detailed ornament templates (like the one shown above), daily scripture readings (with…
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Last week we talked about an amazing program, The Art of Giving, where the (adorable) artwork of our little guys helps raise funds for the Prince of Peace Nutrition Center in El Progreso, Honduras. This week…I’m excited to share our artwork! Truth be told, I’m probably a bit more excited than he is, but he was pretty stoked to see his…
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3rd Day of Advent: Tower of Babel Are you looking for a way to bring more faith – and faith focused fun – to your Advent season? We are so excited to share our new book: Our Family’s Jesse Tree. This printable eBook contains over 80 pages of detailed ornament templates (like the one shown above), daily scripture readings…
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“In Honduras, one in every four kids suffers from chronic malnutrition. Deprived of food, shelter and love, these poor children lie awake at night praying for their next meal. But there is hope– Catholic kids across the US are reaching out with the love of Christ to feed their friends in Central America through The ART of Giving, an online…
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24th Day of Advent: Town of Bethlehem Are you looking for a way to bring more faith – and faith focused fun – to your Advent season? We are so excited to share our new book: Our Family’s Jesse Tree. This printable eBook contains over 80 pages of detailed ornament templates (like the one shown above), daily scripture readings (with…
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12th Day of Advent: Naomi & Ruth Are you looking for a way to bring more faith – and faith focused fun – to your Advent season? We are so excited to share our new book: Our Family’s Jesse Tree. This printable eBook contains over 80 pages of detailed ornament templates (like the one shown above), daily scripture readings (with…
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We dropped off our boxes today! In case you missed our update last week, we got together with some of our favorite mommy friends and pulled together three boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Today, we dropped them off at one of their designated drop locations! Rather, I should say little man dropped them off in his favorite little shopping cart (that…
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The devastation in the Philippines from the typhoon – barely after their magnitude earthquake – is heart breaking. My husband and I were both glued to the news last night, watching one horrific tale after another, knowing that 1 in 10 people in the country are impacted, and we were left wondering…what can we do? We want to do SOMEthing,…
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Can you believe Advent is just a few weeks away? I can’t…especially with temperatures still in the 80’s. Amazing. With Advent being just a few weeks out, we had our annual sign-ups for our church’s “Advent Wreath Workshop”, where we’ll be making advent wreaths together as a parish family for use in our homes. I had prepared a table in…
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