What a fun feast day this is! The Feast of the Archangels! (you can read about it more from Catholic Culture) Thanks to the women on 4RealLearning, we have had the custom (several years running now) of baking a devil’s food cake and stabbing it with our plastic (hors-d’oeuvre) swords… in honor of St. Michael, … [Read more…]
This Advent has been so disappointing. I had so many plans swirling around in my head… so many activities I wanted to try, presents I wanted to make, and elaborate lessons to bestow upon the kids. Enter reality. A certain little someone who shall remain nameless (but her initials are G-R-A-C-E) has seen to it … [Read more…]
I’d love to say that we’ve got great activities planned for today, but that’s not possible this year… so we’ll be celebrating by eating Mexican food this evening! Whoo hoo! (crockpot chicken tacos are a family favorite, so this will be a wonderful way to celebrate! And what could be easier? 2 packages of boneless/skinless … [Read more…]
“Offering it up” — if you were raised Catholic, chances are you were told this more times than you can count. But what does it all mean? Danielle Bean has a great posting on how we can really apply that to our lives, and what it really means. Dissatisfied with certain aspects of your parish? … [Read more…]