Jesse Tree – It’s Not too Early to Start Planning
The beginning of Advent often sneaks up on me, meaning that I am only sometimes successful with family traditions like the Jesse Tree. This website has some great tips on planning for doing a Jesse...
View ArticleAdvent Devotional for kids?
In addition to our wonderful collection of picture books that we like to read for Advent and Christmas, I was thinking of doing a more formal/structured devotional time when the little one is napping...
View ArticleThanksgiving Preparations
I don’t know about you, but with Red’s annual Advent/Christmas post fresh in my mind, I’ve very much been thinking through what I need to do before Advent starts for our little family (thanks Red,...
View ArticlePreparing for His Coming
While out of town for the First Sunday of Advent Mass, we heard the priest give a simple, yet profound homily. Advent, he said, is not just about preparing to celebrate the coming of Christ on...
View ArticleA Thought and A Hymn for Ash Wednesday
As I have spent many hours the last few days rocking a feverish 2 year old, I realized how easy it is for everything to come to a grinding halt when your little one really needs you. There is nothing I...
View ArticleHappy Feast of the Annunciation!
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And...
View ArticleChanges
Holy Week and Easter were very different this year than in years past, in large part because all of our children have passed the magical age of three and are now old enough to sit through longer (and...
View ArticleBetween the Feasts of Angels
Yesterday the Church celebrated the Feast of the Archangels and on Thursday, October 2nd, we celebrate the Feast of the Guardian Angels. We usually do some fun treats and crafts by way remembering...
View ArticleHolidaze
This is the time of year when every store seems to have their Christmas trees front and center flashing their LED lights. My 2 year old is entranced and awed by such a sight. I always have to remind...
View ArticleCleaning Out Before Christmas
Friends ~ We apologize for the lack of posts here over the past couple of months! The school year has kept all of us Builders quite busy, leaving little time to sit down to write a thoughtful post. We...
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