Adventures of a Catholic homeschooling family in Alaska.
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Lent flew by this year and I failed to share all that happened for me. I have had some definite eye openers and have been growing closer to God. Participating in our parish’s MOMS Group study ~ Walking Toward Eternity: Daring to Walk the Walk has been one of the key [Read On]
Holy Week is here! This week tends to be busy once Holy Thursday arrives and I expect this year to be no different from others. After all, what better way to savor Easter than to spend our time focused up Christ and his last days. All Christian bloggers are invited to share their Lenten themed blog [Read On]
Here is it another Friday in Lent and that means NO meat in our house. While my family is blessed with the opportunity to attend a Soup and Stations event every Friday in Lent, I know that not everyone has their Friday dinner ‘planned’ for them. So, I’ve pulled together 5 Quick and Easy Meatless [Read On]
Somehow this weekend got away from me and I woke up this morning realizing that I had never posted the link up for this week’s 40 Days of Seeking Him in Lent meme. I got other things written and up on time, but this one escaped notice. So, I’m doing it a little late and [Read On]
Week 5 of Lent 2013 is here and the Holy Week will be here before we know it. With the time change this weekend, we opted to attend Mass last night. It was nice to have a short visit with a few families we do not always see on the weekend. And, I came home [Read On]
Week 4 of Lent 2013 is here and the Holy Week will be here before we know it. Mass this morning was yet again on the crowded side with the parking lot almost overflowing, but we were able to still get a decent seat in the section I prefer for sitting. Hubby was traveling [Read On]
Sunday is here and we’re starting the third week of the 40 Days of Seeking Him in Lent meme has arrived. Mass was more crowded than usual which has me wondering if more people are hearing God’s gentle nudge and wanting to grow closer to Him during Lent. I hope that everyone is finding their [Read On]
I can hardly believe that as I type this post Lent is about to start. And, my fragile human nature knows it as my stomach has been growling all night in anticipation of fasting for Ash Wednesday! Even though Lent seems to have snuck up on me, I am thrilled to begin this Lenten journey [Read On]
Tomorrow is Epiphany, the last day of the Christmas season for most Christians. Aside from going to Mass tomorrow, I have been contemplating different ways we can spend our time celebrating epiphany as a family. Un-decorating the Christmas Tree One thing that will most likely happen is taking down the Christmas tree to [Read On]
I can not believe that tomorrow is New Year’s Day. Not only is the start of a new year coming, but we will also see Epiphany on Sunday which marks the end of this particular meme. I’ve not written the posts I wanted to write this time around. However, I have really enjoyed reading those [Read On]
Last year, I shared several different Advent selections in the 40 Days of Seeking Him Advent and Christmas meme. I decided it might be nice to highlight those posts and then share a new song with my readers. In Music to Set the Advent Mood, I have the following selections showcased: O Come Divine [Read On]
Today is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. This year that fourth week of Advent is short with Christmas coming in just 2 days. Are YOU ready for Christmas? I feel like we are no where near ready. And, I’m not talking about just the lack of a Christmas Tree in our house. Rather, [Read On]
Here we are less than a week until Christmas and I feel like I’ve really dropped the ball on having a really faith filled Advent so my heart is prepared for Christmas. With illness in the house, the craziness of trying to get my high school son back on track with schoolwork, and then all [Read On]
Yesterday marked the start of the third week of Advent, which means time for another link up post. Compliments of my youngest son, the eldest son and I ended up sick yesterday. Hence, I’m a day late getting this post up on the blog. I love sharing this side of life on the blog [Read On]
For years, our family has enjoyed watching different Veggie Tales shows. This includes the Christmas themed ones, which we thought we’d share more about today. The Toy That Saved Christmas This show was the first of the Christmas themed show they have produced and one of our favorites. If you haven’t seen it yet, [Read On]
Today marks the start of the second week of Advent, which means time for another link up post. I love sharing this side of life on the blog here as our family is preparing our hearts for the celebration of Christ’s birth. I just feel like life kept me from writing much this past week. [Read On]
The past few years, I’ve shared about about celebrating the Feast Day of Saint Nicholas. Last year, I even shared some neat images of Saint Nicholas from around the world. Well, the day has arrived and this overscheduled mama really dropped the ball. NO shoes or stockings were left out for the boys to get [Read On]
I can hardly believe that the Advent season starts today! November flew by quickly and I suspect that December will be over quicker than I would like to to be. Today is the first day of Advent which means that Trish (A House Upon the Rock) and I are kicking off the first week of [Read On]
We are just hours away from Easter and it seems like Lent actually flew by at a good clip this year. I’ve done well with my coffee fast, just having a cup on Sundays as they are outside of Lent. I even did something that surprised me yesterday… a water with squirt of fresh lemon [Read On]
Holy Thursday has arrived and we now reflect upon The Last Supper. That night, Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples and established how we are to celebrate The Eucharist. Some of my Christian friends are having Seder meals at their churches in remembrance of Christ’s last meal. Our lady’s group at St. Andrews [Read On]
For the youth retreat this past weekend, I had the task of selecting a few songs to lead prior to a few speakers. The overall theme was on the Miracles of Jesus, but I elected to pick a song that really spoke to me about Christ calling us as his disciples. I thought I’d [Read On]
Yesterday was a full day for me at church. Palm Sunday is one of the 4 times when the church sees more people. So, I agreed to play piano for the children’s choir that day as well as on Easter Sunday. I was so grateful that my husband could bring me to the church for [Read On]
Last week, I shared about how we are all one family. One song found in our hymnals at church that kept coming to mind for me on this theme is We Are Many Parts by Marty Haugen. So, I decided to dig into the Scripture that inspires this song. Part of it was discussed at [Read On]
Tonight, P commented that he feels like we are starting to ‘live’ at church. We spent a fair amount of time there over the weekend helping to recruit youth and adult volunteers for the new youth ministry program. Plus, D’s Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banquet was held at the church on Saturday afternoon. Our [Read On]
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Along with my concerns over different threats to religious freedom, I have also been preoccupied over how we treat others. It is easy to say that we are all brothers and sisters, but it can be a challenge to act accordingly. By Gustavo Facci from Argentina (Flickr) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons There were 2 [Read On]
While I had planned to blog nearly every day on Lent, I have really fallen behind on that task. However, I think spending time with family and in prayer trumps time spent blogging. One thing that has been on my heart for weeks now is the attacks on religious freedom in our country. Scarier [Read On]
This Lent I have enjoyed spending more time in prayer and Scripture reading. This has always been a goal of mine each year, but one activity has helped really take it to the next level. That is being an active participant with the Truth Pursuit team preparations that P is attending. This past week [Read On]
Right now I feel like I have a LOT of posts in my brain and not enough time on the computer to get them all out! Today, I was reading the daily Scriptures and boy was there a theme of forgiveness running through it. That is not a great surprise given we are in Lent [Read On]
This morning, I spent some time reading from A Word Among Us. I enjoy the reflections, but more important for me is the ready access to the daily Scripture readings. Today’s Gospel reading is one that is both familiar and difficult to fully embrace at times. Matthew 18:21-25 Peter approached Jesus and asked [Read On]
Tonight I have a particular Psalm on my mind. Psalm 63 2 O God, you are my God— it is you I seek! For you my body yearns; for you my soul thirsts, In a land parched, lifeless, and without water. 3 I look to you in the sanctuary to see your power [Read On]
