St. Thomais of Lesvos {healer of marriages}
Today, we celebrate the feast of St. Thomais of Lesvos. Before we continue with her story, I want to insert a little disclaimer of sorts here. I am in no way condoning domestically abusive relationships. I simply wanted to post this incredible story of patience and long-suffering. Those of us in today’s society have, well [Read On]
sleep in heavenly peace. my thoughts on sandy hook.
i realize i am a bit late with this and debated on whether or not to post about it or not, but i know most of us will be packing our children up in a week or so to go back to school and will be praying extra hard as we send them off…the memory [Read On]
Recycle Old Christmas Cards
I have a confession to make. I’m a bit of a pack rat. Ok, I’m a borderline hoarder, but seriously, I only keep things that either have sentimental value or are totally uselessfull. Like Christmas cards, for example. I don’t keep all of them (duh), just the ones that have special messages written inside, or [Read On]
Christ is Born! Glorify Him!
ON THE NIGHT OF THE NATIVITY by St. Ephraim the Syrian “Pure is the present night, in which the Pure One appeared, Who came to purify us! Let our hearing be pure, and the sight of our eyes chaste, and the feeling of the heart holy, and the speech of the mouth sincere! The present [Read On]
CLOSED: Unfading Rose CD {giveaway}
Some of you may remember the CD by Unfading Rose that I raved about awhile back. Well, I have a copy to give away!
Christmas 101: An Orthodox Christian Understanding
As Orthodox Christians, it’s important to know what and why we do the things we do. Why do we fast for 40 days? What really happened on the night of the Nativity? Here is a snippet of the presentation I gave at St. Spyridon’s Advent retreat in Palos Hills, IL… In the first session, we [Read On]
christmas traditions {the nutcracker party}
Last year, money was a bit tight, so instead of taking the kids to see The Nutcracker like we usually do, I threw a Nutcracker themed party at home. I found an awesome version of the play on DVD. It’s called The Nutcracker: The Untold Story and stars Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, and John Turturro. [Read On]
Christmas Party Ideas for Kids
This weekend we have some fun Christmas activities planned. One night we’ll be attending The Nutcracker ballet again. This is one of my all-time favorite Christmas traditions, even though the boys won’t be joining us this year. We took them to see The Christmas Carol the other night instead. Personally, I love the ballet and [Read On]
All Aboard the Minivan Express! {free download}
Every year we pile the kids up in our van and head out in search of Christmas lights. I usually make hot chocolate and put it in their thermos cups. We joke around and sing carols and talk about which houses we liked the best. We always try to count how many Nativity scenes we [Read On]
Letters from Mommy
boxes available from Unique Beaded Beauties I’ve always been a writer. For most of my life my writing was limited to what I wrote in my diaries. I’ve kept a diary for as long as I could remember. When I found out I was pregnant with Ace, I noticed my entries were beginning to start [Read On]
{sign-up for} The Tradition Exchange
for the past five years we’ve had swaps for the kiddos. our mailboxes overflow with fun little packages filled with beautiful little pieces to hand on our trees handmade by our precious little ones. and every year i get people emailing me asking if they can join even though they don’t have kids. the reason [Read On]
Photo a Day Challenge {december}
We had such a great time with the October photo challenge that I thought we’d try it again for the month of December! If you’re on Instagram or Facebook, you saw lots of awesome pics. I was so amazed by everyone’s creativity and am still planning on posting my favorites…at some point. :/ My favorite [Read On]
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