Back from the Brink: Blog in a Blink

OK, so after my blog was shut down for THREE whole days, I’m so grateful to have a new host and an awesome techie friend Michael! He doesn’t know it yet, but he’s got a Catholic praying something fierce for him. While a few things were getting shifted around, deleted or updated…I only lost ONE post: the second half of Blog in a Blink 2014! So here it is, recreated on my newly hosted blog!

Part TWO

For a recap of Blog in a Blink…click here: Blog in a Blink Part ONE

So July brought the full head-on launch of the Feast Day Fun series, illustrated by Kelly Saints, excerpts from A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families and posts at Equipping Catholic Families with activities, crafts and family traditions to celebrate the Saints Feast Days!

July Feast Day Fun included

St Thomas
St Maria Goretti
St Benedict
St Kateri
St Christopher
St Joachim and St Anne.

…with the American Doll St Kateri Paper Bag dress, the Catholic Dreamcatcher, Giant St Benedict Medal, a yummy dessert…and more activities, crafts and family traditions!

August brought a showcase of the Coolest Catechist’s Classroom and the Catholic Student Care Package,

along with the Flaming Mini Cross-Bow!

We found some Ways to Make Ordinary Time Extraordinary and we shared our special celebration of our 20th Wedding Anniversary.

September brought MORE Feast Day Fun with

Bl Mother Teresa
Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Triumph of the Cross
St Padre Pio
Feast of the Archangels

We also made these cool DIY Votive Candles

I also went to ROME! I saw Pope Francis! Here are my Prep, Pilgrimage, Reflection and Pope Posts in one neat gallery!

I was still in Rome for the beginning of October, but there are SO many awesome Feast Days for Feast Day Fun:

St Therese
Guardian Angels
St Francis of Assisi
St Faustina
St John Paul II
St Jude

With the awesome sights and saints fresh in my mind from Rome, I wrote a number of reflective posts on my Pilgrimage including The Saints are Calling and It Happened on a Double Decker Bus in Rome. Here’s my quick Pilgrimage Video!

November brought All Saints!

We offered 30 Ways to Play with the Saints!

All Saints!
St Cecilia
Feast of Christ the King

In addition to Grace of Yes Day, we began preparing for Advent with our Advent Activities Gallery which included the release of our new Craft Kit: Advent Prayer Pockets

December brought more Feast Day Fun with

St Nicholas
Immaculate Conception of Mary
St Juan Diego
Our Lady of Guadalupe
St Lucy

…along with Christmas, the Birth of Jesus of course!

We enjoyed our Advent with the Jesse Tree, our own Bambinelli-making for Bambinelli Sunday and No Mess Straw for Sock Baby Jesus .

We shared our family approach of Hand-Me-Down Treasures as gifts for Christmas and updated, upgraded and offered FREE our Catholic Blog Planner for 2015!