I hope I’m not stepping on any toes…but I have decided to combine Small Success Thursdays with 7 Quick Takes Friday. I find that I’m really excited to be a part of both communities of bloggers, but I expect that my subscribers probably don’t need two back-to-back posts with overlap. I find that the crowd at CatholicMom is so welcoming and encouraging…and they really go out of their way to visit all the linked up posts (and they comment too!) It feels like a family over there!
8 things / 10 months / Pilgrimage to ROME!
November 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
These are my 8 things to do
….10 months away from my Pilgrimage to ROME:
Sept 22-Oct 3, 2014!
1. Find a great Catholic Tour company…like St Gemma’s Catholic Pilgrimages It’s Catholic!…and Mike and Sue are awesome hosts!
2. Consider and invite WHO you would like to travel with. I have recommended an awesome chaplain…and this week it was confirmed that Fr Scott McCaig will be the chaplain for our pilgrimage Sept 22, 2013- Oct 3, 2013! Fr Scott McCaig is the General Superior of the Companions of the Cross…and he’s a close family friend whose vocation we confirmed through his stay with us a week after our first baby was born.
a VOTE for Praying Out Loud
November 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
How about a vote for Praying Out Loud?
I’d appreciate YOUR VOTE over at the Catholic Spirituality Blogs Network.
Thanks!
Cross Catholic Outreach Art Show!
November 26, 2013 by 1 Comment
This Christmas season, Catholic Inspired, Cross Catholic Outreach and other Catholic Bloggers including Equipping Catholic Families are teaming up to empower kids to help the poor while using their artistic talent. Kids of all ages will be able to participate in an online art show from now until December 31st, 2013. Parents, family members and friends will make donations on behalf of their artwork to Cross Catholic Outreach. All proceeds will feed impoverished children and families in El Progreso, Honduras at the Prince of Peace Nutrition Center.
The Family Handprint Jesse Tree
November 24, 2013 by 5 Comments
I will admit it. We have been raising Catholic kids for 17 years and up until this year, I have never really had a Jesse Tree.
In fact, as I prepared my review and giveaway of these awesome Jesse Tree Treasures, I had a number of “what are those?” questions. The kids have made their share of single ornaments at school over the years, but we have never jumped in on this tradition at home.
Keep Christ in Christmas blog link-up!
November 22, 2013 by 2 Comments
Want to launch your Advent, focused on JESUS?
Want to share your ideas for keeping CHRIST in CHRISTMAS?
A couple of bloggers from the Catholic Bloggers Network are hosting
the 2nd Annual Keep Christ in Christmas Blog Link-Up!
7 Quick Takes 3.0
November 21, 2013 by 1 Comment
After 17 years of raising Catholic kids, I finally made our first Jesse Tree!
After receiving this beautiful set of Jesse Tree ornaments from Jesse Tree Treasures, I needed a worthy, hand-crafted tree to launch our new (to us) Advent tradition.
2013 Frankie Award: I’ve been nominated!
November 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been nominated for a 2013 Frankie Award for a post on my other blog:
Check out For Praying Out Loud and then vote for me read all the entries over at Catholic Spirituality Blogs!
…and if you’d like you could vote for ME! Thanks!
What No Mom Wants To Hear
November 20, 2013 by 6 Comments
I remember the first couple weeks with my first baby. We lived in a one bedroom apartment and when our baby girl was one week old, one of our favorite priests Fr Scott McCaig came to stay with us for the weekend. All of us were a little naive about what those first nights would be like with our one week old baby. Challenged by breast feeding, just a little sleep-deprived and a wee bit hormonal, the words from our newbie-priest-of-one-year guest have stayed with me for sixteen years: “staying with you has really confirmed my vocation to the priesthood”
Saints Scripts Rolodex
November 18, 2013 by 3 Comments
I thought I’d go a little retro with my use of the NEW Saint Scripts Cathletics Craft Kits. You see, the 21 postcards in each of the TWO kits available can be a pretty helpful reference tool with the name, a brief biography, an awesome full color Kelly Comics illustration and all the basic Saint Stats including years of life, Feast Day, vocation and patronage.
