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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.
Want to launch your Advent, focused on JESUS?
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A couple of bloggers from the Catholic Bloggers Network are hosting
the 2nd Annual Keep Christ in Christmas Blog Link-Up!
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.
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!
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”
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.
Surprised my friend Kerry for her 40th, got some spiritual direction and took my daughter for a tour of the University of Ottawa …then drove the 4.5 hours home before a threatening migraine could give me its’ worst… last weekend.
This is my SECOND time taking part in the
Small Success Thursdays at CatholicMom.com
I found that I really enjoyed taking part in it last week and was so happy to see people checking in from the link-up.
When you really stop to think about it…our Sacrament of Reconciliation is incredible!! Where else can we hand over our burdens and struggles and receive complete ABSOLUTION; the very MERCY of JESUS poured over our bruised and battered little souls. We celebrate Baptism with a beautiful flowy baby dress, a beautiful anointing and prayers at the Church …and by Holy Communion, those little babies are all dressed up in their suits and white dresses and veils, with no shortage of photo ops, gifts and cake. Both of these Sacraments are MONUMENTAL, but sometimes a quiet little evening of First Reconciliation, where kids line up for their one-to-one talk with the priest… gets a little overlooked.
Congratulations to Sarah O! She won the Heirloom Jesse Tree ornament set from Jesse Tree Treasures!
(Sarah, check your inbox for our Congratulatory email… we need you to respond to our email with some information so that we can get this beautiful Jesse Tree set to you in time for Advent!)
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