Stations of the Cross is such a beautiful expression of God’s love for us. Although it can be said and followed all year round we try to say it weekly during Lent. Our parish has Stations of the Cross every Friday and typically that is the day we say it, but with 5 children all…
Easter Books for Kids and Toddlers
My favorite part of Easter baskets (other than the candy, of course) is getting my kids good wholesome books to add to our Library. I like it to be a wide variety of Christ-centered, faith-based, and seasonal books as well. Some of them we bring out when Lent starts to help my children understand what…
Healing After Miscarriage
I can’t tell you or anyone how to heal after miscarriage, but I can tell you what has helped me. I lost my baby to miscarriage 18 months ago. The first few months were so incredibly difficult and although every day is still hard I have found a few ways to incorporate my little Frankie…
Breastfeeding Essentials
Breastfeeding Essentials- From an Experienced Breastfeeding Mom of 5 You read that title correctly. I have five children and I have breastfed all of them. Each child and each experience were vastly different from the other. They were all exclusively breastfed for different amounts of time too. My first nursed for 6 months, my…
The Best Catholic Mom Podcasts
I became a huge podcast junky starting in the winter of 2020 when I was super pregnant with my 4th baby and wanted to watch less TV, but still have some sort of entertainment. It was during Lent that I was determined to find good Catholic podcasts that would help me become a better SAHM….
Easter Basket Ideas for Children Under 8
I love finding the perfect items for my kids’ Easter baskets. This year I am hoping to come up with some really practical, fun, Faith-filled, and preferably consumable items. In the past I have loaded up on Dollar Tree toys and candy that last a couple of days, break, or add to the clutter in…
Celebrating St. Lucy’s Feast Day
St. Lucy is a great Advent saint to celebrate. She pledged her virginity to God and was martyred as a result. She is usually depicted with her eyeballs on a tray she is holding because it is said that her eyeballs were removed, but she was still able to see. This is why she is…
Celebrating St. Nicholas’ Feast Day
Today I was at the pediatric dentist for my two oldest kiddos, and she mentioned Santa Claus. I told her that as Catholics we like to place the emphasis of St. Nicholas on his feast day which is December 6th and reserve Christmas for celebrated the birth of Jesus. She told me that that was…
Celebrating St. Andrew’s Feast Day
Going big on the feast day of St. Andrew has been very important to me over the past few years. The proximity to the start of Advent really helps me get into the spirit of the season. I enjoy getting everything together a few days in advance so that I am totally prepared. For…
30 Advent Books for Kids
Finding the right Advent books for kids that help foster a Christ-centered Advent and Christmas is of great importance to me. I love books and I want my children to as well. The Advent books my kids have are different than the ones that they read during the rest of the year. Liturgical Living for…