About this time every year I get that itch. I start poring over mail-order catalogs, and the garden center at Lowe’s becomes a near occasion to sin. I love digging and planting, watching shoots spring up and morph into flowers and fruit-bearing plants. Last spring, though, I was completely overwhelmed by caring for a three-month-old and his three older siblings. I wrote off gardening altogether in 2012–and it was just as well, since we ended up in the worst drought {Read More}
This week’s printable is sponsored, with special thanks, by Personal Creations, your source for beautiful and unique personalized gifts for First Communion as well as other special occasions. —– This week’s activity… Type of Download or Activity: Crossword puzzle Text: Holy Communion themed clues as well as some First Communion questions (which should be easy for children who have already done their First Communion as well) Directions: Fill in words down and across using the clues given. If you (or {Read More}
The following is a post from contributing writer Dianna Kennedy. You’ll find books all over my house and filling up my Kindle app in my iPad. We listen to audiobooks in the car, at lunchtime and even when I run. Need a list of great Catholic books to add to your summer must-read list? Here are some authors that I’ve read recently or plan to peruse by the pool in the next few months. 1. Kate Wicker I honestly don’t {Read More}
Do you have preschoolers at your house? If you do, you won’t want to miss this amazing eBook deal, offering up a bundle that boasts a savings of over 70%! Not only am I excited about this bundle because I think this is just a great batch of eBooks, but I actually wrote one of the eBooks that is part of this week’s bundle! If you haven’t been to Bundle of the Week before, there is a new bundle of {Read More}
I have no memories of my mother playing with me as a child. She read to me a lot, we went on outings together, and we cooked together on occasion. But I can’t remember actually playing together, and I think most of my friends would say the same things about their mothers. Recently, I’ve become aware of what a huge contrast this is to my own parenting style. Since I have only one child, it’s not surprising that I spend {Read More}
This week’s printable… Printable Topic: A downloadable page of nine activities for your Catholic family to do together during April 2013 Note: This download is free for personal or classroom use. It cannot be sold, published, or hosted on other websites. If you want to pass along the printable though, please feel free to share a link to this post (not directly to the printable) with others. Thanks! Download the Nine April Activities for Catholic Families Printable (If you are {Read More}
I’d like to share with you today a wonderful program for teaching a holistic view of sexuality to our children: The Whole Life Curriculum. WLC is a K-12 religion course incorporating the Theology of the Body into discussions of sanctity of life, social justice and purity. It is intended for schools, religious education programs, home school co-ops, and can even be used by individual parents, although the lessons are set up for larger groups. It’s difficult to get a sense {Read More}
The following is a post from contributing writer Dianna Kennedy. Want to know why you rarely see pictures of my house? I’ll let you in on a little secret. I stink at cleaning house. I was halfway decent when I only had one child. Now, with a teenage daughter and four children under the age of six, my house looks like a cyclone hit most days. I know that there are many of you out there like me — let’s {Read More}
