I’ve added a few Easter touches here and there over the last couple of weeks. We’ve been isolating at home and I’ve shopped things I already had to decorate for Easter. I love how this one turned out! I used John’s basket and filled it with paper shreds I had saved from a package I… Read More
In previous years, I feel like Spring just sprung. This year, I witnessed tiny buds unfold to leaves and flowers and everything is green and hopeful. I was eager to put my Easter decor out just as soon as St. Patrick’s day was over. I’m using my Have Mercy cross attached it to a boxwood wreath (from… Read More
It’s the first Sunday in Lent and I thought I’d go ahead and update our favorite meat free dishes! Grown Up Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup We learned this recipe on our Alaska cruise and have been making it since we got back! The grilled cheese is definitely “grown-up” and you can absolutely taste the… Read More
The Lenten season is here! I feel like a real Catholic, having lived it up during Mardi Gras last week. :-) My family is now on year seven of using our “Today for Lent” cards. Each one has a prayer, act of kindness or a simple sacrifice and it has proven to be a wonderful,… Read More
I mentioned the other day that Sister and I did some serious brainstorming around making our 2019 Easter Egg hunt fun for the kids – ranging in age from six to thirteen. In doing so, we decided to also surprise the men in the family with their very own hunt. For beer. Hahaha!! Here’s how… Read More
Happy, happy Easter to you and yours! We started this glorious day at mass, with family and friends and classmates and team members. While we enjoyed celebrating Easter at some amazing churches on the road the last two years, there is nothing more special than doing so with your own village. Over all the earth… Read More
After having missed out on Easter egg hunts the last two years (we were traveling on Spring Break), both of my boys asked if we could do one. With the four cousins ranging in age from six to thirteen, Sister and I put our heads together to plan an Easter Egg Hunt that would be… Read More