Celebrating Easter {Two Lenten Printables}

The Lenten season is upon us and I thought I’d share two free printables I created and use with my family today! Between Valentine’s Day and Groundhog Day and Mardi Gras and now Lent, every time I am posting one of our long standing traditions or celebrations I feel such uncertainty at what next year… Read More

Celebrating Easter {Fast From … Free Printable}

Similar words to the below have been credited to Pope Francis, though I didn’t fact check that. Regardless, they are so powerful and meaningful Lenten reminders that I wanted to not only say them to my boys, but also print them out as tangible reminders of living Lent this season. I have one on each… Read More

Celebrating Easter {Today For Lent Printables for Teens & Kids}

The Lenten season is here! My family has used these “Today for Lent” cards for over a decade.  Each one has a prayer, act of kindness or a simple sacrifice and it has proven to be a wonderful, tangible way to bring Lent and Easter into our home every day. Having two teens in the… Read More

Celebrating Easter {Updated Today For Lent Printables for Teens & Kids}

The Lenten season is here! My family has now reached a full decade 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, tangible way to bring Lent and Easter into our home every day. Having two teens… Read More

I Wish My Teacher Knew

I’m sure I’ve shared this previously, but Mother was a lifelong educator. She taught elementary school when we were little and then attended night school for three more degrees before eventually retiring as deputy superintendent of the public school system. I grew up spending dinners listening to debriefs on her days at school, afternoons waiting… Read More