We celebrate Ash Wednesday today, marking the beginning of Lent. It is the perfect season to share wonderful traditions of our faith to our children. While the story of Lent is filled with pain, penance, sorry, and death, let us also not forget the true meaning of the darkness: that God's love triumphed over evil and Jesus' resurrection saved us all from sin. This love story … [Read more...]
Easter Story Stones: A Gift For Your Family
In my recent post about the Resurrection Eggs, I mentioned that we are doing another Lenten activity this year. This time, it was inspired by a post from Equipping Catholic Families. Tweaking the Stepping Stones Through Jesus' Life a bit, I used bigger stones and made it into decoupaged Lenten Story Stones, with one stone representing an event in Jesus' life and ministry. We … [Read more...]
Resurrection Eggs for A Meaningful Easter Egg Hunt
Part of our being intentional in imparting our family's values and beliefs to our daughter is looking for hands-on activities to make occasions and celebrations more meaningful and real. We have Jesse Tree for Christmas, our annual homeschool group's All Saints' Party, and lots of read-alouds about feasts and saints. For the past two years, we've been using A Sense of the … [Read more...]