Joy to the World: Advent Activities for Your Family by Kathleen M. Basi [Liguori Publications (July 1, 2010)] is a book of advent readings, activities, and rituals. Published by Liguori Publications, a Catholic publishing company comprised of a “community of religious priests, brothers, lay people, and contemplative nuns,” Joy to the World: Advent Activities…
A walk through the mall or down a city street, a trip to them mailbox, a glance at the television: all will surely help to emphasize the fact that Christmas is coming! Store aisles are lined with Christmas trees, ornaments, stockings, and lights; mailboxes are filled with holiday catalogs, and television commercials are clearly the…
A fictionalized account of the life of Elizabeth Bunyon, wife of Pilgrim’s Progress author John Bunyon, The Preacher’s Bride, [Bethany House; Original edition (October 1, 2010)] by Jody Hedlund is the story of Elizabeth Whitbread, a Puritan woman called to assist a local preacher with his young children following the death of his wife. It is a…
I am no expert when it comes to time management. I have endured my share of all-nighters in an effort to finish projects left until the last minute, and I’ve missed a deadline or two in my time (eh-hem, like the one for this post… which was yesterday), but for the most part, I do…
Politics are in the air this week. In just one week, Americans will head to the polls to cast their votes for their favored Congressional representative. Two years after the historical election of President Barack Obama, American voters remain disconcerted with the state of our nation. the economy, the fight against terrorism, and the certainty…
Just the other day, I caught myself saying to a friend, “I’m exhausted; I’m just waiting for the day when our schedule slows down a bit,” and as I said it, I realized that the only thing that is going to slow our schedule down is if I stop filing every free moment. But…
VBS is a highlight of our summer every year, but now it’s October, summer is over, the leaves are changing color… and yet, through the monitor in the boys’ bedroom, “Bible School music” is playing as a seven-year-old, who should be in bed, joyfully sings along! Connor (the seven-year-old) is already talking about Vacation Bible…
There was a time when I thought I’d have all girls. There was a time when I thought I’d have 5 girls and 1 boy. There was NEVER a time when I thought I’d have ALL BOYS! As a child, I was all-girl. I played with dolls, I hosted tea parties, I loved wearing dresses,…
Wednesday evening, I stared a new book: Judgment Day by Wanda L. Dyson. I was enjoying the book tremendously, sneaking time to read a chapter here and there throughout the week. Friday afternoon, however, found me setting the book aside to pack for a weekend of camping with the Cub Scout Pack. I gathered my…
Bed-time reading: it is a highlight of our day for the boys… and for me. Each night before lights out, the boys and I curl up together to read chapter books, picture books, comic books, magazines, whatever they are in the mood for on a given night. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been reading…