So I’m running with scissors a little bit for this edition of 7 Quick Takes during these Christmas holidays! We’re enjoying some awesome family time with our ice rink in our Winter Wonderland of a backyard, after the ice storm a couple days ago! The luge run is under construction…and some of the big fallen tree limbs will be taken away by the town…soon. It’s sad to see some of the fallen trees around town, but the ice and snow covered branches sure are pretty!
The Last Week of Advent…via Jesse Tree ornaments!
December 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This is the LAST week of Advent via the Jesse Tree Ornaments, from the Jesse Tree Ornament Swap organized by Michelle at Liturgical Time.
With December 1st being a Sunday this year, this is the shortest season of Advent possible. We actually have a couple extra ornaments to accommodate other years, when Advent includes more days! For no purposes other than to show them off, here are the remaining 7 ornaments!
Cross Catholic Outreach Art Show
December 5, 2013 by 1 Comment
We are participating in the Cross Catholic Outreach Art Show, submitting our kids’ artwork for donations for hungry kids in Honduras.
My kids love to draw…what better way to raise money for such a worthy cause?!
Fun Friday before Advent Sale!
November 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Get 30% OFF your purchase of THREE Cathletics Craft Kits TODAY!
Check out our inventory of
Cathletics Craft Kit Printables at the Arma Dei Shoppe!
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after you ADD to CART: THREE Cathletics Craft Kit Printables
Small Success + 7 Quick Takes
November 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I hope I’m not stepping on any toes…but I have decided to combine Small Success Thursdays with 7 Quick Takes Friday. I find that I’m really excited to be a part of both communities of bloggers, but I expect that my subscribers probably don’t need two back-to-back posts with overlap. I find that the crowd at CatholicMom is so welcoming and encouraging…and they really go out of their way to visit all the linked up posts (and they comment too!) It feels like a family over there!
a VOTE for Praying Out Loud
November 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
How about a vote for Praying Out Loud?
I’d appreciate YOUR VOTE over at the Catholic Spirituality Blogs Network.
Thanks!
Cross Catholic Outreach Art Show!
November 26, 2013 by 1 Comment
This Christmas season, Catholic Inspired, Cross Catholic Outreach and other Catholic Bloggers including Equipping Catholic Families are teaming up to empower kids to help the poor while using their artistic talent. Kids of all ages will be able to participate in an online art show from now until December 31st, 2013. Parents, family members and friends will make donations on behalf of their artwork to Cross Catholic Outreach. All proceeds will feed impoverished children and families in El Progreso, Honduras at the Prince of Peace Nutrition Center.
Keep Christ in Christmas blog link-up!
November 22, 2013 by 2 Comments
Want to launch your Advent, focused on JESUS?
Want to share your ideas for keeping CHRIST in CHRISTMAS?
A couple of bloggers from the Catholic Bloggers Network are hosting
the 2nd Annual Keep Christ in Christmas Blog Link-Up!
2013 Frankie Award: I’ve been nominated!
November 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been nominated for a 2013 Frankie Award for a post on my other blog:
Check out For Praying Out Loud and then vote for me read all the entries over at Catholic Spirituality Blogs!
…and if you’d like you could vote for ME! Thanks!
What No Mom Wants To Hear
November 20, 2013 by 6 Comments
I remember the first couple weeks with my first baby. We lived in a one bedroom apartment and when our baby girl was one week old, one of our favorite priests Fr Scott McCaig came to stay with us for the weekend. All of us were a little naive about what those first nights would be like with our one week old baby. Challenged by breast feeding, just a little sleep-deprived and a wee bit hormonal, the words from our newbie-priest-of-one-year guest have stayed with me for sixteen years: “staying with you has really confirmed my vocation to the priesthood”
