Lamentation, Giotto Once upon a time I was in grad school for art history. I love the Christian artistic tradition and this image by Giotto is one of my favorites for Holy Week. Look at how the angels grieve for Our Lord, the way the Blessed Mother cradles Him, and how St. Mary Magdalene holds the feet she so recently washed with perfume. I also wanted to share part of T. S. Eliot's Four … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2013
Les Misérables Review and DVD Giveaway!
Going to the movies is something that happens once in a blue moon for us. Due to the outrageous prices and having to find childcare for the little ones, we’ve gone to the movies once in the past 18 months and we went to see the new Les Misérables. I simply couldn’t miss it because I’ve been a huge fan of the musical since I was a little girl. To be honest, I was anxious that the new film wouldn’t … [Read more...]
Sanity-Saving Moments of Renewal for Mamas
Find me over at Mama and Baby Love today sharing what I've learned about staying refreshed while mothering little ones... "When I had my first baby, I was so focused on the pregnancy and preparing myself for a natural birth that I didn’t do a lot of mental preparation for motherhood. And I soon discovered that motherhood is hard. For me, one of the most difficult transitions was getting used to … [Read more...]
Blogs I Love
I’ve had a few readers ask me what blogs I like to follow, so I want to share a few of my favorites with you. When I became a young mom, I didn't have any friends with children and having a window into the lives of other mothers (particularly Catholic mums) really encouraged me and that's how I started following blogs in general. But first, did you notice the changes I made to Carrots? New … [Read more...]
5 Things
Have you seen the "5 Things" posts showing up on everyone's blog? Well here's mine after getting tagged by Christy of fountains of home (one of my favorite, favorite blogs. Seriously, I never miss a post and think Christy and I would be besties IRL, except she lives in Canada and I truly can't comprehend how anyone survives that kind of cold. But sometimes she does get moose in her yard … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 47
Let's get straight to the big news! A new Pope! As soon as I heard about the white smoke, I rushed to the laptop to find a live stream of what was happening (we don't have TV). NBC News was working well, so I started watching and then actually woke up my 4-year-old son from his nap so he could see, too. (Clearly a red letter day! Naptime is sacred.) We waited and waited and waited together for the … [Read more...]
Trembling at Confession
As we approach Holy Week, I’ve been thinking about all my friends and readers who are going through RCIA this year to be confirmed this Easter. Are you afraid about making your first Confession? I was. I was terrified. I was so excited to be confirmed, but the anxiety of making that first Confession loomed over me. It felt like an excruciating torture I was going to have to endure before being … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 46
Wondering why it's been so quiet around here this week? This should sum it up for you: Poor baby girl was on week two of a runny nose that turned into a fever and general crumminess. The I-will-scream-if-you-stop-holding-me kind of crumminess. So you can imagine how much of ANYTHING householdy-bloggy, etc, I managed to accomplish and you can imagine the state of my 30 weeks pregnant back … [Read more...]
When Donkeys Talk: Book Review and Giveaway!
Soon after delving into Tyler Blanski’s new book, When Donkeys Talk: A Quest to Rediscover the Mystery and Wonder of Christianity (Zondervan 2012), I knew I had found a kindred spirit. And it wasn’t just because mutual friends kept showing up in the text: G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, Anne of Green Gables, Jane Austen, and even Martianus Cappella. You see, like Blanski, I have always been a … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 45
A weird week beginning with the craziest hail storm I've ever witnessed! Thankfully, everyone was safe and sound at home and we watched the whole thing from our back porch. The yard was covered in ice, but we only lost a little bit of our lettuce in the garden. And it was Pope Benedict XVI's final audience yesterday. He was Pope when we converted so it just feels strange. Pregnancy Update: … [Read more...]
