So remember when I shared about how I'm sorely tempted to just SKIP RIGHT TO CHRISTMAS instead of savoring the season and preparing for Advent? Well, apparently I wasn't alone. Many of you told me you're in the same boat in this dumpster fire of a year. But I think we can do this, y'all. I think we can slow down, prepare our hearts, and have that joyful hope of Advent before rushing into … [Read more...]
Friday Fashion Frivolity: Better Late Than Never (And Anne Shirley)
Every so often, we chat fashion at Carrots. I hope it feels like going shopping with a friend, but not having to try on jeans….or leave your couch. Y'all, it's 10:30pm on a Friday night and I am just BARELY squeaking in the FFF before the clock strikes midnight. This post contains affiliate links. Cool weather is here! (No, not COLD weather--although our first day of 50 degree weather my … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Liturgical Stickler Who Wants to Skip Advent This Year {And Advent Candle Giveaway}
This post is sponsored by Toadily Handmade Beeswax Candles. My name is Haley ("Hi, Haley") and I am an insufferable liturgical year stickler. I have spent the last 10 years doing Advent PROPERLY and not jumping the gun on Christmas until the actual season of Christmas. I have Advent playlists so we don’t start listening to Christmas music until the actual season. We save all the Christmas … [Read more...]
Liturgical Living at a Glance: November 2017
I’m always trying to figure out how to make it easier for families to observe the Christian Year because we felt so overwhelmed when we first started that journey (which is why we wrote the book we wish we had then). I thought it might be helpful for our family to have resources compiled for the month ahead so that we can plan in advance which special saints days we want to observe and I hope … [Read more...]
Good Music Monday: Tunes for Your Fall Morning!
Welcome back to Good Music Monday at Carrots! After dealing with the aftermath of a viral post that was (sadly) controversial, I was ready for something lighter this morning. And since a reader requested a new playlist, I thought that would be a good way to ease back into the week. And before we dive in, I want to thank each and every one of you who sent me an email, a message on twitter, or … [Read more...]
Why Catholics Should Be Aware of (and Denounce) the White Supremacist Ideology of the Alt-Right
The other day I was scrolling through Facebook when I saw an image of a family. The caption added by my Catholic Facebook friend was the beautiful quote by Pope St John Paul II “As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.” This particular quote communicates a beautiful Catholic view of family, but the image accompanying it immediately made me hesitate. It … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 175 (Farm Dinner, Winnie-the-Pooh, and More!)
Welcome to This Week’s Miscellany, the occasional round up of Carrots family updates, photo dumps, books I’m reading, links I loved, and big news. Fall weather for Texas (highs in the 70s and 80s) is here! We've been loving it and it arrived just in time for the farm-to-table meal that Daniel put on for 100 people. It was beautiful. And the food was fantastic. After the … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 174 (Severed Fingertips, Book Deadlines, and 32)
Welcome to This Week’s Miscellany, the occasional round up of Carrots family updates, photo dumps, books I’m reading, links I loved, and big news. Y'all. My first draft of my manuscript is in the hands of my editor! That piece is done. I'm sure there's plenty of work ahead of me with edits and changes the publisher might want to make, but this is huge. It's about twice as long as anything … [Read more...]
Liturgical Living at a Glance: October 2017
I’m always trying to figure out how to make it easier for families to observe the Christian Year because we felt so overwhelmed when we first started that journey (which is why we wrote the book we wish we had then). I thought it might be helpful for our family to have resources compiled for the month ahead so that we can plan in advance which special saints days we want to observe and I hope … [Read more...]
Notes from the ER
I can't remember a time EVER when I failed to post for 5 weeks. I'm the WORST BLOGGER lately. But travel plus book deadline plus starting back full steam ahead with homeschooling has kept me more than busy. If you've sent me a message or an email checking in, I appreciate it so much! We are all fine--thriving, in fact. But we did have some excitement when we were traveling in late August: our … [Read more...]
