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Easter Basket Gift Guide and Giveaway!

April 5, 2019 By Haley 7 Comments

GIVEAWAY ENDED (This is a post from 2019 that I'm re-sharing so folks can support these small Catholic businesses.) Lent is drawing to a close and it's time to get geared up for Easter baskets! Our family usually attends the Easter Vigil late on Saturday night. That means wearing our fancy clothes and really hyping up the Mass for our kids: "There's gonna be a fire! We're all gonna get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Easter, Faith & Liturgical Living Tagged With: Almond Rod Toys, ChewsLife, easter, easter baskets, Giveaway, shining light dolls, studio senn

Liturgical Living at a Glance: April 2019 (Holy Week Resources and More!)

April 3, 2019 By Haley 1 Comment

Activities, Recipes, Books, and more for Holy Week, Eastertide, and April Saints Days!

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Catholicism, Christian Year, Easter, Faith & Liturgical Living, Good Friday, Lent Tagged With: Catholicism, christian year, easter, Good Friday, Holy Thursday, holy week, liturgical living at a, liturgical year, palm sunday

Lent Is Coming! Here’s a few of my favorite resources.

February 13, 2019 By Haley 4 Comments

Resources for Lent

Maybe it's because we have a new baby in the house which can make life feel like whirlwind, but I can't believe that Lent is almost here. I just put away the Christmas stuff (she says before realizing that she's drinking coffee out of a mug featuring Yoda dressed as Santa Claus)! Okay, so MOST of the Christmas stuff is back in the attic. But here we are with Lent just around the corner. Believe it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness, Faith & Liturgical Living, Lent Tagged With: devotional, easter, lent, liturgical year

Liturgical Living at a Glance: April 2017 (Holy Week and More)

April 4, 2017 By Haley 1 Comment

Activities, Recipes, Books, and more for Holy Week, Eastertide, and April Saints Days!

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...]

Filed Under: Easter, Faith & Liturgical Living, Good Friday, Lent, Saints Tagged With: christian year, easter, eastertide, Good Friday, Holy Thursday, holy week, lent, liturgical calendar, liturgical living at a glance, palm sunday

Last-Minute Easter Basket Ideas (with Discount Codes!)

April 1, 2017 By Haley 14 Comments

Gift Guide (with Discount Codes!) for Last-Minute Easter Basket Fillers!

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. A well-organized blogger would have shared these ideas at the beginning of Lent. But alas, you're stuck with me. But surely there's other folks out there who remember a couple weeks before Easter that Easter baskets are a thing, right? (Just say yes and humor me.) Easter is an important season! So while we definitely don't go nuts with Easter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Easter, Faith & Liturgical Living Tagged With: catholic gifts for kids, easter, easter baskets, gift guide

How to Do Holy Week (And Being Flexible When There Are Kids Involved) {Sponsored}

March 8, 2016 By Haley 88 Comments

How to Do Holy Week (And Being Flexible When There Are Kids Involved)

This post is sponsored by Toadily Handmade Beeswax Candles. See the end of this post for a giveaway of their beautiful candles! I can’t believe how quickly Lent is flying by. Does that mean I didn’t make it hard enough for myself? It’s possible. But that’s the great thing about Lent. You can always take note of how it’s going halfway through and ramp up the penitentialness (is that a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Easter, Faith & Liturgical Living, Good Friday, Lent Tagged With: christian year, easter, Good Friday, Holy Thursday, holy week, lent, liturgical calendar, Triduum

Liturgical Living at a Glance: April

March 31, 2015 By Haley 18 Comments

Sun-dried Tomato Risotto for St. Catherine of Siena

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...]

Filed Under: Catholicism, Christian Year, Easter, Faith & Liturgical Living, Good Friday, Lent Tagged With: april, easter, feast, Good Friday, holy week, lent, liturgical living, st. catherine of siena, st. george

Sticky Handprints and When You’re Not Ready for Easter

March 30, 2015 By Haley 38 Comments

Sticky Handprints and Not Being Ready for Easter // Carrots for Michaelmas

It’s Holy Week and I’m not ready for it. It’s been a busy Lent. It started out focused, but then life showed up. Did that happen to you, too? With our house on the market, trying to keep everything clean while homeschooling and raising three little ones is driving me crazy. Daniel was really busy at work and was out of town some for his second gig as a youth group leader. My lenten food … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Easter, Faith & Liturgical Living, Lent Tagged With: easter, lent

Getting the Eastertide Party Going {Sponsored Post}

March 16, 2015 By Haley 153 Comments

When I was chatting with Christy and Bonnie on the Fountains of Carrots podcast recently, I realized that while we have some set traditions for observing Lent in our home, we haven't developed as much for celebrating Eastertide (50 days!) after Easter Sunday comes to an end. But we're slowly and surely adding in some solid Easter traditions in our home, so I thought I'd share. Kick it Off! One … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Easter, Faith & Liturgical Living, Giveaway Tagged With: Candles, easter, Giveaway, toadily handmade beeswax candles

8 Picture Books for Lent and Easter

March 12, 2015 By Haley 16 Comments

Lent and Easter Children's Picture Books // Carrots for Michaelmas

I'm usually on the ball with having great picture books to read during Advent, but this is the first year I've intentionally sought out Lent and Easter reads for the kids. So head on over to your local library and check 'em out! 1. Tomie dePaola's Book of Bible Stories Lent is a great time to read passages about the life of Jesus. We usually read a bit of the New Testament section of this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness, Children, Christian Year, Easter, Faith & Liturgical Living, Homeschooling, Lent Tagged With: booklist, children's books, easter, picture books. lent

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