Preparing for the Feast of the Epiphany

January 6 is the Twelfth Day after Christmas, the traditional day on which Catholic Christians celebrate the Epiphany. On this… Read More

Christmas 2011

I hope you had a wonderful and joyful Christmas yesterday! It’s strange looking at photos of Christmas Day the next… Read More

I awoke today at 7 a.m. and it was barely light outside. If I want to take a walk before… Read More

The kiddies are getting very excited about Christmas! Philip’s parents are here already and his sister is arriving on Friday… Read More

My calendar is filling up with holiday plans. Such was not always the case. Before I was married and had… Read More

A few ideas for making your Christmas tree very personal, taken from Sarah Ban Breathnach’s Mrs. Sharp’s Traditions: 1) Gift… Read More

About 5 years ago I read the book Unplug the Christmas Machine (Robinson & Staeheli) which lays out the way in which… Read More

Deacon Dave’s Lighting Ceremony: Do you have any hometown Christmas traditions that really bring your community together? Every year in… Read More

Philip has been burning the midnight oil to get a project finished for work, which has left me little time… Read More

For years I’ve planned to get a family nativity set, but I’ve never found one that I loved. Christmases have… Read More

I wrote in this post on Teen Identity that one of the most important goals of the teen years is… Read More