Lenten Watchfires is a Lenten series based on the Beatitudes and the lives of the saints following the delightful picture book Rejoice and Be Glad! If you missed the first installments you can find them here: Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Peter. Today we encounter Saint Juan Diego, a humble Native American who was given…
This week we will travel with Saint Peter, the head of the Apostles and the first Pope. What a great lenten companion Saint Peter will be! I have always found him so human and relatable, he is always putting his foot in it so to speak and brings me great consolation that there is hope…
Lent is upon us and I wanted to deep dive into the Beatitudes with my family. We will be using the beautiful book Rejoice and Be Glad! Living the Beatitudes by Rachel and Ted Schluenderfritz along with different picture books for each Beatitude. This will be a weekly post throughout Lent visiting with a Beatitude…
If you have been around a little while, you will know how excited I am about this month’s Picture Book Exploration: The Secrets of Tutankhamun: Egypt’s Boy King and His Incredible Tomb, by Patricia Cleveland-Peck, illustrated by Isabel Greenberg. As an archaeologist by education, Tutankhamun’s tomb always sends tingles of excitement down my spine, no…
REMINDER: TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE GIVEAWAY! Scroll to end of the post to enter the giveaway. Last week we visited the excellent book All About Lent and Holy Week by Katherine Bogner, illustrated by Shari Van Vranken. Today, Katherine Bogner joins us for a few more advice and recommendations on how to…
Since we are on a nature kick lately, I wanted to share one more resource that will encompass Nature Walk, Nature Study and Nature Journaling: the Phenology Wheel! This is such an amazing nature observation tool and it can be created in so many different mediums that it will appeal to one and all. It…
Who else dreads Lent? It’s not the fasting, it might be the weather and time of year, but mainly it is making this time of penance come alive for my children. It is so easy to throw a party for a feast day or a solemnity and to bring the saint or the solemnity to…
This post is a reminder to download your Liturgical Board Printables! This is an updated post of a similar post from January of last year. “ He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them” (Luke 2:51). Reflect on the holy life which Joseph led in the company of Jesus…
You have gone on a beautiful Nature Walk. You have managed to create an entry in your Nature Journal. And now you are home. What now? Do you just hang your satchel, put your Nature Journal away and forget all about it until next time? No, the party continues! Remember John Muir Laws’ advice? “…
“Just go on a Nature Walk!” We often hear this as the response to boredom and a stale homeschooling atmosphere. And there is great wisdom in that advice. Heading outside when things are not going well inside is the best advice ever for anyone, young or old, in any circumstance. But how does one go…
