The Sacred Sink

With Ash Wednesday almost here, I have been determined to put more forethought into the preparation of Lent. Usually, it’s not until the day OF when I think about how I to make it more meaningful. So, I’ve compiled some special “tools” to help our family on the journey to repair, remove, and/or reflect on … Read more

Happy Valentine’s Day! We are back from a weekend of family time and fun memories in Sandusky. Most of our relatives (on my mom’s side) are from Sandusky so we always enjoy making the rounds when we can. This time we headed to an assisted living facility where two of my aunts live. Grant was … Read more

We are getting ready to celebrate another birthday. Grant will turn 6 on Valentine’s Day! I just created a little slide show for him at Smilebox.com, what a great website! Except it made me cry.:) Please don’t mind my shameless mommy moment, I couldn’t resist. Please have the volume up too!:) Make a Smilebox slideshow

A few days ago I heard that the Dominican Sisters of Mary would be featured on Oprah. I usually don’t watch Oprah but I made a point to catch this episode. It was close to my heart for a number of reasons. Mainly, because my mom spent all of her teenage years in a convent … Read more

What a weekend. We hunkered down and enjoyed the snow-induced slow down. We tried to get creative with activities and broke out some new games. It can be tough to find something we can all play and that Garrett doesn’t get frustrated with, because he can’t compete. So, we created “Spongebob trivia”. I made a … Read more

It’s been a while since I posted a photo of Miss Clementine. As you can see, she enjoys being the “baby” of the family! Lol. This picture also sums up our weekend. We have a winter storm warning in effect, the snow is flying and we will be cozy-ing it up on the couch. Thank … Read more

Over the weekend Jim and I did another round of “Once-a-Month Cooking” from the book I discovered last year. We always do the 2-week cycle and make 14 meals which, (for our family size) lasts a good 3 weeks. We haven’t done the meals since before Christmas, and I was definitely missing the ease and … Read more

This one is for parents (who I know can relate)! The boys were dancing yesterday (Grant sans-shirt for some unknown reason). Lol. Anyway, from the angle of the camera lens, I could totally see this one coming. For the moms, I know it will take a mere few seconds until you predict how this dance … Read more

Last week I received an invitation to attend the “Grand Opening Gala” of….the Chocolate Bar! Oh my, I think I may have been the fastest person to reply to that invite! You know I would not miss such an opporunity.:) I was also wishing I could take all willing ladies with me to join in … Read more

Okay, I usually try to write totally original posts and personal stories of our day-to-day happenings, but this one I had to borrow and I can’t take credit for. Props to Danielle Bean at Faith and Family Live for uncovering this beautiful retrospective of motherhood. It’s author Katrina Kenison from her new book “The Gift … Read more