After a warm-ish week here in New England, it’s finally snowing. That’s a relief. The mud gets depressing! I like to be in denial about Lent until the last second. I’m really a wimp about giving up my ice cream. Clinging to good old Ordinary Time here. However, it is coming, so I thought I’d pop… Read More »
Chatty, with some Butternut Apple Quinoa Soup for Lent!
A belated Christmas gift from Will of a new lens means a few random pictures for you as I fiddle around with it. I don’t really know what I’m doing! But Rosie will tell me. It’s a totally new thing for me to spend my snowed-in winter days without children to keep busy with activities —… Read More »
Lenten “cookies” edition ~ {pretty, happy, funny, real}
I have posted some new speaking engagements on the Speaking page. If you are in St. Louis or nearby, I’ll be in two places the 14th of March, morning and evening, so do check that out. And if you are interested in listening to podcasts or downloading other talks of mine, Rosie has worked her… Read More »
Live Your Lent.
Just popping in here to try to put some order into the archives for you! Live your Lent. Especially with the children — don’t “do Lenten activities.” Sometimes a coloring page helps them focus or gives you a chance to explain something, but put your trust in the actual living of this season together: Giving… Read More »
Soup: Let’s get ready for Lenten Suppers!
If you are very much in pre-Lent mode, with your planning going no further than tomorrow’s Mardi Gras dilemma (fried chicken and waffles, or bacon cheeseburgers? The Chief says lets go with burgers), I see you and raise you some Paczki. But… this is me thinking a wee bit ahead. Like, to Wednesday. Ash Wednesday. The… Read More »