Susanna lives in St. Paul, MN with her husband and children. She spends her time going to beautiful liturgies, cooking, reading, home schooling her children, and writing all about it at her blog.
All this pain I wonder if I’ll ever find my way I wonder if my life could really change at all All this earth Could all that is lost ever be found Could a garden come up from this ground at all (From the song Beautiful Things, by Gungor)...
I can guarantee these songs will do more to spiritually prepare you for Christmas than secular songs about shopping.
While a lot of people start listening to Christmas music as soon as Advent begins, there are others who prefer to wait to listen to it until the actual Christmas season begins. Growing up my family never listened until we put the tree up on the Fourth Sunday of Advent...
It’s October in Minnesota, and I can’t help but notice and admire all the beautiful things. I love the bright flame colored trees, the decorative gourds, the last harvest of tomatoes, the taste of chocolate chip pumpkin bread, a hot cup of tea, and, of course, baseball. Yes,...
Summer happens to be anniversary season in our family. There’s my parent’s wedding anniversary, me and my husband’s wedding anniversary, plus other anniversaries take place later this summer. I asked my parents about their thoughts on what helps one have a lasting marriage, and from the fruits...
I was thinking of writing on going as a family to daily Mass and I noticed a few recent articles discussing why parents don’t take fussing babies out of church and others encouraging parents to take their young kids to church. I always find these discussions interesting but frustrating,...
