Advent idea #6 recycled candles

When I began getting my ideas together for Advent I had no idea that it would snowball into a mini-series!  As our family has grown in size, a deeper faith, and more opinions . . . I want to accommodate my little disciples with a form of worship that will work for them.   (it…

THE PURGE

I’ve been absent for Joyful Mom!  I’ve been Joyful in other places :-) We have been purging the house.  It didn’t actually start out as a plan.  It wasn’t on the calendar.  It just has sort of “happened.”   Last week my daughter said “I can’t put my clothes away!!!” and I was thinking “no…

A Kid’s Liturgical Year Journal 2012/2013

In the Catholic church we have a liturgical year.  This year is marked by the special “seasons” of the church–Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Ordinary Time, as well as other holy days mixed in throughout the year. The “new year” begins on the first day of Advent, December 2, 2012 this year.  The idea of this…