Our Lord has gifted me with a splinter of His Cross to help me begin to understand what He suffered and to invite me to walk alongside Him during His Passion.
Grace through Everyday Sanctity: Part 2
We made the significant, life-giving choice to have a child with Down syndrome. Each day there is a choice to make that can lead him and us to affirm that life…”now what do I do to guide this unique child to continue to be confident yet make good choices and handle academics without behavioral melt-downs? How can we help him reach his potential? How do we keep him safe?” We cannot do this alone. Being a part of a community has been crucial.
A Lenten Devotional for the Cross
The season of Lent is a time of spiritual retreat for the Christian family. In communion with Christ in the desert, the family is invited to forty days of purification, of stripping down to bare essentials, of discipline, meditation and prayer before the festival of Easter. These forty days are both an occasion for penance and a celebration of the joy in the Father’s forgiveness.
Join us April 5th for Family-friendly Stations of the Cross
I hope you will join me and many Regina Mater families at our community, family-friendly Stations of the Cross and supper on Friday, April 5th from 6:00-7:30 at our new property. You will also have a chance to create some of the activities our community uses to invigorate the Lenten spirit in our children. Sign up here to help us plan for food and materials and get more details.
Grace through Everyday Sanctity: Part 1
Our weekly schedule is a finely tuned and intricate machine that hums along beautifully, like a gorgeous circus trapeze act, as long as absolutely nothing unexpected happens. Let’s just say that for the last few weeks that has… not been the case. (Instead, I have spent most of February hanging onto the trapeze by my fingernails.)
10 Family Activities for Lent
What did this 17th century Bishop know about Marriage?
Engaging Your Littlest Learners Series: Part 3
In line with our program's Montessori principles, sensory play engages all five senses. It is important for children from age 2 to age 6 years old to engage in as many sensorial activities as possible. Going outside is one of the best ways to engage one's senses. However on those rainy or cold days, it is nice for children to have access to a sensory bin.
Love...the Foundation for Education
A few years ago, I was introduced to the concept of “philoxenia” and it has since shaped and directed the way my heart embraces my vocation as a wife and mother. If you’re not familiar with this concept, it’s a Greek word that is translated literally as “love of the stranger,” but encompasses a depth far beyond its literal meaning.
