Our family’s Twelfth Night traditions help us keep the twelve days of Christmas.
At Epiphany we celebrate that Jesus came as the savior of the whole world.
Liturgical Year
The Holy Name of Jesus begins the new year.
If I turn to God to breathe life into my year, it will be more extraordinary than anything I can plan.
Liturgical Year
I remember the Feast of the Holy Innocents – and that hope is hard to kill.
“The Triumph of the Innocents” reframes the story. Ultimately, Herod lost.
The First Day of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas, the Lord God said to me, “I have sent Jesus to save thee!”
Faith at Home: Planning Ahead to January
Yes, we’re still in Advent. But January is coming – and with it always comes a chance to begin again.
Christ accepted Thomas’s questions. That’s a parenting lesson for me.
Jesus doesn’t scold or question Thomas; instead, he offers Thomas exactly what he needs.
This year, Christmas came early (but we were together).
This will be the first Christmas in my life I did not spend with my daughter.
Liturgical Year, Parenting
Bringing Carols Home for Christmas… and Advent
One Advent, completely by accident, Christmas carols became part of the bedtime routine. And we were glad.
Liturgical Year, Parenting
How We Keep Advent: Books, Nativity, Devotionals… and Milkshakes too.
We do not keep elves on any of our shelves to send behavior reports to the North Pole. Christ came for us while we were yet on the naughty list.
Three Keys to Living the Liturgical Year at Home (without overwhelm)
The key to expanding our traditions and journeying joyfully into the church year is three fold – flexibility, simplicity and repeatability.