Organic Mothering

  Our Lady of Silence Of course there is such an icon as Our Lady of Silence! I began to contemplate silence yesterday, and I ordered many (...

Hey everyone! I'm so excited to introduce my first youtube video for the blog. This is very old school--just used the app on my lapt...

I am rethinking the "Daniel Fast." In trying to figure out how I would eat, poring over the recipes, and wondering if I'd ...

(Note to readers: After publishing this post, I did more research to learn the origins of this "fast" and looked more closely ...

Happy Easter, everyone! I know it is only the middle of April, but yes, I have already prepared my curriculum for the next homeschoo...

Here we are in Holy Week, the final stretch of Lent. How have we faced our trials and carried our crosses? How well have we offered up ...

I hope everyone is having a good Lent! The next set of distractions I've been working on reducing is social media, email, and the n...

Today we are continuing the series on giving up distractions for Lent. In the last post I discussed the distraction of researching home...

I know I'm not the only one for whom homeschooling methods and advice are distractions! A primary indicator that this is a widesprea...

I have decided to give up distractions for Lent. Ash Wednesday is not until the first of March this year, so we have three full weeks b...

I have been reading Madeleine L'Engle's Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art .  Perhaps you remember her book for young ad...

Today is the third day of Lent, which means it is my third day without coffee. Boy am I tired! I gave up coffee because I don't like how...