Pin It Since the Old Testament, God has been mindful of our humanity. He gives us tangible realities of prayer, traditions that appeal to our senses. In the Catholic Church, we call them sacramentals: the incense, statues, scapulars, holy water, music, candles, etc. All of the holy things we can see, touch, smell, taste, and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Christmas'
Advent Daily Dose: From Creche to Cookies, Christmas Traditions Have Meaning
December 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
What Do You Do With All Those Christmas Cards? 5 New Ideas
December 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Avoiding Waste, Green Living
Pin It I’m over at Green Your Way today with “5 New Purposes for Old Christmas Cards.” What do you do with all those beautiful Christmas cards when the season is over? How much waste are we generating in our attempts to keep in touch? Our family has reduced our Christmas card waste by sending [...]
Tags: Christmas·Christmas cards·green·Green...Your Way·holidays·reducing waste·repurposing
10 Eco-Friendly Ways to Wrap and Send Without Spending a Dime (& Other News)
December 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Pin ItMy personal goal for this holiday season (only in the “green” realm, of course, not spiritually, where I have much, much more room for improvement), is to really cut down on the “new” wrapping paper I use. I challenged you Monday to pick one point for improvement in your care for the earth or [...]
Tags: Christmas·Decreasing Disposables in December·holidays·reducing waste·wrapping paper
Whole Foods for the Holidays: St. Nicholas Spice Cookies
November 30th, 2010 · 14 Comments · Kids in the Kitchen, Recipes
Pin It Desserts are the feature at the Whole Foods for the Holidays: Real Food Progressive Dinner this week, thanks to our host, Kate of Modern Alternative Mama. For our family at Christmastime, it’s all about the cookies. My mother always made a bazillion varieties, and my husband’s family absolutely focuses on the cookies as [...]
Tags: Christmas·cookies·desserts·holidays·molasses·sprouted flour·St. Nicholas·sucanat·Whole Foods for the Holidays·whole wheat·whole wheat flour
Looking Ahead: Prep for Advent and Christmas Trappings
November 22nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
Pin ItWe’re a week away from Advent…do you know where your Advent wreath is? Do you have purple and pink candles ready to go? You would think that hobby stores and even discount stores that sell candles would wise up to the fact that they ought to stock purple and pink candles during the month [...]
Some Reminders: Organizing Toys and Cards Post-Christmas
January 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Avoiding Waste
Pin ItThere are little toys all over my house. It’s a professional hazard of having a toddler. I’m bound and determined to get her organized, and someday (when she’s 2) I’ll be able to teach her where everything goes. Free Toy Storage with Bonus Vitamin C How many toys did your kids get that came [...]
Tags: Christmas·Christmas cards·Decreasing Disposables in December·prayer·reducing waste·repurposing·toy storage
Finally Back! Christmas Prayers, GREENery, Gifts to Keep and Return!
December 31st, 2009 · 23 Comments · Avoiding Waste, My Story
Pin ItThanks for hanging in there waiting for me to come back! I wasn’t planning on being away from Kitchen Stewardship for an entire week (yikes!), but we stayed an extra day with my husband’s family over the weekend, had time to literally unpack and re-pack, then went to my family’s a day earlier than [...]
