I’m realizing I’m forgetting to even put some of the Christmas prep tasks on my “to-do” list, which is okay in the scheme of Advent. I just hope I don’t forget them entirely and show up to family Christmas without a gift for someone! Here are the last few “busy prayer” topics to keep you [...]
Entries Tagged as 'decorating'
Advent Daily Dose: Clean Out Your Heart for the Light of Christ
December 2nd, 2010 · 7 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
Can You Decorate for Lent? A Mary and Martha Moment
February 8th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments, Prayerful Kitchen
Why not? The Church does. We decorate our houses for everything from quasi-religious holidays to seasons in our culture. I say: why not make Lent a time where even your house slows down and fasts from culture? Note: This post was originally published for Lent, 2009. If you’ve actually been around that long, pat yourselves [...]
Tags: decorating·Lent
Finer Things of Halloween: Holy Budget Decorating
October 16th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Special Situations
My darling 4-and-almost-a-half-year-old son is head-over-heels for holiday decorating, and since Halloween is the first holiday since Easter, he’s gaga for the pumpkins, witches, and orange lights. We’ve been having fun stuffing and hanging ghosts and stretching spider webs this week, among other things. Halloween is a fun holiday to decorate for, because there’s not [...]
Tags: decorating·halloween
