I am a cradle Catholic and recent revert and I love to share all that I have learned and am learning about our Catholic faith. My husband and I are doing everything we can to raise saints and I share how we do that in our day-t0-day! I love Catholic traditions, Jesus and making a holy and sacred home for our family. Creating a domestic church is a huge passion of mine so I enjoy sharing ways we filter that into our home decor and more! My strong faith spills over into my creative shop, Love & Messiness on Etsy. This is where I share my faith even more through fun and budget-friendly printable wall art for your home!
June 13th is the feast day of St. Anthony of Padua and we talk about him a lot in our house (usually to ask his help with finding things)! St. Anthony is the patron saint for lost things so what better way to get out and have fun than with a little St. Anthony Treasure Hunt Activity! Read on to learn more! St. Anthony Treasure Hunt Activity Our family has grown in our faith so…
Being a Catholic mother and wife is such a blessing because we have so many great saints to guide us on our journey! As a mother of (almost) six children, over the years I have grown close to so many new saints that have helped me through pregnancy and motherhood. Today I am sharing with you my favorite 7 great saints for mothers and housewives! 7 Saints for Mothers & Wives Saint Monica Saint Monica…
The world is just a mess right now as we are all trying to deal with the quick onset pandemic that is COVID-19. The country is slowly shutting down as the virus starts to affect our people. One preventative step that rocked the worlds of thousands of Catholics is Masses being cancelled. When many dioceses, including our own, made this announcement we were all heartbroken. How will we feel that connection with Jesus without the…
As a Catholic mother of five (almost six!) I am constantly striving to raise my children well in their faith. It’s well known that children learn the most about Jesus and their faith at home…in the domestic church! And learning their basic prayers is a great place to start. To help with this, I created fun, Catholic Kids Prayer Cards Printable! This post may contain affiliate links. Thank you for supporting my family! KIDS PRAYER…
I love finding new ways to teach our children gratitude and the gift of sacrifice. Lent is an excellent time of year to do this, as we remember how Jesus sacrificed for us! To do this, each Lent we set up our Lenten Sacrifice Jars! Below is how we use our jars and how you can start this tradition in your home as well! The 3 pillars of Lent As most Catholics know, there are…
As parents, we are always trying to find fun and easy ways to grow our children’s love and relationship with Jesus. This was especially important to me recently since I myself have dove head first into my faith. I want to bring my family with me! One way we did this was catholic summer camp. Catholic Youth Summer Camp A good friend at work suggested we look into Catholic Youth Summer Camp (CYSC). Her brother…
The Lent season is fast approaching and if your family celebrates Lent like ours, you are probably trying to think of ideas of things you could sacrifice. It is especially challenging to come up with good ideas for the kids to give up! I took some time and put together a great list of Lenten sacrifices for kids! Even if you don’t celebrate Lent, these ideas are a great conversation starter to have with your…
Lately I have found myself surrounded by a lot of negativity and drama. There is drama in my every day life as a working mother but I can’t help but notice the abundance of drama bubbling up lately. Unfortunately sometimes it is hard to avoid it and even though it doesn’t necessarily involve me, I find myself caught up in it somehow. My parents divorced when I was 13 and that was probably the first,…
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