Lily Maiden

I will be taking a break from blogging for the next week as I try to finish sewing a dress for my graduation. Adieu till then...

Our mock-orange bush, which has barely shown more than a dozen blossoms at once in the 17 years we have lived in our home, surprised us by b...

"...highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and tha...

Guest Blog by Sarah Halbur, Written 05/04/06 This past weekend, my family and I attended an event in Chicago. It was a “dressy” occasion, as...

"He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - e...

My family just came off of organizing the 2006 Illinois Catholic Homeschool Conference and Vendor Fair. All I can say is...God is good. I co...

Have you remembered that we are still celebrating the Easter Season? Of course, we celebrate the amazing event of our Lord's triumph ove...

They say that man is mighty, He governs land and sea, He wields a mighty scepter O'er lesser powers that be; But a mightier power and st...

I posted the following as a comment in the discussion going on at Catholic Mother Danielle Bean's blog about dress for Mass: How many o...

Conserve on pride; Be liberal with humility. Conserve on anger; Be liberal with gentleness. Conserve on selfishness; Be liberal with generos...

When I meditated on the word Guidance, I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God's will ...

So many of the best things in life truly are free. Like a walk in the country...with a sea of blue sky and rolling fields all around you, ge...

"A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it." Everlasting Man, 1925 "Fallacies do not ce...

The finding of the Cross was first celebrated in Jerusalem to celebrate both the finding of the Cross by Saint Helena in the 4th century, an...

...in the hands of the Father. Oh, what He will do with you when just let Him! For the last nine months, it was my privilege to teach the Fa...

What emanates from the figure of Saint Joseph is faith. Joseph of Nazareth is a "just man" because he totally "lives by faith...

- For the guidance of the Holy Spirit as I prepare to speak at the 2006 Illinois Catholic Homeschool Conference on May 20th. - For an unname...

It is simply enchanting to take a long walk - even on an overcast grey morning! - when the spring flowering trees are in full bloom. Whoever...

This past Saturday night was the third meeting of a Catholic Youth Group started by some friends of mine. Now this is not just any youth gro...

In regards to my post on Charlotte Church, Liz posted the following comment. Just because the outward, physical appearance of a person has c...