Lily Maiden

A few months ago, Clare at A Maiden's Wreath graciously invited me to join as a contributor. I'm excited to say that I've put u...

The 2008 ILCHC last weekend was simply saturated with graces! Sarah and I had two major projects going in the week leading up to the Confer...

Illinois Catholic Homeschool Conference and Vendor Fair May 23-24, 2008 University of St. Francis, Joliet Since my mom is coordinating this ...

My skirt today was found just this week on a thrift store trip. It's a Coldwater Creek "Gypsy" skirt that I found still with ...

Today's outfit was a bit more active and casual: my a-line tensil/denim skirt, a pink cotton stop with stitched accents, and my vivid pi...

Yesterday was our Suzuki String group concert. I'm a teacher, Sarah's a helper, and Veronica and David are students. I accented my c...

The Master was searching for a vessel to use; On the shelf there were many — which one would He choose? "Take me!", cried the gol...

Today's outfit was another complete thrift-store ensemble. I always say that I'm not accustomed to paying more than $7 for a single ...

Another beautiful Spring day! In recent months, I've taken to checking weather.com each night as I prepare for bed, and laying out my cl...

I had to share this powerful quote I just came across from St. John of Avila (not to be confused with St. John of the Cross — actually, John...

I've seen these in the past and always thought it was such a lovely idea — to post daily photos of going through the week in pretty and ...

We took a family "rosary-walk" tonight at dusk — such a tranquil time. All was still. The inky silhouettes of the trees lay agains...

is taking a walk home from Mass with your ten-year-old brother on a breezy Spring morning and laughing together at all kinds of wonderful di...

Last night, thanks to the invitation of a professional violinist with whom we've had the chance to become aquinted with recently, I had ...

Let's just continue our Sacramental theme, shall we? :) We hosted a meeting tonight for the parents of our First Communicants at St. Jos...

Tonight, the twenty-one students of my Religious Education Class at St. Joseph's in Joliet received the Sacrament of Confirmation at the...

...at just a few of the goings-on of the past few weeks! Perhaps this can make up a bit for my extended absence here. :) St. Faustina (a.k.a...