Lily Maiden

I'm off again, and I never came back here this week. Too much catch-up. You will all be in my prayers... I will return July 6th.

I will probably be away from the blog till the 22nd. I'll be at Suzuki Violin Teacher Training, and don't know if I'll have inte...

06/11/2008 Manilla, Philippines A Catholic bishop on Wednesday said that "freedom of expression" should not be used as an excuse ...

In their article on "The Roots of Purgatory ", Catholic Answers makes an excellent point: All Christians agree that we won’t be s...

Meshaay asked the following in the comment box recently... Hey, I've been wondering, what do you believe as a Catholic? What makes you d...

Today I enjoyed an afternoon/evening spent with my goddaughter ... drinking in the simple pleasure of each other's company and conversat...

From my spiritual reading of Mother Teresa today: "Mercy is more than a feeling of pity or compassion; mercy has to be expressed. It ne...

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...