Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Lent Plans for 2012

Here are all my quick links to our past Lenten projects and inspirations. (Just click on the highlighted titles)  We plan to repeat many of these, since they've been so successful in our home. Please be sure to comment on and share your favorites!


The Jesus Tree - a free Lenten/Biblical countdown to Easter printable by me -  and more! Use as a calendar, flash cards, table setting, bookmarks, etc.

The Soul Diet - a great resource to prepare yourself and your family during Lent. More lessons plns for this coming soon!

The Crosses We Bear - Activities and lessons about carrying our cross

Bean Good - sacrifice beans activity

Bin There? - Making a Sacrifice Bin

Preparing yourself with Virtue - What is Virtue and how can I teach my children?

The Lenten Season Approaches - Mardi Gras, Sacrifices, and Holy Week Projects


Our Holy Week
-Holy Week Facts for Adults
-Palm Sunday: Parade for Jesus, St Brigid's Cross, Palm Weaving resources, movies, Palm Sunday Song
-Holy Thursday: Sweet Unleavened Bread with Family Activity


-Good Friday: Stations of the Cross for Children, Stained Glass Cross sun catcher craft, Stations of the Cross matchup, Stations coloring sheets, Decoupage Cross rosary holder craft
-Holy Saturday: Crown of Thorns into Colorful Crown project, Paschal Candle, Christ Light craft, and Easter activities!



Christian Crafts for Holy Week
-Stations of the Cross coloring sheets
-The Offertory Box
-The Resurrection Story


Don't forget - you saw this on St. Brigid's Academy!



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Thank you for reading about our family. I look forwards to sharing ideas, joys and struggles. God Bless you in your journey!

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Homegrown Catholics - Our homeschooling experience

Raising our children at home 24/7 is quite the vocation. It requires inner strength, or as we call it "God's Grace." Each child is taken as a seedling, planted and nurtured right here in our home garden, watered with God's graces. One day God can harvest the fruit and let it sweeten the lives of others.

As a child, I wore a mustard seed with a bible verse [Mark 30-32]around my neck. I pondered the fragility and potential of that little seed. What amazing potential did I have, and now what of the potential of our children!? In high school, my favorite quote was: "When you take the time to do the things you have to do when you have to do them; the time will come when you can do the things you want to do when you want to do them!" - Zig Zigler

So we're taking the time to enrich our childrens' lives, so that they can someday be sent into the world not just as educated citizens - but more so messengers of God. It often takes all my energy and will power to get out of bed each day and have everyone at home depending upon me to entertain with lessons and activities. But I know the end result will be our confidence in knowing we did everything we could to give our children the best Catholic Education WE could provide.

I don't know that I'll ever retire from being a teacher to my family, and I don't want to wait until my husband retires and our children are all grown before we really live our life. Homeschooling allows us to live now, love better now, and give praise and thanks to God now for all that we currently enjoy.

Homegrown Catholics blog is a place for us to share this journey with you. Let it be a resource of renewal and inspiration!

God Bless,
Melissa & Tom
and our growing family


*Visit my other blog for more straight forward journaling about my life Growing in Grace, my Catholic Journey, and my take on world issues. My personal journey to evangelize despite opposition.
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