Celebrate Good Times!
Interrupted by Vacation: Long Island, New York Edition
It’s been years since I’ve been to New York. Years since I walked the streets where I grew up, ate the BEST food in the world, and hung out with the craziest, funnest, and most loving people on earth! My family! No kids. No husband… And I’m having the time of my life! I thought…
Why I Hate the Christmas Season
Now before you start labeling me a Scrooge, read on. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas. I love Christmas trees and hot cocoa by the fire, and snowy nights with no where to go and Christmas music. And baby Jesus in the manger. And Santa. Even Santa, but what I can do without is…
What's so Good about Good Friday?
There’s a lot of confusion about why today, the day Jesus was crucified two thousand years ago, is called Good Friday. But it’s really simple. It was good for God to become flesh in Jesus and be crucified for our sins. Good that He chose to die in our place. Good that he took on…
The Jelly Bean Prayer
Good intentions always come with the holidays, but the busyness of the season usually wins out. If you’re a late planner like me this year, don’t worry, here are some quick, meaningful and fun things you can do for Easter. What fun and meaningful things do you have planned this Easter? This is a really…
Compassion's 12 Days of Christmas
It’s amazing how much “stuff” my kids have! In fact, they have so much, my oldest doesn’t really have anything on his list! The other day I heard a shocking statistic. Some children have to walk six hours for water a day, and most times that water isn’t even clean! So now when my kids…
Heart for Community, Eyes for the Broken Hearted
I used to dread the holidays. Sometimes I still do. I grew up in a NY Italian family that celebrated every holiday together. Then I got married and moved away and holidays weren’t something I looked forward to anymore. At first it was me and hubby. I tried doing the festive thing for Thanksgiving, Christmas,…
St. Patrick: Who Was He Really?
I don’t think I really started to think about St. Patrick, the man until I got married to an Irish/German/American, and had kids. Growing up, St. Patrick’s Day was all about wearing green and drinking beer. Yet, if St. Patrick was alive today, I think he’d be heartbroken over what his name has come to…
Remembering Saint Nick
Here’s a GREAT way to celebrate AND educate your kiddos on the REAL Saint Nicholas!! https://ginaconroy.com/ginablog/wordpress/2009/12/04/saturday-christmas-tips-remembering-st-nick/
Saturday Christmas Tips: Writing Letters to Jesus
Years ago I started a new Christmas tradition of writing letters to Jesus with my children. I didn’t know it would turn into a treasured, Christmas tradition and a way to see how my children’s faith has grown over the years. I started writing these letters out of a desire to give a gift to…
Saturday Christmas Tips: Wrapping Presents
Posts from the Past… Who couldn’t use a little less stress during the holidays. Hopefully these Saturday posts will ease your holiday chaos and please feel free to share your own ideas! Come back next Saturday for another great idea! In the past I had just wrapped my four kids’ presents and put the name…