What a glorious Pascha! And we're still celebrating, of course! Here are some photos from the last few days: box turtle seen on Holy Saturday outside church All dressed up! She only smiled while holding my phone. Chocolate chip skillet cookie decorated by children. Pascha! Blessing the baskets Six baskets in a row to surprise … Continue reading Bright Week
Pascha
Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!
It's Great and Holy Pascha! Rejoice!
Bright Week
Lent and then Holy Week and Pascha were so busy that I feel rather at loose ends! We had Liturgy on Bright Monday and then Tuesday we had a general all-day house cleaning (the house gets pretty bad when we spend most of our time at church). Yesterday we got back to homeschooling (to everyone's … Continue reading Bright Week
Bright Monday
Yesterday we started with Liturgy (for which I did not take pictures). Christ is Risen!! We then went out to the cemetery to sing Christ is risen to the boys and leave flowers. Andrew Innocent Later in the afternoon the girls tried to teach Miss Moppet to sit up. They ringed her with pillows to … Continue reading Bright Monday
Agape Vespers and egg hunt
Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!
Great and Holy Pascha
Christ is Risen!! Indeed He is Risen!! (On the left is a cup/candle holder going up in flames. I had no idea I captured this)
Here comes Holy Week…
I read an excellent article today entitled, "Work, Rest and Holy Week". Very timely, since this Saturday is Lazarus Saturday (where has Lent gone??). It really resonated with me as the mother of young children (well, some of them are young...) and I encourage you to read it. I look forward to Pascha. I don’t … Continue reading Here comes Holy Week…
Raising Them Right…
Bright Monday: "And upon those in the tombs, bestowing life!"
It was a very different Pascha this year. Two years ago I was struggling mightily to hear the message of the Resurrection, having just buried Innocent. Last year I was struggling again - I was supposed to have been 7-8 months pregnant with Andrew. Instead we visited them both on Pascha and sang "Christ is … Continue reading Bright Monday: "And upon those in the tombs, bestowing life!"
Agape Vespers
(Our family picture for the year)
Praying With My Feet 