Celebrating

When I was younger, for Valentine’s Day, my dad would have roses delivered to my mom, and he would also send one single rose bud in a Brandy snifter to my sister and me. He started this tradition when I was almost too young to know what Valentine’s Day was.…

I don’t remember the last time I truly made a New Year’s resolution. Not because I don’t want to set goals for myself, but I don’t want to limit them to January 1st. I like to see where the year brings me and role with things as they come my…

As our children get a little older and our lifestyle changes, we tend to place more value on experiences as gifts. In fact, no joke, this year, when I asked my boys what they wanted for Christmas, their answer was “nothing”. And while I will always have something under the…

I feel this is the first year that I am truly taking stock of everything that is in our home, what will be coming into our home, and how we are gifting. I am by no means a minimalist, and I know as a family we do create waste, but…

What is a henna session, and why should you have one? I spoke with Sinthusha Kandiah of Divinart Foundation, to help explain this beautiful tradition. My hope is that you learn something new and consider getting a session for yourself as a peaceful gift to yourself and perhaps celebrate a…

It’s funny how the mind plays tricks on you, isn’t it? At the start of May, I made a decision to go on a road trip by myself to a conference. It wasn’t close by. It took me nearly 7 hours to get to my destination. I listened to podcasts,…

I thought I would share this little video for all the mamas that want to make a special little decoration for Palm Sunday and beyond to Easter and the whole year. And now that my boys are starting to show a big interest in my work, I wanted to let…

Picture it: 2003, Rome. My husband and I were in our first years of married bliss, living in Milan and Easter in Rome was just a train ride away. People travel from all over the world to visit Rome, but to see a Sunday mass, and on Easter Sunday, well…

As a writer, I tend to hold on to words. If they are in a little note from my kids, or a love letter from my husband, or a special birthday card from my mom and dad. Over the years, some Christmas cards and birthday cards have held special meaning…

It’s that time of year again when we are all getting ready for the holidays. As a Christian family, December 1st marks the beginning of Advent for us. Literally, the word Advent means ‘coming’, and the entire month is dedicated to preparing in anticipation for Christmas. That can mean different…