Category: Advent

Freebie Fridays: Saint Nicholas Day Resources for Your Family

Happy Saint Nicholas Day! I hope you and your family are enjoying the Advent season so far, and finding lots of ways to add more meaning to it, too. If you haven't yet, please do check out our Keep Christ in Christmas blog link-up. as you may glean some ideas from it. Anyway, just sharing with … Continue reading Freebie Fridays: Saint Nicholas Day Resources for Your Family

Freebie Fridays: Free Advent and Christmas Resources for Homeschoolers (and Non-Homeschoolers too!)

Just a quick post before I resume working on real "work-related" stuff. Advent starts this Sunday, December 1, so I thought I'd share some links to sites that, in turn, have links to great resources that you can use in your home/homeschool/school. Basically, you can use them wherever and however you like! My hope here … Continue reading Freebie Fridays: Free Advent and Christmas Resources for Homeschoolers (and Non-Homeschoolers too!)

A Grateful Christmas + Christmas Prayers for You!

It has been a hectic, stressful past few days for our family.Instead of slowing down before Christmas, implementing my plans to de-clutter and clean up our little apartment in time for our little family get-together on Christmas Eve (with my parents and my youngest brother), and preparing for our "birthday party" for Jesus on Christmas … Continue reading A Grateful Christmas + Christmas Prayers for You!

The Greatest Gift of All This Christmas

Thank you, Mama Erika, for our logo! 🙂 "I’m co-hosting the Keeping Christ in Christmas Blog Carnival, with Raising (& Teaching) Little Saints, Arma Dei: Equipping Catholic Families. We'll be sharing different ways, tips, stories and real-life experiences that will help us focus on Jesus as the Reason for the Christmas season. Please scroll down to the end of the post to see … Continue reading The Greatest Gift of All This Christmas

The Spirit of the Season: Our God is Greater! O Come, O Come Emmanuel!

I've been struggling with whether or not to write a blog post today. Besides the fact that I am very tired and still have work to finish, it is also a sad day for many of us Filipinos as the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Bill has been passed by congress after its second reading. (I … Continue reading The Spirit of the Season: Our God is Greater! O Come, O Come Emmanuel!

Join the Keeping Christ in Christmas Blog Carnival!

Are you feeling stressed over the "busy-ness" and "to-do lists" of our modern-day, mainstream Christmas? Do you feel like there's a need to reconnect to the true Reason for the season? Do you want to share about how you and your family are preparing for the birthday of Someone very special? Then join us, Tina … Continue reading Join the Keeping Christ in Christmas Blog Carnival!

Freebie Fridays: Free Resources for Celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8)

Tomorrow, December 8, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Here's what the celebration is all about, according to About.com Catholicism: Few doctrines of the Catholic Church are as misunderstood as the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Many people, including many Catholics, think that it refers to the conception of Christ through the … Continue reading Freebie Fridays: Free Resources for Celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8)

Happy St. Nicholas Day! + Suggested Activities for Family Activities

Today, December 6, is the memorial day of St. Nicholas, or St. Nicholas Day. St. Nicholas was a bishop of Myra, and is actually the "origin" of the modern-day Santa Claus. (I wrote a piece titled "The Truth about Santa Claus" for Philstar.com last year, which you may read here if you wish.) Because we homeschool, … Continue reading Happy St. Nicholas Day! + Suggested Activities for Family Activities

Truly Rich Tips: {Spend-Less Holidays 2012} How to Celebrate Christmas More Meaningfully (and Frugally too!)

"I’m participating in the Spend-Less Holidays: Saving While Savoring the Season Blog Carnival, hosted by The Frugal Fil-Am and Dainty Mom. We’ll be sharing our tips on how to spend less this holiday season, so that we can have a more meaningful Christmas. Please scroll down to the end of the post to see the … Continue reading Truly Rich Tips: {Spend-Less Holidays 2012} How to Celebrate Christmas More Meaningfully (and Frugally too!)