Not in Tennessee it doesn’t. 🙂Did you know that many plants have traditional liturgical meanings? We’ll be exploring those related to the Most Holy Rosary in our next study, Ponder, and we’ll also be sharing some here as they begin blooming in our area!
"Gather gladness from the skies;
Take a lesson from the ground;
Flowers do ope their heavenward eyes
And a Spring-time joy have found;
Earth throws Winter’s robes away,
Decks herself for Easter Day." (From "Easter" by Gerard Manley Hopkins)
Forsythia is a common shrub that is also known as "Easter Bush" or "Easter Tree" both because it blooms around Easter, and also because the extended branches evoke arms outstretched in praise of the resurrected Lord. …
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"I set high expectations and by the end of Lent I am honestly just feeling empty.
But at the end of myself and my feeling of emptiness, that is where Christ is.
When I have nothing left to give, that is when Christ always has more."Growing up we a joked about the “lent monster”. Doesn’t it always seem like life is going so swimmingly and then lent rolls around and things start to just fall apart? I set high expectations and by the end of Lent I am honestly just feeling empty.
But at the end of myself and my feeling of emptiness, that is where Christ is.
When I have nothing left to give, that is when Christ always has more.
At the end of myself and my feelings of emptiness and when I just can’t give anymore I am met with a Savior.
A Savior who DIED on the Cross for ME.
Even though I snapped at my kids,
Even though I was grouchy with my husband,
Even though I forget to pray sometimes,
Even though I dread going to confession,
Even though I despair,
Even though I sin,
I am met with hope, and mercy, and the promise of Heaven and LIFE after death. …
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I love this idea!Instead of (or in addition to!) cut flowers for an Easter centerpiece, use a potted perennial (daffodils, tulips, or hyacinths work well) and then plant it after Easter in a special place to start an "Easter Garden"—it will bloom again every year around Easter, and you can add to it as a fun family tradition each Easter. …
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What does NaBloPoMo stand for?
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National Blog Posting Month. You are supposed to write a post every day for one month. It’s a take off on NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, which Emily has been doing for years.
Good luck with the daily blogging.
Thanks! I need it!
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