Welcome to This Week’s Miscellany, the occasional round up of Carrots family updates, photo dumps, books I’m reading, links I loved, and events where you can find me. Number one thing I'm into lately: giant, messy buns. But first, let's talk about this no Lent until March situation. My friend Cari brought this up on social media the other day and I was like YES, GIRL. PREACH: February is … [Read more...]
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The 2016 Carrots Christmas Gift Guide (With Discount Codes Just for You!)
This morning it's rainy outside, I have pie hangover, and there's several hours of the new Gilmore Girls revival season waiting for me on Netflix. So obviously I'm going to continue my beloved tradition of not changing out of pajamas or going ANYWHERE on Black Friday. I have exactly zero desire to fight crowds for sales....ever. So want to join me in finding some great deals from the couch? … [Read more...]
Earning My Grey Hair (And Feeling Weird/Great About My 30s)
This month I turned 31 and birthdays always make me want to pause and reflect on life. Last year in the midst of moving across the country I was too busy to think, so I’m doing my reflecting this year. Here’s a true confession: I was NOT expecting turning 30 last year to be a big deal. But honestly, it kinda was. My identity is shifting. I’m no longer the super young mom that gets asked if … [Read more...]
Things You Don’t Have to Do to Be a Holy Catholic Woman
image source As a convert, I came into the Church with some misconceptions about what the life of a Catholic women should look like. We didn’t know many Catholics in real life. Our parish even had to rustle up a sponsor for us because we didn’t have any Catholic friends. I think his name was Mike? God bless him, wherever he is. ANYHOW, my perception of Catholic womanhood came from a small … [Read more...]
The Carrots (Last Minute) Christmas Gift Guide!
A gift guide? Less than two weeks before Christmas? That's how things roll around here this year. Last year I was ON THE BALL and we did all family gifts on St. Nicholas Day on December 6th so that we could just relax during Advent and get geared up for the 12 Days of Christmas. This year, not so much. Thanksgiving travel really added the crazy to our pre-Advent time. So here I am two weeks … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 136 (Piglet Edition)
Happy Friday from the farm! You can take the ballerina to a farm, but you can't get her to stop wearing her tutu when she feeds the pigs, amirite?! It was a red letter week on the farm because two sets of baby piglets were born. Did you catch that? BABY PIGLETS! Daniel tipped us off when one of the sows went into labor and the kids and I got to watch piglets be born. It was such a cool … [Read more...]
Three Things for a Tuesday
You know Karen Edmisten, right? If you don't, you need to start reading her beautiful books. Karen is one of my all-time favorite bloggers and just an all-around delightful lady. Christy and I tried not to fangirl TOO MUCH over her when we interviewed her for the podcast. We covered a LOT in this episode including Karen's beautiful wisdom on miscarriage and loss, her conversion, homeschooling, … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 118
Welcome to This Week’s Miscellany, the weekly feature at Carrots where I share photos, quotes, links, and whatever strikes my fancy! "You're invited to a treehouse picnic! We're having fern salad in an old drawer!" It's been a fantastic, busy, crazy couple of weeks. Hence the lack of TWM last Saturday. You'll forgive you when I tell you that not only did my friend Colleen and I host … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 117
Whew. A couple of weeks ago I shared with the subscribers of the Carrots newsletter about how I needed to recharge and take a little step back from the blog to breathe. (Sidenote: Thank you SO MUCH for all your sweet emails of encouragement!) And the break has been so good and refreshing. I've been working on post drafts here and there, still plugging away at the podcast, and I even shot a new … [Read more...]
Why I Don’t Want to Be “Healthy”
Health. It’s a good thing, right? Our bodies matter. We’re not just spiritual beings, we’re physical, too. That’s how God designed us and ignoring that….well, it’s just silly. And gnostic. So taking care of our bodies matters. Seeking to nourish them with good food and maintain an active lifestyle has a deeply moral dimension. But you know what makes me really uncomfortable? When we turn diets and … [Read more...]
