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Reading Link-Up: An Open Book

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An Open Book CatholicMomOn Wednesday, March 2, I’ll be reviving a reading linkup, and I’d love for you to join me!

#OpenBook will be a monthly link-up each first Wednesday of the month.

  • My post for linking will go up at 5:30 a.m. and remain open until midnight the following Tuesday. So, say life happens and your kids get sick, crunch time hits at work, or a deadline prevents you from finishing your post until Friday – no problem. Link when you can.
  • Post every month, every other month, or whenever you feel like. No commitment or regularity is required, although I’d love it if you’d join us each month.
  • The dates for the remainder of 2016 are: March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, and December 7.
  • Content is flexible. Simply write about what you’re reading. You can make it personal or, as I plan to do, extend it to the whole family. Your post can be as simple as a few lines about the book or as in-depth as a 700-word review. That’s entirely up to you. You can even forego writing all together and record a video or simply post cover photos. Here’s what my first post (under another title) looked like.
  • You are welcome and encouraged to copy and use the custom graphic above, but it’s not mandatory.
  • Don’t have a blog? Share what you’re reading in the comments.
  • Invite your friends and fellow bloggers.

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Bonnets, Baskets, and Bunnies: An Easter Linkup

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Bonnets, Baskets & Bunnies

Resurrexit Sicut Dixet, Alleluia! Alleluia!

To celebrate Easter, let’s share our Easter-ly things. Post some pics of your family surrounded by Easter flowers on the church altar, cute kiddies in their Easter outfits, what the Easter Bunny used to fill your baskets, or bunnies – of the chocolate or live variety. Let’s share them here and celebrate the end of what was for many a very long winter, and best of all – our risen Lord!

Don’t have a blog? That’s okay. Let’s hear about your Easter in ten words. [Use the comment box.] (For example, Jelly bean overload, Easter grass in hair, too much chocolate. Or, Mass at dawn, decorated eggs, live chicks, Alleluia! He’s risen!)

Easter blessings to you and yours!

Easter Sunday, 2015

After twice being woken by our oldest daughter wondering if it was time to get up, we let the kids loose to find their baskets.

The three youngest with their baskets.

The three youngest with their baskets.

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You’re Invited to an Easter Blog Party!

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Bonnets, Baskets & Bunnies

It’s been a long winter for many of us. Extreme cold. Loads of snow. Lots of sickness. Let’s celebrate Our Risen Lord and the return of spring by sharing our Easter celebrations!

Let’s see the carpet covered in Easter grass. Remnants of half-eaten marshmallow Peeps. Fistfuls of jelly beans and chocolate rabbits with their ears gnawed off. Does your family take a picture of everyone in their Easter finery in front of the beautifully-decorated altar on Easter morning? Or maybe your crocuses, hyacinths, and daffodils are in full bloom.

Just come back to this site on Easter Sunday and link-up your blog.Don’t have a blog? That’s okay. Let’s hear about your Easter in ten words. [Use the comment box.] (For example, Jelly bean overload, Easter grass in hair, too much chocolate. Or, Mass at dawn, decorated eggs, live chicks, Alleluia! He’s risen!)

The party starts on Easter Sunday and runs through the following Sunday, April 12.