I can remember it so clearly: it was Pascha 2011. I had been waiting all year for this day. I had been dreaming about that moment when I would shout triumphantly, “Christ is Risen!” in multiple language. I had been longing to see the unabashed joy on everyone’s faces, to hear the hymns, to feelRead More
All the Things I Don’t Do
A few weeks ago I sent out my email newsletter with a confession in it: I do not always have “traditional morning prayers” with my family in front of the icon corner. Instead, we will often pray in the car on the way to school. Though perhaps not ideal, it works for us and helpsRead More
Orthodox Books I Read in 2019
(Some of the links below are affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting this blog!) Each year I set reading goals for myself. Some years I create reading challenges based on genre, other years based onRead More
My January 2020 Goals
Don’t you just love the new year? It reminds me of Anne Shirley’s delight in the fact that, “Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet.” Each December I begin to reflect on the year that is almost past–what went well, what didn’t, what could be improved. Then I sit down andRead More
Ways to Celebrate Theophany as a Family
Just twelve days after Christmas, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Theophany (also called Epiphany). The Feast of the Theophany of Christ is celebrated on January 6 and commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan by John the Baptist, at which the mystery of the Trinity was revealed. The early Church often celebratedRead More
