{theme week} St. Patrick’s Day

Directly from Wikipedia: Saint Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March. It is named after Saint Patrick (c. AD 387–461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland. It originated as a Catholic holiday and became an official feast day in the early 17th century. It has gradually become…

{thanksgiving} The Beginning of a Family Tradition

I’d love to share with you a relatively new Thanksgiving family tradition that we have come to really enjoy. First, though, a little back story. A few years ago, my husband & I made the decision to give up factory farmed meat. Like most people, we were aware for some time how disconnected we were…