Brigid’s Footsteps

  The footsteps of St Brigid are everywhere I go Rising out of darkness from the earth below Little… [more]

Brigid’s Footsteps Brigid's Footsteps

Conquering a Mountain

  “You can never conquer the mountain. You can only conquer yourself.” - James Whittaker… [more]

Conquering a Mountain Conquering a Mountain

Not-so-Bleak Midwinter

50 degrees in January?  It has been an incredibly mild winter here.  There have been only a handful… [more]

Not-so-Bleak Midwinter Not-so-Bleak Midwinter

{A is for Ambrose}

  Long ago, in the land of Gaul, was nestled the beautiful town of Trier.  The hillsides were… [more]

{A is for Ambrose} {A is for Ambrose}

Picking up Stitches

Christmastide is winding down and real life is waiting patiently on the doorstep.  After Epiphany, we… [more]

Picking up Stitches Picking up Stitches

So I was thinking…

by Brian and Nissa Gadbois 3 January 2012 Celebrating Every Day

…and quite a lot, about beauty.  And femininity.  And grace.  Then a couple of weeks ago, I saw a post by Katrina along the same lines.  And then I read this post and shared it with my friends on Facebook.  And there was some lively discussion about what is pretty, what is appropriate, what is modest, [...]

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{this moment}

by Brian and Nissa Gadbois 30 December 2011 Celebrating Every Day

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ at SouleMama for all to find and see.     We’re [...]

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{this moment} Trimming the Tree

by Brian and Nissa Gadbois 23 December 2011 Celebrating Every Day

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ at SouleMama for all to find and see.       [...]

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Tutorial:: Silhouettes

by Brian and Nissa Gadbois 22 December 2011 Celebrating Every Day

{From the archives – September 24, 2007} I fell in love with paper art when I was first married. It is an easy and economical way to decorate your home. Making silhouettes of people you love makes the art more special, even an heirloom. This type of home-art is the epitome of Simple Gifts, I [...]

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Tutorial: Paper Ornaments

by Brian and Nissa Gadbois 20 December 2011 Celebrating Every Day

Another little tute for you to try with your children while pies and cookies are baking.  Our midwife, Sue, posted this craft on her Facebook page to make with last year’s cards (or leftover ones if you have them).  We had neither, so I pulled out our trusty scrapbook paper stack – the same stack [...]

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