This past weekend, I was a vendor at the St. Emmelia’s Conference in Houston. For those of you who were unable to attend the conference and would like to download the handouts I had available at my tables, they are available below. A Brief Overview of Worship,...
Below, you will find several ways you can incorporate your family into the Nativity Fast this year. The calendar print-outs are provided as a count down to Christmas and as a way for your family to follow along with the lives of the saints during this time, as well...
In November, our parish has a “Youth Sunday” where our Sunday School students have an opportunity to do tasks around the church just like everyone else. Each class is assigned something to do for that Sunday. This year, the 3rd/4th grade class was asked to...
I’ve spent almost all of my adult life researching an Orthodox approach to education. Twenty years later, it has become a deep passion of mine, which has led me on an unexpected and joyous journey. When I realized we would only be an hour away from St. Vladimir...
Several years ago, I set out on a quest to successfully dye a batch of eggs red using yellow onion skins. My first two attempts failed to even come close to that desired deep red I was told could be achieved using them. I searched and searched online and was basically...
I had several people ask me to show them how I made the Jordan almond favors for my daughter and son-in-law’s wedding this weekend. Honestly, they are much easier than they look and I’d be more than happy to share how I put them together over about four...
For many years now, I’ve spent a couple of days in November gathering family photos from the previous months that year and then create a calendar for the upcoming year for my parents, siblings, and in-laws on Shutterfly. The calendar has become a treasured gift...
One of the many beautiful aspects of Orthodoxy is the rhythm of seasons year after year. As the buds start appearing on the trees and bushes outside, I know it’s time to start thinking about my little garden and to remember the story of Saint Helen’s...
I spent the weekend preparing our home for our journey to Pascha as Great Lent is on our doorstep once again. We received our Pascha Passports in the mail along with the new companion booklet, Raising Lazarus Project Booklet, which is intended to help prepare our...
This was part of my presentation at the last IL webinar. For the foreseeable future, Illumination Learning will not be hosting anymore webinars. As time permits, I will be archiving as many resources as possible from these past webinars on the website. The following...
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