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My Daughter’s Trip to Project Mexico
For two years now my daughter, Nikolia, has begged to go on a mission trip. After saving up for over a year and through some generous gifts by several family members, she was able to go to Mexico this...
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The Orthodox blogosphere has exploded in the past few years. We can find a plethora of talented Orthodox writers sharing their faith via posts on their blogs and resources they share with us. There...
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Why are 40 Day Blessings Important?
This past Sunday was the first time my youngest son, Gabriel, and myself have been back to church since his birth. We made arrangements with our priest to have our 40 Day Blessing before Orthros so we...
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Interactive Bulletin Boards for Our Church Schools & Homes
Here are two examples of ways you can use the walls of your classroom, church hallway, or home to engage your children (and adults) when teaching about our faith: Start with a large piece of bulletin...
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Companion to “Special Agents of Christ”
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...
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Participating in the Nativity Fast as a Family
As we enter the Nativity Fast, here are some ways we can participate together as a family as we are called to fast, pray, and give alms: Talk about why we fast Do the New Testament Challenge together:...
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Gifts for Christmas
Many of us often look for a meaningful gift to give to our family, friends, teachers, and that special someone. This year, consider giving them handcrafted soap from the Holy Cross Monastery in West...
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A Practical Guide to Prayer with Children
(Sorry about the hiccup when this was initially published. Something went wrong when I clicked publish and it deleted the majority of this post. I had to go back in, re-do it, and publish it a second...
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From the Trenches: Raising Orthodox Christians
It’s in those moments where the only strength we seem to be able to muster for family prayers that night is to tell our kids to get ready for bed, tuck them in, and then trace the sign of the cross on...
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Mother’s Day Gifts for an Orthodox Mom
Last night, I eagerly crawled into bed with a cup of tea and started reading Annalisa Boyd‘s new book The Ascetic Lives of Mothers: A Prayer Book for Orthodox Moms and then an English translation by...
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