Happy Friday! I haven’t done a Friday Favorites since last year so today’s the perfect day to catch up.
Since I have seven faves, I’m also linking up with Kelly for 7 Quick Takes.
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This Week’s Fave Activity
Being Creative
I’m not an artist, but I have a need to create, whether it is a blog post, hand lettering, taking a photo, decorating my planner or making our home look pretty. It brings me joy to make something new or bring a little beauty to my surroundings. How do you express your creativity?
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This Week’s Etsy Artist
FlorLarios
I have lots of totes, but this is one of my favorites. I bought it a couple years back, but I still love using it. I have many pieces from Flor Larios in our home and just purchased a couple more small pieces that were on sale. Some of her items would make great gifts for Confirmation or Mother’s Day.
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This Week’s Fave Book
Go Bravely by Emily Wilson Hussem
When I was at last year’s Blessed Is She’s Wild retreat, I heard Emily Wilson Hussem speak. We knew each other online, but it was the first time we met in person. She is an amazing woman of God, beautiful inside and out. I happily purchased her book Go Bravely to give to my teenage daughter. However, I wanted to read it first. Unfortunately (or fortunately,) I landed out having to buy a second copy for my daughter because I made so many underlines and notes in the margin. I am a couple decades over the target audience, but this book touched me deeply. Emily speaks with such love, compassion and fire that you cannot help but be motivated to be braver in your life and in your relationship with God. Granted, there are a couple of chapters that did not apply to me (ie. dating,) but those chapters were great to share with my daughter. Whether you are a young adult or far from it, there is wisdom and truth to be found in Go Bravely. I highly recommend it.
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This Week’s Fave Children’s Books
California Young Readers Nominees
Once a week, I lead a library class at my son’s school. All month we’ve been reading nominees of the California Young Reader’s Medal. This week the students voted for their favorite story. They were all really funny or sweet books, but my personal favorite was Mother Bruce. 🙂
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This Week’s Fave Saints
St. John the Baptist and St. John the Apostle
My two saints of the year have been praying along side me this Lent. St. John the Baptist has been inspiring me to be courageous and make straight the way of the Lord. St. John the Apostle has been challenging me to love God deeper and to remain faithful to Him even when life gets rough. What saints have been helping you lately?
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This Week’s Fave Show
Supernatural
Earlier this month, one of my online friends suggested that I might like the show Supernatural. I had seen commercials for it over the years, but never sat down to watch an episode. Since I enjoyed shows like Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Grimm, I gave it a try. After the first episode, I was hooked. I waited for Brian to watch any more and now we are both hooked. We suddenly understand what all the Supernatural craze is about. We have been binge watching it in the evenings after the kids go to bed and this weekend we will finish season 2. My goal is to catch up over spring and summer so we can watch the final season 15 live. I’ll keep you posted. (Content warning: I’ve only seen the first two seasons, but so far there is TV14 bloody violence and some episodes have adult situations. The theology of the afterlife, demons, spirits and such is not completely in line with Catholic theology, but it definitely is a reminder of the reality of spiritual warfare. This is not everyone’s cup of tea, although it is mine.) 😉
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This Week’s Fave Recipe
Slow Cooker Lentil Soup
It’s a Lenten Friday so we’re going with a meatless meal of slow cooker Lentil soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. I love this soup! It is really tasty. In fact, I need to start cooking, so I’d better wrap it up!
Those are my favorites of the week! What have you been enjoying?
Have a great weekend!
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Photo credit: My bro Rob
This month I completed a book you should have read in school. – 
…and a book published before you were born. – 
Well, except for John-Paul. He did have fun but he could only take so much sports until he needed some “me time” to zone out. The only way I could get him to sit through two hours of football was to let him play a couple video games between quarters. 😉
