If you're looking to add something manageable and meaningful to your own Advent season, this might just be the place to start.
Five Fun Advent Traditions to Try This Year!
Author: Lorelei Savaryn
Hi, I'm Lorelei, Catholic convert and debut author of middle grade contemporary fantasy The Circus of Stolen Dreams, which released Sept 2020 from Penguin Random House/Philomel! I'm a former classroom teacher and instructional coach. I live outside Chicago with my husband, 4 spunky kiddos (who I homeschool) and our dog Saint. I love spending time with my family and eating anything chocolate.
Leaning into the Saints as a Catholic Convert
For some reason, the Saints seemed so out of reach. It was tough to think that people existed who walked this earth let God fill them so much that there wasn't room for anything else. Meanwhile, I felt so far from that. I lose my patience so easily, and tend to seek my own comfort, and am prone to anxiety and worry about things I can't control. I feared that I'd read something by a Saint and be frightened off...of what, I don't exactly know. But I didn't trust that it would be helpful, at least not for a while.
Why Didn’t God Just Take Away the Tree?
I love having conversations with the kids about our Catholic faith. Their insights and questions astound me and amaze me time and time again, and it's such an honor and a privilege to engage with them. Recently, while doing a short follow-up at bedtime to our most recent faith formation lesson, in which our six-year-old … Continue reading Why Didn’t God Just Take Away the Tree?
How Being Catholic Informs My Life as a Writer (AKA: I Have A Book Coming Out… Really Soon!)
When I think about the kinds of stories I want to write for kids, it always comes back to that underlying pulse of hope.
When Waiting Hurts
Her lace and ribbon white dress is hanging in the closet next to her veil. It is waiting. The Eucharist rests in the tabernacle behind the altar of our beautiful church, St. Rahael the Archangel. It is waiting. I've never been a person who does well when things don't go as planned. I've gotten better … Continue reading When Waiting Hurts
Happy Easter from the Savaryns 2020!
Though this year has taken a turn that I don't think many would have expected, our goal this Holy Week was to create some special memories for the kids even though our plans had very much changed. Our house is loud, and the noises aren't always happy, but overall we're hanging in there and doing … Continue reading Happy Easter from the Savaryns 2020!
Finding Hope in Uncertain Times
Hello friends, I hope you and yours are safe and healthy. Let me just start by saying this: What a year this month has been. Just a few weeks ago, we were going about life as usual, and now it feels like almost everything has changed. Where I live- in space, in time- my day-to-day … Continue reading Finding Hope in Uncertain Times
Not Watching the Clock
This week, we had the second anniversary of the day we lost my aunt to suicide. It was something I had been dreading... the lead up to that date is always tough, and then figuring out how to navigate the day itself and the days surrounding it hasn't been easy. We have a few anniversaries... … Continue reading Not Watching the Clock
An Interview with Felicity about Her First Confession!
Felicity and I sat down for a few minutes after her First Reconciliation today (hooray!), and she shared a bit about what the experience was like for her! You can listen to the interview via SoundCloud by clicking here, or the transcript from the interview is below. Enjoy! Mom: I, as your mother, did not have … Continue reading An Interview with Felicity about Her First Confession!
A Blessing for Our Home
We had the absolute honor of hosting our priest, Father Mike, at our home for dinner and to bless our house this weekend. We meant to do it much sooner, but with pregnancy and nausea and newborn life, this was the soonest we could make it happen, and we're so glad we did! The kids … Continue reading A Blessing for Our Home
