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For some months now, I have been consumed with starting this little school, Saint Anthonys' Academy. It is a place I first conceived of...

or "Part Two of My First European Adventure" In the summer of 1995, I made my first trek across Europe. I began by touring England and...

This month twenty four years ago, in the summer of 1995, I made my first trek across Europe. I began by touring England and Scotland...

Over the past 10 years my husband and I have done quite a bit of reading, taking classes, attending conferences, and learning from...

When I was younger I did not want the mess, the noise, the chaos, or the financial burden of children. And I was under the impression...

The first time I remember seeing an icon was in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. I was taking a class in Israel my sophomore year...

We adopted our son six weeks after he had survived a premature birth at 25 weeks due to an overdose of cocaine. He was born at 1 lb. 14...

In our family, we have four very intense children, two adopted with trauma histories, one with secondary trauma, one with a missing...

This past summer I was very blessed to be able to participate not only in another iconography class with the Byzantine School of...

Two intensive weeks of art camps have come to an end, and I am thankful for the experience. I kept enrollment to four students per camp...

Today at our last elementary art camp we read Beauty and the Beast – the classic fairytale that speaks of the great sacrifice required by...

Today in our third Tuesday of elementary art camp, we read Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, an African fairytale about a prince who...

The Japanese have a gift for the pursuit of Beauty. It is apparent in their art, their fashion, their gardening, their tea ceremony. The...

Now that school is out, many parents are looking for interesting, fun alternatives to sitting around at home watching their children...

St. George is a popular saint, renowned for slaying a dragon and saving a princess. He is venerated as a vanquisher of evil and knight of...

The first time I met Babushka, my friend Ira’s 76 year old grandmother, she appeared as a tiny speck in a row boat across the water. As...

In these times, in our country, many women live isolated lives. Mothers feel societal pressure to do everything themselves - the cooking,...