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I’m going to step outside of my little domestic church box for a moment. You see, I teach High School Literature at our protestant co-op. Two weeks ago, we began Dostoevsky’s BK. I love reading that book. I love Alyosha, his innocence and his tenderness. Teaching this work of art to a group of protestant teenagers? I’m falling in love with it on an even deeper level. This afternoon, I led my class in a discussion ultimately with Dostoevsky, through Ivan Fyodorovich and Fathe

Just My Two Cents I am just a mom. I am just a layperson. Always talk to your priest. There are as many different ways to walk your children through Lent as there are Orthodox families - really. I’ll just share what we are doing with our children, and maybe it can be a jumping off point for your own family. Some of this might work for you, and some of it might not. So take what works, and leave the rest. And by all means, I’d love to hear what other families are doing, too. A

Hello! I’m really only popping in here for a moment (but God willing, I’ll be posting weekly, give or take when the homestead gets too busy to write). Clean Monday is minutes away here, and this is really the last place I want to be, but I am babysitting my printer while it spits out packets for the elementary class I teach in the morning. So just some quick resources for my fellow Orthodox moms who might also be tail chasing instead of well organized to begin the fast (like