The Domestic Church: Stories from Home #1
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April 6, 2020(The following submission is from Caitlyn McGlynn who shares a photo of her boys with their Easter Window! Thank you for your story!)
I am so grateful to be home with my two boys each day during this difficult time. As a teacher, I am now working from home, and although it is not easy to balance preparing my lessons as well as teaching and raising my own boys, I thank God that we are together. My husband is an aircraft maintenance engineer and has been deemed an essential worker. I pray each day that he is safe at work and comes back home healthy.
We have been looking for fun ways to keep busy here at home. I stumbled upon a Facebook group called 'North Bay Easter Egg Hunt 2020 (isolation hunt)' where children are challenged to decorate their front windows and then take a walk or drive to look for other homes with Easter decorations. I presented the idea to my boys, and they were eager to participate. I asked them what Easter symbols they wanted to put on the window and they both said 'the cross'. Now we have a beautiful display of our faith on our front window for both our family and our neighbours to enjoy. It reminds me each day to be grateful and to take a moment to thank God for our blessings!
(Share your story with us and we will feature you or your family on our parish website and social media to keep us connected to one another and to encourage each other in prayer! Get the kids involved too! Send us a photo of you/your family to go with your story!)
Email your submissions to: holynamestalphonsus@ssmd.ca