Author Archives: sparks4orthodox

February- Readings with Lessons

February – Publican and Pharisee Luke 18:10-14 Talking Points:Follow up to ZaccheausA Publican is a tax collectorA Pharisee is a “zealous observer of the Law”God the Father calls for obedianceBefore Jesus, God called His people to follow the rules so that’s what the Pharisees did. Jesus came to bring us a relationship with God. WhatContinue reading “February- Readings with Lessons”

December 2021

Blessed feast, may God bless you and keep your family! We just celebrated Thanksgiving and a birthday, so now our house is ready to switch into Nativity mode! While we’ve been fasting, it doesn’t feel like Christmas to us until after we celebrate the Harvest… New this month! December page images are all updated withContinue reading “December 2021”

October

It has been a month at our house! I am so blessed to be back into a calm routine, home with my youngest. In October, we start to focus on thankfulness and the Protection of the Theotokos. Since Sparks already has a couple of images for that I decided that new guardian angels would beContinue reading “October”

Sparks is Back

Its been a busy summer of gardening, baby chicks, kittens and all kinds of outdoors fun. We went on vacation, got sick and we are looking forward to establishing routines for the new school year. I am back working from home. My new studio is doing well with the support of the priests in ourContinue reading “Sparks is Back”