This week, and for the rest of Lent, I will be hosting the link up for Gina’s Embrace the Ordinary series.
“…there is something holy, something divine hidden in the most ordinary situations, and it is up to each one of you to discover it.” St. Josemaria Escriva, Passionately Loving the World
I love the idea of trying to really embrace the ordinary moments and the holiness within them, so I’m so excited to be temporarily hosting this series.
This week actually hasn’t been all that ordinary. We had Mardi Gras, and a birthday, and Ash Wednesday, and a road trip, and we’ve been visiting my husband’s family, watching the Iowa high school state wrestling championships. It’s been quite full of things that aren’t part of our ordinary lives. However, there have been plenty of lovely, ordinary moments in there too.
^^ Birthday feast on Fat Tuesday
^^ No-meat road trip meal of pierogis (one of Miss’s favorites, since it was her birthday) and cheese quesadillas, for our travels on Ash Wednesday.
Wrestling:
^^ A cousin reunion
More cousin time:
After a busy day of watching wrestling yesterday:
We have one more day of wrestling, and then we’re heading home. I have happy girls enjoying big family time.
This is my first ever attempt at a link up. Share one (or more than one!) way you embraced the ordinary this week.
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What a special week! I love the sleepy moments you captured, they are so precious. Happy Birthday to your daughter! Thanks for hosting. <3
Thanks Gina. I’m happy to have the chance to host. I’m glad I figured out how to use the Linky tool 🙂
Such fun! Love your photos, especially the sleeping shot. Thank you for hosting! And your pierogis look yummy!
Thanks for linking up, Rita. I just left you a comment over on your post, but I’m not sure if it worked. It looks like you had a fun snow day yesterday!
Sooooooo – I’m starting over with my web site – long, long story…..but, I really want to participate in this link-up, because, well I like you 🙂 Can I submit an instagram link instead of a blog post?
Sure! Just tag me in your photo, so I’ll be sure to see it! I can’t wait to see what you’ve got going on with your site 🙂 And thanks for participating in the link up!
Love this Amy! It looks like y’all had such a fun week! The wrestling tournament looked really fun and birthdays are always special 🙂 Thanks for hosting this link-up! I really enjoy keeping up with it, even if I’m late 😉
I’m so glad you linked up, Amanda! I’m heading over to check out your post now 🙂
What do you eat with your pirogies (other than quesidillas)? My grad school friend from Pennsylvania introduced me to them, but this Cajun girl doesn’t know how to pair them appropriately. I do know how delicious they were and would love to have some for dinner one day.
I actually don’t usually serve them with quesadillas 🙂 I was just looking for easy meat-free things that I could have in the car. The quesadillas were for me and my husband, but the girls (especially the birthday girl) really love pierogis, so these were their main course for this dinner. Usually, I serve them as a side dish with just about anything – pork tenderloin, burgers, meatloaf, etc (midwestern much?? Haha!). The key to successful pierogis is to serve them with sour cream. I cannot even think of eating them without sour cream on them. YUM!