Blog - Ascetic life of motherhood

Looking for a fun way to celebrate the Nativity of the Theotokos with your children? These Queen of Heaven cupcakes are a simple and festive Orthodox feast day recipe that our family has enjoyed making for several years. The Nativity of the Theotokos is celebrated by Orthodo...

Recently I had a friend from church over for tea one afternoon, and somewhere in the course of our conversation, she shared with me an incredible story that had me sitting on the edge of my seat and, by the end, wiping away tears. A moving true story about St. Phanourios’s unexpected help in finding a lost wallet and the faith, prayer, and heavenly text message that followed....

Phanouropita (or fanouropita) is a traditional Orthodox cake with a beautiful story behind it. Orthodox Christians often pray to St. Phanourios, the patron saint of lost things, when we’ve misplaced something. We ask for his intercession, and when the lost item is found, it ...