CM Hangout #13 : Advent Activities & Mom Wellness with Tiffany Walsh

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This week on CatholicMom.com’s CM Hangout Podcast, co-hosts Erika Marie and Gina Felter welcome our guest and CatholicMom.com contributor Tiffany Walsh. Tiffany shares ideas for simple Advent activities for families while balancing that with Wellness for Moms during this busy season. If Advent overwhelms you or if you ever feel like you're not doing enough with your family, you'll love hearing this Hangout!

Tiffany is a wife and mother to two precious children, a native Western New Yorker, and an academic librarian. She is a cradle Catholic who rekindled her childhood faith as a graduate student in New York City via her love of books and discovery of daily Mass. She enjoys using humor in her writing, and blogs about faith, books, and everything in-between over at lifeofacatholiclibrarian.com. Connect with Tiffany online through Twitter and Instagram.

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First thanks to, Jacqueline McDonald, Founder & Author of Called by Name Books. Called by Name Books are personalized books that are based on your child's name & feature three photos of your child. Every book includes twin tales told across time that link your child to the Biblical or Catholic hero of the same name. Find your child's name & story at www.CalledByNameBooks.com. Stay connected with Jacqui and the news about Called by Name Book on Twitter and Facebook.  

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Sarah sponsored the show today in honor of Mary and her book, Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary. Word by Word is now available from Ave Maria Press (and from your local Catholic bookstore or online at your favorite book retailer). In it, Sarah Reinhard has gathered 40 different voices to take a look at why every word — from the “Hail” right down to every single “The” — is a critical part of this prayer. So often, we all tend to whip through the Hail Mary and rattle it off without really considering what we’re praying and saying. This book is sure to make you reconsider the prayer and, hopefully, draw you closer to the Blessed Mother and, through her, to Jesus. Be sure to check the show notes and order your copy today!

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Mentioned this week:

• The Advent-Christmas Book (Living and Celebrating Catholic Customs and Traditions) (where Gina found our closing prayer)
• Advent At Ephesus music album by the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles
• Erika's Advent Music Playlist on Spotify
• Catholic New Media Conference (Where Tiffany met Lisa Hendey)
• Not mentioned but the beautiful Advent candles on Erika's table in the background were hand-made from old Easter candles by the Saginaw, Michigan Catholic Women's Fellowship group.

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