Checking over my site stats, I wanted to know which posts you thought were the best, which ones you shared, which ones got the most attention and here they are! The Top 5 posts of 2013! Thank you for reading and your fantastic support! #5 Antidotes for the Green-Eyed: How to Handle Jealousy …envy glorifies […]
Why Pinterest is Good for my Soul
I’m pretty active on Pinterest. My go-to for home improvement fantasies, gift ideas, and thousands of recipes I won’t live long enough to cook, it’s become a place where the well of inspiration never runs dry. And thank God for that! Among the multitude of fashion and beauty pins, the most brilliant gems I’ve found […]
WoWW: Come Home
_______________________________________________________________ “I perform works of mercy in every soul. The greater the sinner, the greater right he has to My mercy…He who trusts in My mercy will not perish.” Christ to St. Faustina, from Divine Mercy in My Soul Sometimes I fall into the farce that I shouldn’t “trouble” God with my struggles because they’re […]
The Domestic Church: Forever Open to Life
ORIGINALLY WRITTEN JANUARY 2014 {This video kills me. I could watch it a million times. Family life – no matter how many souls under your roof – can be tiresome and tough. Kiss a clean house goodbye. Quiet. Peace. …but say HELLO to laughing like you never would before and a joy that surpasses tidiness […]
The Spark of Life in Fading Faith
It’s been 3 months and 8 days since my dad passed away. 3 months and 2 days since his funeral. On and off the blog, I’ve remained mostly silent about my grief. It feels as if there’s no chance to process it because the world keeps turning. I still need to run errands, make a […]
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
O MARY, CONCEIVED WITHOUT SIN, PRAY FOR US WHO HAVE RECOURSE TO THEE. ____________________________________________________ Because December 8th was a Sunday, the Marian Feast of the Immaculate Conception is observed today. What is the Immaculate Conception?
Listening for Someone Else’s Call
My husband wrote a pretty compelling piece at Truth & Charity, commenting that we seek God’s voice in extraordinary places. So often we want some sort of big-production, miraculous sign from God or we want to hear His voice booming from parting clouds; what would you do if something like that happened to you? Would […]
Give Thanks to the Lord!
To you and your families, God bless you and Happy Thanksgiving!
Giving Time over STUFF
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s blow by in a hurried hustle. Even outside of the holidays, kids, teens, husbands, and wives are constantly on the go, on the phone, and operating frantically on the fly. While it’s ideal to slow down and savor the moment in the midst of holiday preparations, for some it’s just […]
Reflections from a NEW Imperfectionist
I found this classic from the archives just last night. I delight in thinking and writing; and for this reason I began my blog to simply record my thoughts and process my countless reconversions to Christ that, especially now, are so good for me to encounter again. ______________________________________________________ Posted 22 Nov. 2010 It’s 9:30 the […]
