My present situation is a cozy one: dimly-lit living room with The King’s Speech (my favorite along with Stranger Than Fiction and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) playing quietly in the background while my husband makes his way home from running errands and all of Northern Louisiana holds a silent vigil, waiting for Isaac to knock […]
Catholicism as the Ultimate Life Enhancer
Our 11 month old has developed a pretty strong will – made of iron really; and in the past week he’s chosen to vocalize his passionate opposition to Bed Time. The Baby Bed Time To Dos will be totally checked (fed, burped, changed, soothed, medicated if teething, etc.), but as soon as he’s put down, […]
The Voice of God in the Voice of My Neighbors
God speaks through others; through saints, through the Mass, through His holy priests, and as my husband recently reminded me, through people we encounter in the day to day. This last one is particularly important because though I expect to hear God through saints, the Mass, etc., the last place I look to find His word […]
My Shield Against Cruelty and Sin
I search, as always, to go outside of myself. I could rattle off the countless ways that I feel stretched and maxed out, but doing so would be taxing and exhausting for you as much as it would be for me, so I’ll spare it. I’m tired – we’re all tired in some way, body […]
Racing for the Imperishable Crown
Watching the Olympics is such a passionate experience – the emotions I feel sitting in front of a TV are intense as I witness the world’s most excellent athletes drive themselves to mind-blowing achievements. Last night I saw Oscar Pistorius rise to greatness racing without lower legs and McKayla Maroney fly off the vault reaching […]
The Toughest Prayer You’ll EVER Pray
Our whole little family is afflicted with a wretched virus involving coughs, fevers, daggers in the throat, and fatigue. No fun. This week I’ve been at the mercy of illness. What better prayer to pray than the Litany of Humility? O JESUS! meek and humble of heart, Hear me. FROM the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus. From […]
Baring My Soul to Boast of My Weakness
There’s a certain vulnerability to maintaining a personal blog. I’m happy to cover general topics like finances and prayer because they’re just part of life as a grown-up and therefore I think they’re more easily applicable to a given reader. Yet, I find that the most popular posts I publish are the ones in which […]
The Humble Queen with the Glorious Crown
______________________________ A goddess wants to be adored; but a humble wife reigns in her home, always pouring herself out adoring God through serving her husband and children.
Iron Sharpens Iron
I was late for Mass yesterday morning. Andrew and I were forced to divide and conquer our Sunday obligation and so I dashed out the door (after tripping our house alarm) and slipped into a back pew just two minutes into the 8 o’ clock. Not far behind me was a girl about my age, […]
Whatever My Lot
Humility is my favorite virtue. My soul is drawn to littleness and invisibility for the sake of Christ’s greatness and presence. I want so much to be “a pencil in the hand of God,” as Bl. Mother Teresa said, and a simple, lovely flower doing nothing but blooming to glorify Him; to be a humbly […]
