Sometime in early July, I was scrubbing dried blood off my husband's wedding ring in the bathroom sink of his fifth hospital room since the crash. The swelling in his left hand had finally gone down enough to wear his ring again, and so I decided to fish his ring out of the still-bloody bag of his ... Read More about For Better or for Worse: Our Year of Trusting God through a New Job, New Business, New Baby, and a Plane Crash
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A Big Texas Truck, a new Business Venture, a Glamorous Evening, a Lovely Mother’s Day, and the Goodness of the Lord
The last week has been intense, in mostly a very good way! The Lord has provided for us in every way this week, and we are amazed at his work in our lives. I wish I could blog through absolutely all of it, because blogging is one of the ways that I pray and think through things in my life, but even ... Read More about A Big Texas Truck, a new Business Venture, a Glamorous Evening, a Lovely Mother’s Day, and the Goodness of the Lord
A great post on the business of becoming
I just wanted to share this great post by my friend Nicole on her blog, the business of becoming. I love the way she unpacks issues in popular culture's ideas about femininity. For example, she juxtaposes modesty vs. prudishness, and the provocative use of sexuality and gender dominance vs. ... Read More about A great post on the business of becoming
A Year of Favor
A little life update For me, Monday, February 7 needs to get some kind of Lifetime Achievement Award for “Most Different Day from Exactly One Year Before.” On February 7, 2021, I was a stay-at-home, homeschooling, 12-passenger van-driving Catholic Mom of Many, and I was helping my husband in ... Read More about A Year of Favor
Rest, Ponder, Receive: Introducing The Humble Handmaid
"Are you still doing Humble Handmaid?" People ask me this question all the time, especially since I changed the header of my blog a couple of years ago from "Humble Handmaid" to "Erin Franco." And the fact is I've been doing a lot more speaking and radio than writing these past few years. ... Read More about Rest, Ponder, Receive: Introducing The Humble Handmaid
Three Things Covid Made Me Do That I Never Saw Coming (But God Did)
My iced latte this afternoon is creamy and delicious. The hum of conversations, soft jazz, and the tapping of my laptop keys is a special kind of music to my ears. I'm at one of my favorite local coffee shops, where I've spent many happy hours of my life over the past 12 years blogging my heart out. ... Read More about Three Things Covid Made Me Do That I Never Saw Coming (But God Did)
5 Reasons Why I’m Teaching My Kids about the Lives of the Saints
Happy St. Patrick's Day, ya'll! The stars have aligned and I spontaneously carved out some time this afternoon to finish this post on the saints that's been in my drafts for a while. So...did you know that St. Patrick wasn't actually an Irishman? He was actually born in Britain, but was ... Read More about 5 Reasons Why I’m Teaching My Kids about the Lives of the Saints
Why I’m thankful that mommas-of-many don’t have it all together either
When I lived in Houston years ago, I often carpooled to monthly Opus Dei Women's Evenings of Reflection with my friend Kathy, a mother of nine. I'll never forget one night when Kathy and I met in the church parking lot to head downtown. As I slid into Kathy's SUV--five minutes late--I chirped ... Read More about Why I’m thankful that mommas-of-many don’t have it all together either
Different gifts
Why are we mothers tempted to dwell so much on the gifts we either can't or don't give to our children? I've struggled for years with this. I've listened to many mothers of all ages worry about what they can't, don't, or didn't give their children. Here are some gifts that I can't or don't ... Read More about Different gifts