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How Domestic Church is Helping My Marriage Postpartum

Humble Handmaid

It hasn't been a walk in the park marriage-wise to adjust to our fourth little Franco. Growing seasons are never easy, though, are they?:) This growing season is stewing over a sink of dirty dishes late after a long, long day. It's trying to find time for one another when we're both exhausted. It's ... Read More about How Domestic Church is Helping My Marriage Postpartum

Leave a Comment · Last Updated: October 20, 2016

How Domestic Church Changed My Marriage

Domestic Church· Humble Handmaid· Marriage

This post has been readers' all-time favorite marriage post on Humble Handmaid, so I refreshed the post for you and decided to link up with CatholicMommyBlogs.com for World Marriage Day 2016, which happens to fall on Valentine's Day this year. Head over here to check out many other marriage posts ... Read More about How Domestic Church Changed My Marriage

14 Comments · Last Updated: February 19, 2016

Episode 2: Domestic Church

Domestic Church· Interior Life· Marriage· Motherhood· Podcast

  Kate Dawson is kind of the reason my marriage is doing okay right now. Just kidding. But only a little bit kidding. Kate is a stay-at-home mother of five, she blogs at Day to Day Dawsons, and she is a happy wife to husband David. Kate and David are responsible for bringing the ... Read More about Episode 2: Domestic Church

15 Comments · Last Updated: July 14, 2015

Three Things Covid Made Me Do That I Never Saw Coming (But God Did)

Homeschooling· Humble Handmaid· Motherhood

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)

Leave a Comment · Last Updated: May 17, 2021

10 Simple Ideas to Begin, Boost or Bless Praying with Your Spouse

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It's been a few days weeks now since the glow of All the Lovely Family Time has worn off a bit for Michael and me. How about you? But honestly, we've had a lot going on over here. A few weeks before quarantine hit our area, Michael broke his arm in a freak accident at home. He ended up ... Read More about 10 Simple Ideas to Begin, Boost or Bless Praying with Your Spouse

Leave a Comment · Last Updated: May 15, 2020

5 Powerful Marriage Habits for When You Feel Like You’re Just Roommates Taking Care of the Same Kids

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We had been squeezing our loud, messy, homeless family of five into my parents’ modest four bedroom house for several months, and I hoped to God that my parents hadn’t noticed the palpable tension between Michael and me; I hadn't spoken more than three words to or even looked my husband straight in ... Read More about 5 Powerful Marriage Habits for When You Feel Like You’re Just Roommates Taking Care of the Same Kids

Leave a Comment · Last Updated: February 28, 2020

Hey introverted moms, we didn’t get the short end of the stick

Domestic Church· Humble Handmaid· Interior Life· Marriage· Motherhood

I always imagined that being an introvert was something I'd grow out of. As a kid, I always wished I were more fun and outgoing. In general, I was happier to curl up in my room with a good book or spend hours alone with my horse at the barn than go to a sleepover with my friends. However, in the ... Read More about Hey introverted moms, we didn’t get the short end of the stick

2 Comments · Last Updated: September 26, 2020

A family vision and a year in review

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I almost burst into tears as Faith and I walked in the door of my friend Wendy's house last week. Breaking up with wonderful, understanding piano teachers is hard. I had to tell Wendy that we weren't going to put Faith back in piano with her in the fall. "It's not you, it's me!" I tried to ... Read More about A family vision and a year in review

1 Comment · Last Updated: May 15, 2018

When Your Good Enough is Good Enough for God {a book review}

Book reviews· Humble Handmaid

I don't remember who told me I needed to invite Colleen Duggan onto my podcast back in 2015 (waaaay back two babies ago when I podcasted...nuff said), but I'm so glad I did. The interview I did with Colleen on The Right Heart is one of my favorites. Her brand of honesty about what real Catholic ... Read More about When Your Good Enough is Good Enough for God {a book review}

Leave a Comment · Last Updated: April 19, 2018

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I'm Erin, a Catholic wife, speaker, writer, and mother of six. Since I started my blog way back in 2009, my life has been a roller coaster of babies, plot twists and a plane crash or two. I've been chronicling things here as I've been learning to love and suffer and laugh and trust in the goodness of God in the ordinary and the extraordinary--with a little espresso and a lot of Divine Mercy. Read More…

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