I love this campaign and I'm so thrilled that the Church has put together such a well-produced, loving, and to-the-point message. It's much needed. I know far too many people (many of them wonderful people and amazing Christians) with terrible misconceptions about Catholic teachings or even the ... Read More about Catholics come home–why I love being Catholic
Humble Handmaid Blog Archives
This Week
What's touching my heart and going on in my life this week... "Come, Lord Jesus!" -Rev. 22:20 I'm so excited for the start of Advent this week. This year, I am trying to focus on all of the ways that Advent invites us to deep reflection, penance and joy in our life in Christ. I'm also ... Read More about This Week
Lately (The photo edition)
I've been making more of an effort to take pictures of my family and chronicle little slices of our life--especially now that I have the nifty new Instagram app to play with! Enjoy;) ... Read More about Lately (The photo edition)
My daily joy
Grasping for air, and remembering you said “yes” to a Keeper
I was talking to a friend this morning about the tendency of (some? all? Just me?) women to constantly want to improve themselves and everything around them--especially when it comes to relationships and marriage. I want so, so, SO much to have an AMAZING marriage, be an AMAZING mother, be an ... Read More about Grasping for air, and remembering you said “yes” to a Keeper
Is joy worth the effort of trust?
My friend Lucy recently sent me a passage about trust from One Thousand Gifts, a beautiful book by Ann Voskamp. I don't know why it's so true for me that succombing to some level of anxiety and stress is so much easier than keeping my peace and trusting in my all-powerful, almighty, all-knowing ... Read More about Is joy worth the effort of trust?
This week
What's touching my heart and going on in my life this week... I'm starting a one-day-a-week food co-op with another family this week. I will cook and deliver dinner to them one day a week, and they'll deliver dinner to us one day a week. I made a way-too-labor-intensive meal for my first night ... Read More about This week
The apostolate of friendship
The term "apostolate of friendship" really put into words some things I've learned and experienced about friendship over the past few years. One of the biggest blessings in my life here in Houston is our amazing, ever-growing community of friends. We celebrate together, eat together, grieve ... Read More about The apostolate of friendship
So how’s your interior life?
If someone paid me a million dollars per week to not be snippy with my husband or lose my temper with my toddler ever, I think I could do it. And so could most of us I think.:) When it comes to getting through the little (and bigger) challenges of everyday life as God calls us to, maybe we ... Read More about So how’s your interior life?