"A joyful heart is like a sunshine of God's love." -Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta This is an amazingly happy baby. What did I do to deserve this? ;) ... Read More about A sunshine of God’s love
Humble Handmaid Blog Archives
Well hello again, St. Therese
When I was in college, I hosted a girls' group at my apartment each Thursday night. We took turns presenting and then leading a discussion on different topics each week. As I sat down this afternoon to pray and do some spiritual reading, I had the sudden urge to pray through journaling, so I picked ... Read More about Well hello again, St. Therese
Spiritual dryness
I loved this post today by Melody at Blossoming Joy. I've been dealing with a bit of spiritual dryness myself this week. I connected so much with Melody's humility and desire to reunite with Christ in the midst of the sort of ... Read More about Spiritual dryness
Confidence
Confidence. That's been the word on my heart these past few days. When Michael and I moved to Houston after we got married, we became friends with an amazing young Catholic couple, Matt and Lucy Coles. When we met them, Matt had been battling a non-smoker's lung cancer for three years. The ... Read More about Confidence
Sugar and spice and everything nice
I'm. in. love. she kind of looks like a bodybuilder here, especially with the striped onesie-dress, but that's OK. :) ... Read More about Sugar and spice and everything nice
Weekly Highs and Lows
Highs...I had the pleasure of visiting with several friends this week. It was good for my soul to get out of the house! Thank you Suzie, Lucy, Julie, Stephanie and Kristen for good company, encouragement and conversation this week. ...We settled on a date for Faith's baptism, as well as a date for a ... Read More about Weekly Highs and Lows
O me of little Faith
It's 9:28 p.m. To blog or shower? Or go to sleep and try to get in a few minutes of rest before the next feeding? Tonight I decided to blog and shower. (Maybe I'll get in a few minutes of sleep if I type quickly!) I am still heartily enjoying my precious newborn baby, but I'm starting to ... Read More about O me of little Faith
Angel baby
So far, Faith has been a real angel baby! What a lovely blessing and a sweet new spirit in our family. She had her days and nights figured out from birth, I think, which has been a sort of best case scenario for me and nighttime sleep. I'm still tired much of the time, but not desperately so. ... Read More about Angel baby
Lately…
Lately, I've been adjusting to having my heart grow so much bigger in such a short time that it has nearly taken my breath away. :) I'm in love with my little girl and I honestly haven't desired to do much else other than nurse her and snuggle with her! Holding my little Faith about 10 seconds ... Read More about Lately…