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Erin Franco

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The ordinary things

The ordinary things

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“Either we learn to find our Lord in ordinary, everyday life, or else we shall never find Him.” -St. Josemaria…
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I’m a words girl

I’m a words girl

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I’m a words girl, and God surely knows it (since He made me that way!). He often finds a way…
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Dancing with my husband

Dancing with my husband

Humble Handmaid· Marriage

“Love is a choice, and I choose…” -a line from the song Michael wrote for our first dance Leaving our…
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God is in the dishes

Humble Handmaid· Interior Life

“God exists among the pots and pans.”  -St. Teresa of Avila We must remind ourselves and remind one another until…
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Kids say (and do) the darndest things…

Kids say (and do) the darndest things…

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“Mommy, you’re a sweet girl like a grandma!” – Gabriel “I can’t find the trolls!” – Gabriel (He couldn’t find…
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Notes from an evening

Notes from an evening

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Michael started his new job in Baton Rouge today. By all accounts (mainly a rushed phone call while he drove…
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I'm a south Louisiana girl, Catholic wife, writer, speaker, and mother of six. Since I started my blog way back in 2009, 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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