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When I have arrived…I shall meet with peace

Humble Handmaid· Interior Life

Oh my God, fill my soul with holy joy, courage and strength to serve you. Enkindle your love in me…
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7 Quick Takes Friday

7 Quick Takes Friday

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I’ve been wanting (read: thinking a couple of times about it and knowing I won’t actually do it for a…
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Hallelujah! He folds dish towels!

Humble Handmaid· Motherhood

It DID take about 30 minutes and me insisting he not give up and one small temper tantrum when he…
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Encouragement for mass with small children

Humble Handmaid· Motherhood

Mass with three children under four years old is challenging. Every. Single. Time. It’s challenging whether I have two or…
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The art of the fiat

The art of the fiat

Humble Handmaid· Marriage

Every year as my anniversary approaches, I sneak a peek back at my wedding pictures. I look at all those…
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Our little saints

Our little saints

Humble Handmaid· Motherhood

Our friends the Gerkens invited us to a little July 4th play date to celebrate the feast day of Blessed…
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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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