Erin Franco
I’ve spent most of my adult life as a Christian having “morning prayer time” as a “that’d be really nice’ kind of goal, but it was a goal that always felt like a dream that I’d get to…someday. I’ll start that when that baby sleeps through the night. I’ll start when things aren’t so stressful. I’ll start when the kids are older. I’ll start when I’m stronger
I’ve been making my way through Thomas a Kempis’ The Imitation of Christ since Michael and I received it as a wedding gift from a friend. There is a reason it is one of the bestselling and most-translated books of all time. There’s also a reason that I’ve had to digest it so slowly. It’s that rich. Patience, mercy, and what those need to look like
I was reading Luke 1 again the other day, and the Holy Spirit lifted something new for me out of this favorite passage of mine. After Gabriel tells Mary that she will bear the Son of God, she asks him, “How can this be, since I have no husband?” I wonder the same thing sometimes about God’s plans for me. How can this be? When
Over the past year or so, I think I felt like all of my blog posts needed to be wrapped up in nice packages made of hours of editing and fancy PicMonkey title images. That’s just not where I am right now. But here’s to getting back to blogging like I used to in the old days when I started Humble Handmaid: posting pictures of my
I feel like the slow, leisurely summer I had was probably a God-send. August has been a real roller coaster. First came my 30th birthday, on August 1. There was a long, lovely weekend of shopping, good food, and cake. Among my favorite gifts was a mini shopping spree at Bath and Body Works (thanks, Mom!). I haven’t had bubble baths and yummy-smelling lotion for ages. Michael has had to
Why is it that the good news, achievements, talents or even virtues of other people sometimes rub us the wrong way? Why are we so quick to fall into discouragement about where we are in our own lives when we hear or see success in someone else? I am not beyond this struggle. Honestly, there are a hundred times every week that I battle feelings of insecurity over the smallest things. Should I be
It’s taken me way too long to post this great interview I did last fall with the wonderful Lisa Hendey. It’s just that we bought a house and then we moved and then came The Holidays and then came The First Trimester and Life Happens, you know? 🙂 What’s the really, really lovely news, though? Can you say, “bonus episode”?! While you are anxiously waiting for my new weekly
We had our new home enthroned to the Sacred Heart of Jesus a couple of weeks ago. It was a such a wonderful and special moment for my family. Especially for me. So what does it mean to have your home “enthroned”? It’s a funny-sounding term that basically means that your family formally invites Christ to come into your hearts and home. You recognize Jesus as your
First off, I don’t have all the answers when it comes to this topic. There are so few answers to miscarriage. I’ve had one miscarriage. It was my fourth pregnancy (after three textbook babies), and tiny Kolbe was only about seven weeks gestation. Even though I knew I was most likely miscarrying because of my physical symptoms, I hoped and prayed that a miracle would
It’s the Jubilee Year of Mercy. If you’re Catholic, go to mass at least semi-regularly, and haven’t heard the news, you may have been living under a rock.:) Over the past few weeks, our parish priest has mentioned mercy several times in his homilies, and I’ve come across some nice blog posts and magazine articles about the Year of Mercy, too. But during those homilies I’ve
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