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Patience and (not being) a gold coin

Patience and (not being) a gold coin

Interior Life· Saints

I’ve been making my way through Thomas a Kempis’ The Imitation of Christ since Michael and I received it as a…
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The month I turned 30, had my fourth baby, celebrated 8 years of marriage, and survived the Great Flood

The month I turned 30, had my fourth baby, celebrated 8 years of marriage, and survived the Great Flood

Homeschooling· Humble Handmaid· Marriage· Saints

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…
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Episode 22: Books, Reading, and Lisa Hendey’s New “Chime Travelers” Series for Kids

Episode 22: Books, Reading, and Lisa Hendey’s New “Chime Travelers” Series for Kids

Book reviews· Podcast· Saints

It’s taken me way too long to post this great interview I did last fall with the wonderful Lisa Hendey. It’s just…
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The Day Nuns and Jesus Came to My House

The Day Nuns and Jesus Came to My House

Domestic Church· Humble Handmaid· Interior Life· Saints

We had our new home enthroned to the Sacred Heart of Jesus a couple of weeks ago. It was a…
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How To Tell Those D-Words Where To Go

How To Tell Those D-Words Where To Go

Humble Handmaid· Interior Life· Saints

I lay awake in bed a few nights ago, exhausted but unable to fall asleep. A swirling, heavy cloud of…
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The thankfulness in my heart today is this.

The thankfulness in my heart today is this.

Humble Handmaid· Saints

Oh, St. Josemaria. How well you have put into words what is in my heart this Thanksgiving. If you have…
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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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