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“Has this not happened to you?”: A poem by St. Teresa of Avila

“Has this not happened to you?”: A poem by St. Teresa of Avila

Interior Life· Saints

A friend of mine sent me this poem by St. Teresa of Avila. I have read several poems of hers…
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Saints were people too

Saints were people too

Humble Handmaid· Interior Life· Saints

It had been a hard day. I had been fighting deep discouragement all day about some things going on in my…
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5 Tips for Suffering Like a Saint

5 Tips for Suffering Like a Saint

Humble Handmaid· Interior Life· Saints

The lives of the saints are always a go-to for me when I’m going through seasons of suffering. They are…
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Episode 14: Our Friends the Saints

Episode 14: Our Friends the Saints

Podcast· Saints

My cutie-pie Texan friend Amanda Perales joined me for this episode, where we talk about the treasure trove of practical…
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Is being busy a bad thing?

Is being busy a bad thing?

Humble Handmaid· Interior Life· Saints

For some reason, I have this idea in my head that if I’m “busy,” then I am doing something wrong. And…
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Never kill a butterfly

Never kill a butterfly

Humble Handmaid· Motherhood· Saints

I have this thing about being kind to animals. Maybe it all stems from the fact that both of my parents…
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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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