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Marriage

Rest that renews

Rest that renews

Interior Life· Marriage

All too often, I feel like Sunday is just part of “the weekend” at our house. Michael and I have taken some…
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Dirty dishes and perfect charity

Dirty dishes and perfect charity

Interior Life· Marriage

A few months ago, I walked into the kitchen after finally getting the kids in bed, and I burst into…
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How thinking like a man helps me be a better mom

How thinking like a man helps me be a better mom

Interior Life· Marriage· Motherhood

Photographer: Adrian Sampson Sometimes illustration can be oh-so-enlightening when it comes to relationships. Mike and I gave talks for a…
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4 Ways We Pick Our Poison in Media

4 Ways We Pick Our Poison in Media

Humble Handmaid· Interior Life· NFP

When it comes to books, movies and television, many of us have had our guilty pleasures at one time or…
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A lesson on lovin’ from “My Best Friend’s Wedding”

A lesson on lovin’ from “My Best Friend’s Wedding”

Humble Handmaid· Marriage

Michael and I went to a Valentine’s Day dinner at our parish last Friday. The evening included a talk on…
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What a weekend in my shoes can do

What a weekend in my shoes can do

Humble Handmaid· Marriage

Last week, Michael and I had one of those marital conversations where both of us believed the other person had…
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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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