This is a guest post today for my friend Karina Allen, who blogs over at For His Name and His Renown, and who you may recognize as one of the writers for (in)Courage. Many thanks to Karina for asking me to be a part of her 31 Days Writing Challenge! Please check out Karina's lovely blog today ... Read More about God Writes Straight with Crooked Lines
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All the humble happenings
Today was the magical first day of Fall here in south Louisiana. It's the day when you open the front door to go get the paper and are surprised and delighted by cool, crystal-clear air instead of muggy heat. Everything looks more beautiful on this day. Everything feels more hopeful. We ... Read More about All the humble happenings
July Blessings Highlight Reel
I haven't had a July this wonderfully blessed since Michael and I went Facebook Official at camp back in 2006.:) God has blessed me so abundantly this month, and I'm thrilled to share my joy with you. After the past two years of great struggle and grace, this month was like a sunshine of ... Read More about July Blessings Highlight Reel
Episode 8: Financial Peace in Marriage
For this episode, lovely Katie Sciba of The Catholic Wife has some this-is-real-life wisdom for us about tackling money as a married couple. She candidly shares her and her husband Andrew's journey with learning to communicate about money and to be good stewards of what God provides for their ... Read More about Episode 8: Financial Peace in Marriage
July Episodes of The Right Heart
The first 8 episodes of the show have been SO much fun to record. I had no idea I would enjoy the work this much (or that it would be this much work!) I have a fantastic variety of topics and guests that I am excited to share with you. The list really speaks for itself, and I think it will give ... Read More about July Episodes of The Right Heart
Big News and Notes: It’s getting real over here, ya’ll.
Today is a good day to share more of that big news I teased you with a few weeks ago. I think a lot of people who read that post have been thinking I was getting ready to announce some news of the bundle-of-joy variety! What wonderful news that would be...but alas my only "babies" right now are some ... Read More about Big News and Notes: It’s getting real over here, ya’ll.
About Me
Hi there! I am Catholic wife, speaker, writer, Louisiana girl, and mother of six children ages 14 to 1. I've been blogging since 2009, but in June 2023 I moved my blog over to Substack; you can read and subscribe here. I'm an unapologetic introvert who took 32 years to figure out she hadn't gotten ... Read More about About Me
Some Good Readin’
I like to say that I read in growth spurts. I will go weeks without picking up a book at all, and then I'll read an entire book or two or three in a short period of time. For example, I read most of The Restless Flame in a deer stand recently. I am not the most well-read person on the ... Read More about Some Good Readin’
A Rule of Life baby step
After being introduced to the idea of a Rule of Life in our Domestic Church formation last month, Michael and I have been tossing around different ideas for starting to lay out one of our own. One of the "rules of thumb" we thought might be a good idea for our family was to plan ... Read More about A Rule of Life baby step