A few years ago, my sweet husband got us tickets to see Matthew Kelly speak at a local church. He’s a really fun, energetic speaker and if you have the chance to see his presentation, definitely go! One of the most impactful ideas I took from the event was to take notes during…
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Pumpkins! Apples! Cinnamon! Crunchy leaves! Sweaters! Boots! For these reasons and so many more, Fall is the best season of them all. Here’s how we’ve been enjoying it so far… Cheering for the Cubbies Mark was born into a Cubs fan family and was faithfully indoctrinated with a deep, unwavering…
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Today I read an article titled, “7 Friends Every Woman Needs” and I thought of you. I thought of how this might make you feel sad and lonelier than you already are. About the sacrifice you made to follow your heart/dreams/job to live somewhere far from home, away from the…
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When I was a teenager, I thought doing whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, however I wanted was the definition of true freedom. I wanted to stay out late/early getting into trouble with my friends, sleep all day, and wake up the next afternoon to do it all over again. And I…
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Last weekend I had the privilege to attend the Finding Your Fiat Conference with my favorite sister-in-law. Despite what Google assumed and the image it auto-applied after seeing the event on my calendar, the event had nothing to do with cars. It was wonderful to step away from the busyness of life…
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On the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, we attended a neighboring parish’s Mass. The priest, Father Peck, gave a homily that challenged me in a positive way, so I wanted to share bits of it here for you to consider. Some Context The Eucharist is a central part of the Catholic faith. We are invited to receive the Lord each…
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— 1 — I had my first haircut since January last weekend (so overdue!) and at the last minute decided to lighten my hair. A lot. I’m now the kind of blonde you are when you are toying with the idea of going totally blonde but chicken out at the…
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Some days, actually a lot of days recently, I feel the Lord is calling me to do things I’m not capable of doing. To bear pain I’m not strong enough to bear. To handle situations I lack the skills to manage. To see and love difficult people as He does.…
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Each Advent and Christmas season, I expect my house to be beautifully decorated, delicious cookies to be baked, hand-addressed cards to be sent, songs to be sung, presents to be carefully wrapped, family parties to be warm and fun, the homily at Mass to be magical, my favorite party attire…
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“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” – Psalm 46:10 A sweet friend gave me a notebook with part of this Bible passage on it earlier this year. The paper is about half gone and the…
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