I recently read Embracing Weakness: The Unlikely Secret to Changing the World while traveling home from a work trip to Dallas, and it nearly brought me to tears right there on a plane full of strangers. In this book, Shannon Evans holds up a mirror we often do our best…
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If you’re experiencing infertility, this Monday might be feeling extra Monday-ish in the wake of Mother’s Day. Not because you literally have a hangover, but because yesterday was an emotional roller coaster. What was yesterday like for you? Maybe you attended a brunch celebrating the beautiful mothers in your life.…
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It’s been about a month since I’ve written, so let’s catch up with a quick “Life lately” post! As with any “Life lately” post, this will be a hodge podge of news and photos I’ve taken over the last month or so. Another one of my baby sisters is officially…
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I’ve always been hesitant to post about our infertility on my blog, careful not to go too deep or share too much when I do mention it. It’s an extremely personal journey — one that we’re still in the throes of coping with and that for the most part, I…
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In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus heals a blind man by anointing his eyes with clay and instructing him to wash in the Pool of Siloam. An excerpt from today’s reading As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man…
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Time for another Friday Favorites link-up with Shay, Erica, Andrea, and Narci! This week was loooooooooooong, right? Maybe it’s the weather. IDK. I’m just praising God it’s Friday!! -1- My first FAVORITE is like water for the thirsty spirit. The devotions that arrive in my inbox from Blessed Is She each…
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The serpent promised Eve eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil would make her more like God. In their book, Walking with God, Jeff Cavins and Tim Gray write of this encounter, “The serpent suggests that if Eve eats the forbidden fruit, then she will be like God…In…
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We had the privilege to hang out with our sweet nephew yesterday while his parents had a date night. Mark and I have been looking forward to this since they asked if we were available. I excitedly prepped the house (moved anything sharp within tiny arms’ reach) and doodled Daniel…
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I won’t call this a “book review” because I’ll probably share more about how reading this book made me feel than about the content. Let’s just pretend I’m sitting down with you over a cup of tea to chat about my thoughts on a good read that touched my heart.…
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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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