I find myself outside with my son playing “soccer” with a rock as the soccer ball on our driveway as we wait for the school bus. My 6-year-old has a look of panic and despair on his face when I score another goal, tying the score. I stop, look him in the eyes and say, …
Desiring Motherhood The weekend my husband went to his National Guard drill for the first time was lonely. We had just moved into our new apartment together after living at his grandmother’s house for a month as we hunted for jobs and a place to live. We were in a new city and only had …
Discerning How to Have the Most Fruitful Lent Do you get stressed thinking about what to give up for Lent? If you do, you’re in good company! I feel like Lent sneaks up on me so soon after Christmas. And while my intentions are good, sometimes I end up choosing something to give up at …
Last Sunday Last Sunday I felt like a crazy person. I woke up later than I should have, still exhausted as I was recovering from whatever virus we had. I texted my husband (who was gone at military drill) that I didn’t think Rebecca would make it to her Catechesis class. His response of “poor …
Merry Christmas! I can’t believe that we only have 1 more day left of 2022. I feel like the last few months of the year really fly by fast. Our family had a nice Christmas. We went up to Wisconsin to celebrate with Christian’s family and just got home yesterday. We had a nice visit …
Have you ever had a special intention you were praying for? What did you do? Did you ask others to pray for you? Did your prayers get answered? Read the following 3 stories to find out which holy friends the authors called on for aid, and how each of them had their prayer answered! (One …
*This post contains some affiliate links where I may make commissions on items purchased. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! There is so much to be thankful for this year. My family had a great and busy day. We stayed home for Thanksgiving this year, and it was the first one we celebrated in …
Saints enjoy being asked for help for daily tasks! Whether it is surviving the challenges of motherhood with several young kids, cantering at mass, applying for scholarships, naming our kids or even our business! I hope you enjoy reading these 5 saint stories on ways the different saints help when they are called upon. St. …
The month of November always seems to go by so quickly. It seems like it was just Halloween! Now we have snow on the ground here, holiday drinks are out at the stores and social media is covered in ideas for gifts you can give for Christmas. (I will also be sharing some ideas on …
This past weekend my husband and I ran The Wild Boar Challenge. It is a 5 mile obstacle course over hilly (so many hills) muddy trails. We’ve run it once before, about 4 years ago (back when we only had 2 kids!). I was about 5 months postpartum then, had been working out consistently, running …
