“Oh no! She’s getting chocolate everywhere- and on her future saint shirt too!” My mom says, as my daughter continues to eat her chocolate bar. After washing her shirt, the chocolate stains were still there. “Great!” I thought. Why does it seem like whenever my kids wear their future saint shirts they are particularly rambunctious …
Be in the present moment
Happy Tuesday! It’s been awhile since I wrote something on here, (life has gotten busy) but I’ve had a lot of ideas that I’ve wanted to write about these past few weeks, so I’m trying to take advantage of some quiet time and write. Homecoming We welcomed my husband back home last week after being …
Friday Features- Break Week: My reflections instead :)
Happy Friday, Everyone! Normally, I would have a guest on my blog today. I decided that at least for this week, “Friday Features” will be taking a break as I gather more guests’ reflections and try to play catch up at home. We have a busy few weeks ahead of us here after returning home …
Friday Features: Guest 16- Emily Hollcraft (my sister)
Do small things with great love Mother Teresa This means a lot to me So I thought I’d put my words in poetry Even praying to God helps! Praying for someone in need You and me can do so many great deeds Like giving old toys to the boys and girls Helping a neighbor or …
Friday Features: Guest #15- Kylie Hein
Small Strings Make Big Things The sound of my alarm seeped its way into my conscious mind at 4:33 am. It was the start of summer,yet my teacher-self found my hand pushing snooze, and consequently bumbling my way out of bed amere fifteen minutes later. In the dark of the morning I quickly showered, filled …
Friday Features: Guest #14- Christine Henderson
Do small things with great love. I’m like a grain of sand on the beach…so tiny in this immense world. But in the Bible it says that God knows every hair on my head. I have very thick curly hair…so that is a lot of hair He has gotten to know! So, I must be …
Friday Features: Guest #13- Emily Tate
Sometimes, I think I like to-do lists TOO much. Every day for as long as I can remember, I have written down my goals for the day anywhere I can. I have a planner, a wall calendar, too many notebooks to count, and sticky notes all over the place. Each day (or sometimes the night …
Friday Features Guest #12- Elissa Nott (my sister-in-law)
Reflection “Do small things with great love.” This phrase seemed contradictory to me when I first read it. How can I do small things with great love? If the “doing” is small, how can the effect be great in love? Well, as a daughter, sister, girlfriend, student, and midshipman, I began to reflect on how …
God speaks to us through our Children
My kids and their current phases Gabriel- All the questions! My son is going through the phase of asking a ton of questions All. Day. Long. “Mama, what’s this called? Why did you say ‘insert phrase’? What’s your name? What does ‘insert word here’ mean?” Who else has kids that are going through this phase? …
Friday Features Guest #11: Greg Perea
Hello!My name is Greg. I am a Catholic School, Health and Nutrition Enthusiast and founder of His Glory Co.I believe I live out “Do small things with great love” in a variety of ways. Family Life: As a husband and father, everything I do, I do out of love for my wife and our son. From …