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A Simple Prayer - Blessed Is She

A Simple Prayer

Imagine peering through a magnifying glass at a small object, a leaf or a flower. The impulse of the human condition is to look closely, ever more closely at this...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // CHANGED - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // CHANGED

Today we are talking about CHANGED. How have you been changed? Do you allow God to change your heart for the better? You can find all the themes here. Welcome...
Mothers Breaking the Glass Ceiling - Blessed Is She

Mothers Breaking the Glass Ceiling

The nurse mutters, “It’s a boy!” while lifting up his body for me to see. He lets out a faint cry to express his displeasure in the matter. It was...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // EXPECTATIONS - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // EXPECTATIONS

Today we are talking about EXPECTATIONS. Are the expectations you have placed in your life bringing you closer to Christ and your fellow man? Or are they creating a rigidness...
Blinded by Expectations - Blessed Is She

Blinded by Expectations

When I look back on October 12, 2013, the day the love of my life and I became one, I chuckle to myself… we had NO clue what we were...
The Sisterhood Campaign // Becky - Blessed Is She

The Sisterhood Campaign // Becky

Well, hello there. My name is Siobhan, and I am a lifestyle and wedding photographer who has a heart for people and their stories. These days, in the midst of...
Weekly Wallpaper // 27 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 27

  This weekly wallpaper is from Erica of Be a Heart. It comes from today's gospel reading, Mark 8. He summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them,...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // DAILY - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // DAILY

Today we are talking about DAILY. Sometimes the way we go through our days just seem so .... daily. But are there hidden blessings and lessons to be learned in...
The Litany of Daily Life - Blessed Is She

The Litany of Daily Life

So many stories feature heroes who were born for their adventure. And as a Catholic, I encounter so many saints that seem to have innately known exactly what they were...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // LABOR - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // LABOR

Today we are talking about LABOR. We labor at the tasks placed before us. We labor at the striving toward sanctity. We labor daily. We labor at home, at work,...
When You're Doing All The Right Things - Blessed Is She

When You're Doing All The Right Things

It’s amazing how things come full circle. As a kid I used to dread Sunday Mass. I had no idea what was going on, it was long, and it was...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // DISCERNMENT - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // DISCERNMENT

Today we are talking about DISCERNMENT. Discernment is not merely discovering your vocation. Discernment is ongoing process. It takes place daily, in the every day moments and the life-altering ones....