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Our Lady of Guadalupe and How She Adopted Our Family

December 12th is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe and it is a very special day in our home. This feast day is significant to many throughout the...
December 12, 2022
Single Ladies, Put Your Hands Up // Keeping Standards High While Dating

Single Ladies, Put Your Hands Up // Keeping Standards High While Dating

Recently I spoke with a young woman leaving for her freshman year of college. The subject of dating came up. I asked her what she was looking for in a...
November 09, 2022
REMAIN Series // Lost for Words

REMAIN Series // Lost for Words

I was having a particularly rough month and was feeling lost. I had recently shared about my broken family history (something I hadn’t done in a long time). Revisiting all...
June 14, 2022
catholic marriage books

Best Books for Discerning Marriage

Ever since I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to be married. I was always "falling in love" with boys and looking forward to being a mother. However,...
March 16, 2022
marriage leads to intimacy with jesus

How Conflict in Marriage Can Lead to Greater Intimacy with Jesus

One of the things I have observed about my parents’ marriage and eventual divorce is the fact that they rarely argued in front of my sister and me. I used...
February 09, 2022
They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 15

They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 15

Several years ago, I learned about a young boy who learned he was dying from a brain tumor at the age of 12. He was an ordinary kid who loved sports and spending time with his family, but he had an extraordinary amount of faith and hope in God’s love and in Heaven.
January 15, 2022
They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 14

They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 14

One of the things I loved most about working as a nurse in a crisis pregnancy clinic was the opportunities to present hope to our patients.
January 14, 2022
They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 13

They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 13

In 2020, while I was pregnant with our youngest child and during the peak of COVID, God asked our family to leave everything behind in California and move to Texas. California had been the only place I had ever lived. It was the only home I knew—where I felt security and comfort.
January 13, 2022
They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 12

They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 12

Before my conversion, I was quick to view life through a pessimistic lens and jump to the worst conclusions. I had been repeatedly disappointed by my broken family and throughout past relationships until I became an angry person.
January 12, 2022
They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 11

They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 11

When our family was sick with COVID-19 it was an incredibly challenging time. My husband and I had never felt so sick in our lives. We were barely able to get out of bed and we still had to take care of our four small children.
January 11, 2022
They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 10

They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 10

Have you ever felt like you may be the only person who struggles with the same sin over and over again? Well, you are not alone. I know the frustration of committing a particular sin, going to Confession, falling back into that sin, and repeating that cycle again and again until you begin to wonder if there’s even any point!
January 10, 2022
They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 9

They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 9

“What do you want me to do for you?†He replied, “Lord, please let me see.†// Luke 18:41 In this Gospel passage, we learn about the blind beggar. As soon as he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by, he did not waste a moment—he seized the opportunity to encounter the Lord.
January 09, 2022