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Weekly Wallpaper // 136 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 136

Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. // Matthew 15:13 Yikes, I think to myself. Is that what it is You've been doing? Everything that...
Weekly Wallpaper // 135 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 135

Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me, but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in...
Weekly Wallpaper // 133 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 133

And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called in one body. // Colossians 3:15 Download and share this beautiful wallpaper from...
Weekly Wallpaper // 132 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 132

Today... the Church contemplates the Holy Family. At the school of Nazareth every family learns to be a workshop of love, unity and openness to life. // Pope Saint John...
Not the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Loneliness and Loss During the Holidays - Blessed Is She

Not the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Loneliness and Loss During the Holidays

Let’s be honest here. The holidays can be hard. Sometimes Christmas is really not "the most wonderful time of the year.” In fact, this season can be a very painful...
Weekly Wallpaper // 131 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 131

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. // Luke 1:46-47 Download and share this beautiful wallpaper from MJ of Pars Caeli below...
Carrying the Cross of Infertility Through Advent - Blessed Is She

Carrying the Cross of Infertility Through Advent

My husband, Stephen, and I wanted a honeymoon baby. We joked about it at first, then talked about it excitedly, planning how we might share the news with friends and...
Weekly Wallpaper // 130 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 130

Here we are at the second week of Advent. How are you doing, sister? Emily of Emily Rachelle made the most beautiful wallpaper for us to keep our eyes on...
Advent and Christmas Traditions to Start as Newlyweds - Blessed Is She

Advent and Christmas Traditions to Start as Newlyweds

My first married Christmas was the first one I had ever spent outside of my parents’ house. It was always my own bed that I woke up in far too...
Weekly Wallpaper // 129 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 129

This first week of Advent has already been so fruitful as we work through the In The Beginning journal. If you didn't snag one before we sold out, you can...
Holiday Home Decor on a Budget - Blessed Is She

Holiday Home Decor on a Budget

Every year my husband, Stephen, and I put our Christmas tree up the day after Thanksgiving. It is a tradition from his family we carried into our married life, because...
10 Meaningful and Stress-Free Advent Activities - Blessed Is She

10 Meaningful and Stress-Free Advent Activities

Sometimes, fully living out the season of Advent can seem like a lost cause. With Christmas decorations making an appearance in October and raging consumerism appearing everywhere you turn, it...