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Weekly Wallpaper // 165 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 165

It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praise to your name, Most High, To proclaim your kindness at dawn and your faithfulness throughout the night. //...
Lies We Tell Ourselves about Mental Health - Blessed Is She

Lies We Tell Ourselves about Mental Health

From researching and writing about mental health as a journalist to talking about it with loved ones, I’ve realized how common mental illness is. But I’ve also realized how hidden...
What to Do When Faced with an Unexpected Pregnancy - Blessed Is She

What to Do When Faced with an Unexpected Pregnancy

Imagine the sharp confusion you feel when the wind gets knocked out of you, or the terror you’d feel if you got swept away by a fierce current in the...
Weekly Wallpaper // 164 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 164

For as the heavens tower over the earth, so his mercy towers over those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has he...
Weekly Wallpaper // 163 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 163

Blessed are they who hope in the Lord. // Psalm 1 Thank you for these beautiful free wallpapers from Katrina of Rose Harrington. Let His word dwell in us richly,...
The Five Love Languages - Blessed Is She

The Five Love Languages

Three Words: Happy Valentine’s Day! (You do know it's tomorrow, right?) Another three words: Five Love Languages The last set of three words: I love you. Pondering these sets of...
Steps to Take When Envy Rears Its Ugly Head - Blessed Is She

Steps to Take When Envy Rears Its Ugly Head

Envy has been popping up a lot in my life. I think this is partly because, as a new mother, it is so easy to compare myself to other mothers,...
Weekly Wallpaper // 162 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 162

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts! All the earth is filled with his glory!”// Isaiah 6:3 Thank you for these beautiful free wallpapers from Carolyn of Brass and...
The Patient Work of Healing - Blessed Is She

The Patient Work of Healing

Nearly nine months ago, I sprained my ankle. In a classic moment of a klutz kerfuffle, I was carrying the vacuum down the steps, tripped, and landed on an overextended,...
To the End: The 2019 Blessed is She Lent Journal for Women - Blessed Is She

To the End: The 2019 Blessed is She Lent Journal for Women

I don't know about you, but sometimes I approach Lent with a self-improvement mentality. When I think about what to give up, take up, and reflect upon, I tend to...
The Beauty of Catholic Schools - Blessed Is She

The Beauty of Catholic Schools

As the product of a Catholic elementary school education, a current provider of Catholic education, and a supporter of it for my own children, I’m so excited to be celebrating...
Weekly Wallpaper // 160 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 160

It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. // John 6:63 Thank you...