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I Have MS, But God Has Me - Blessed Is She

I Have MS, But God Has Me

It started with numb feet and fatigue. But when you are living in Arizona, 120-degree summers made everyone fatigued. Numb feet led to my legs feeling chronically asleep, which eventually...
BIS Reviews: Evergreen - Blessed Is She

BIS Reviews: Evergreen

We at Blessed is She were given the awesome opportunity to preview a new feature film made by a Catholic indie filmmaker, Tanner Kalina. His movie, Evergreen, recently won several...
Our Mother's Prayers - Blessed Is She

Our Mother's Prayers

I used to be the US Military Coordinator for the international ministry, Mother's Prayers. It is a para-liturgical service in which we lay our children down at the feet of...
Weekly Wallpaper // 179 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 179

This week, download not one but TWO beautiful free wallpapers from Sarah Elizabeth! Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Remember, Members, you get this 8x10 digital download for...
Thinking About My Anxious Thoughts - Blessed Is She

Thinking About My Anxious Thoughts

At the time, I never really considered myself a person that struggled with fear and anxiety. I had been happily attending my non-denominational church for years. While I had been...
10 Tips for Starting a Young Adult Ministry - Blessed Is She

10 Tips for Starting a Young Adult Ministry

Young adulthood (college-age into thirties) is really the time where many people either choose the Faith for themselves or walk away entirely. This is an age where many of us...
How to Practice the Works of Mercy as a Family (+ Printable Checklist!) - Blessed Is She

How to Practice the Works of Mercy as a Family (+ Printable Checklist!)

Throughout the Gospels, Jesus instructs us to care for one another out of love for Him. The Golden Rule, the second greatest commandment, and the example of Christ Himself drive...
God's Presence in Us and Others - Blessed Is She

God's Presence in Us and Others

It was a cold, dark winter morning as I drove my quiet boy to the surgical center. I tried to warm up from the chill that was in the air...
Ladies' Night Tips + Ideas - Blessed Is She

Ladies' Night Tips + Ideas

A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter: he that has found one has found a treasure. There is nothing so precious as a faithful friend. -Sirach 6:14-15   Where Two...
What We Hope Women Receive (+ Give) from Misericordia - Blessed Is She

What We Hope Women Receive (+ Give) from Misericordia

One of the central pieces to the mission of Blessed is She is helping women find and create Catholic community. We love our online community, and we've been amazed by...
Best Books + Resources for Discernment - Blessed Is She

Best Books + Resources for Discernment

Discernment can be an overwhelming process. Perhaps it is partially because, by its very nature, it is personal and internal. And while everyone has seen other people make decisions, it...
How to Have a Spiritually Fruitful Summer When Your Kids are Home from School - Blessed Is She

How to Have a Spiritually Fruitful Summer When Your Kids are Home from School

School is out! You can say goodbye to packing lunches, long pick-up lines, homework, and early morning outfit battles. But now what? You have over two months without your kids...