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Crown of Creation: Radiating Joy & Sharing Love - Blessed Is She

Crown of Creation: Radiating Joy & Sharing Love

I love capturing raw and beautiful moments through the lens. I love being able to capture a friend smiling or laughing as the beauty of her soul is unveiled in...
Weekly Wallpaper // 34 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 34

We have a special weekly wallpaper from Erica of Be a Heart in honor of All Saints Day. She took inspiration from all the amazing BISsisters who make the cute...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // COMMUNION OF SAINTS - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // COMMUNION OF SAINTS

Today we are talking about COMMUNION OF SAINTS. As we approach the feasts of All Saints and All Souls this weekend, it is a good time to reflect on the...
The Lady Who Followed Me Home - Blessed Is She

The Lady Who Followed Me Home

Can I let you in on a little secret? The only tears I cried during my trip to Lourdes were not good tears; they weren’t tears of gratefulness, of joy...
Unscripted Work - Blessed Is She

Unscripted Work

For the past two weeks I have had the opportunity to observe something so beautiful that I was moved to tears while sitting in the pew at Mass. Although I...
Weekly Wallpaper // 33 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 33

Today's weekly wallpaper with a verse from today's gospel reading was made by Katrina of Hatch Prints. It comes from Mark 10:49- Take Courage: Get up. Jesus is calling you....
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // THE WAY - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // THE WAY

Today we are talking about THE WAY. Christ says: "I am the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE. No one comes to the Father except through me." How is your...
The Way - Blessed Is She

The Way

You are standing at a fork in the road with two possible paths. One way leads to paradise, the other to devastation. As you are, you cannot know which path...
Weekly Wallpaper // 32 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 32

Today's free weekly wallpaper features a verse from today's second reading, Hebrews 4:16, So let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // GOD'S TIMING - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // GOD'S TIMING

Today we are talking about GOD'S TIMING. Our ideas about when and how things should take place don't always coincide with God's ideas. When has this occurred in your life...
Why I Said YES to Having Kids Right Away - Blessed Is She

Why I Said YES to Having Kids Right Away

When we first got married (3 years ago this past August), my husband, Matt, and I had been instructed in depth how to chart my fertility cycles and were prepared...
All in His Time - Blessed Is She

All in His Time

The first time I met the child of a friend, my heart yearned uncomfortably for a baby of my own. It was painful, and there were tears… but, it wasn’t...