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A Time for Celebrating (and Fasting) - Blessed Is She

A Time for Celebrating (and Fasting)

The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?” // Matthew 9:14 The most wonderful wedding reception...
July 02, 2022
Truth Telling over Stove Top Stuffing - Blessed Is She

Truth Telling over Stove Top Stuffing

“But when he comes, the Spirit of Truth, he will guide you to all truth.” // John 16:13 Telling the truth was something highly ingrained in me from the time...
June 12, 2022
Love Is All You Need - Blessed Is She

Love Is All You Need

"As I have loved you, so you should also love one another."// John 13:34 I love the cozy home I have made out of my little apartment. My heart breathes...
May 15, 2022
Truth Knowing and Truth Telling - Blessed Is She

Truth Knowing and Truth Telling

"You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." // John 8:32 From the time I was a little girl, I had a sensitive conscience. It was...
April 06, 2022
Mountain Climbing Adventures with Jesus - Blessed Is She

Mountain Climbing Adventures with Jesus

Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. // Luke 9:28 I have climbed a mountain once in my life. During a post-college trip to...
March 13, 2022
That Gut-Punch Feeling - Blessed Is She

That Gut-Punch Feeling

"My heart is moved with pity for the crowd." // Mark 8:2 I remember the first time I began leading a woman through the annulment process as a trained lay...
February 12, 2022
Patron Saint Games & Story Telling - Blessed Is She

Patron Saint Games & Story Telling

"I asked, ‘What shall I do, sir?’ The Lord answered me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told about everything appointed for you to do.'"...
January 25, 2022
Selective Listening Is Never Listening - Blessed Is She

Selective Listening Is Never Listening

"Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock." // Matthew 7:24 I have always...
December 02, 2021
Do Not Allow Yourself To Be Shushed - Blessed Is She

Do Not Allow Yourself To Be Shushed

Have you ever felt silenced or shushed by other people in your life? When I was a little girl, I once was hushed by someone who told me, "Be a...
November 15, 2021
Special People & Special Names - Blessed Is She

Special People & Special Names

My favorite grandparent was my mom's dad whom we called "Papa." A quiet, gentle soul, I always felt safe and at ease in his presence. Some of my earliest memories...
October 25, 2021
Confessions from a Car Nut - Blessed Is She

Confessions from a Car Nut

I am not the most patient or gentle driver. If my lead foot weren't bad enough, I often get irritated and "express" my verbal frustrations to myself aloud in my...
September 21, 2021
God Doesn't Call the Qualified - Blessed Is She

God Doesn't Call the Qualified

Have you ever doubted the voice of God calling you to do something? I felt that way the first time I felt God clearly call me to pray with a...
August 17, 2021