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#BISsisterhood Link-Up // FINDING JOY - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // FINDING JOY

Today we are talking about FINDING JOY. "Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls." // Mother...
Give Thanks in All Circumstances - Blessed Is She

Give Thanks in All Circumstances

Trusting God. Letting Go. Finding Joy. Those three phrases seem like such simple and easy concepts when you see them written down. I'm the kind of girl who never used...
A Third Way - Blessed Is She

A Third Way

Studying theology in graduate school afforded me the luxury of exploring my Catholic faith in ways I had never anticipated and will be forever grateful for. It opened a window...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // BODY IMAGE - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // BODY IMAGE

Today we are talking about BODY IMAGE. Having been made in the image and likeness of God, every person is good -- including the body given to you by Him....
Comparison: A Failure of the Imagination - Blessed Is She

Comparison: A Failure of the Imagination

“While we’re sitting at the Starbucks in the food court, we might find that our eyes are constantly darting to watch the other girls and women pass by. In just...
Body Remodel - Blessed Is She

Body Remodel

A few years ago, I found myself feeling indignant about our culture and its obsession with perfect bodies. I had entered that age in life where everywhere I turned it...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // PERSEVERANCE - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // PERSEVERANCE

Today we are talking about PERSEVERANCE. "[S]ince we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so...
Ocean of Goodness and Love - Blessed Is She

Ocean of Goodness and Love

It's one of those days where I have zero clue as to the actual day. I was swearing to my husband that it was Monday, which gave him one of...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // MISSION - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // MISSION

Today we are talking about MISSION. We are all called by Christ to be missionaries, carrying His word near and far, through our actions and by our words. How is...
If God Wills It - Blessed Is She

If God Wills It

People often ask when I decided to become a campus missionary. My call, actually, came to me on an overseas mission trip. As I crossed the muddy waters from the...
My Domestic Mission - Blessed Is She

My Domestic Mission

I am a missionary. Yet, I have never been on a mission. I live out my mission each day in my home. Missionary work calls us to give of ourselves...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // LIFE - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // LIFE

Today we are talking about LIFE. Each and every life is a precious gift God has entrusted us with to safeguard and enrich the best we can. This is equally...