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Weekly Wallpaper // 275 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 275

I will put my spirit in you that you may live... // Ezekiel 37:14 Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Remember, Members, you get this for free! Log...
The Small Step to a Radical Prayer Life - Blessed Is She

The Small Step to a Radical Prayer Life

I was talking to a very wise priest about some things I had tried (and failed) to attempt to expand faith in my Catholic high school. He told me that...
Weekly Wallpaper // 274 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 274

And they went out and proclaimed the good news everywhere. // Mark 16:20 Love this print from Mariana Pimiento of Big Apple Catholic. Let His word dwell in us richly,...
Biblical Affirmations - Blessed Is She

Biblical Affirmations

What if we viewed ourselves the way God does? One therapeutic technique often used is known as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and the premise is this: our thoughts shape our...
Weekly Wallpaper // 273 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 273

No on has great love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. // John 15:13 Love this beautiful print from Carolyn of Brass & Mint Co. Let...
Stubbornness and Your Family - Blessed Is She

Stubbornness and Your Family

"I know you hate math, honey, but you still have to do it. Don't give up; be stubborn and get it done." Those words left my mouth a week before...
Holy Hour Two Ways - Blessed Is She

Holy Hour Two Ways

As a mom of young children, I long thought a regular Holy Hour was something for another season of life. I imagined it would be at least a few more...
Weekly Wallpaper // 272 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 272

Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. // 1 John 3:18 Love this print from Tisa Muico from today's readings. Let His word...
Weekly Wallpaper // 271 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 271

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, his mercy endures forever. // Psalm 118:1 Love this print from Remilla Ty from today's readings. Let His word dwell in...
Fertility Awareness and the Feminine Genius - Blessed Is She

Fertility Awareness and the Feminine Genius

Cycle tracking. Fertility awareness. Cycle charting. Fertility Awareness Methods. Natural Family Planning. Fertility tracking. All of these terms seem to get mixed and mingled in many conversations online and in-person,...
Weekly Wallpaper // 270 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 270

Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away... // Acts 3:19 Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Remember, Members, you get this for free!...
The Idol of Health - Blessed Is She

The Idol of Health

I write to you while sipping on a green juice and munching on a waffle. Evidence of change—balance. This morning I had to stretch the waist band on my underwear...