#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
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
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...
#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
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...
#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
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
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...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // LIVING FAITH
Today we are talking about LIVING FAITH. Having faith is more than just an interior disposition of the heart. Faith is meant to be LIVED. How are you living it...
The Cross of Life
It is the ultimate paradox. A scandal, really. In Roman times, the cross was the greatest image of humiliation, of torture, of criminals, of death. It was bloody and horrifying...
Holiness NOW
The parts I play in my head rarely look like the life I lead in my home. In my brain I serve my children quinoa and granola, knit the days...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // WHOLENESS
Today we are talking about WHOLENESS. “We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures. We are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity...
