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The Present As My Treasure - Blessed Is She

The Present As My Treasure

“For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” // Matthew 6:21 I huffed as I tossed my phone on the couch—how long had I been scrolling again?...
June 20, 2024
Adopted By The Father - Blessed Is She

Adopted By The Father

You have received a spirit of adoption as sons through which we cry: Abba! Father!  // Romans 8:15 (Alleluia Verse) Years ago, one of my children tried to convince her little...
June 19, 2024
Caught Up In the Lord’s Whirlwind - Blessed Is She

Caught Up In the Lord’s Whirlwind

As they walked on conversing, a flaming chariot and flaming horses came between them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. // 1 Kings 2:11 I watched as the smoke...
June 18, 2024
Peace and Happiness, the Counterintuitive Way - Blessed Is She

Peace and Happiness, the Counterintuitive Way

“But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father.” // Matthew 5:44-45 For Christmas last year...
June 17, 2024
Transform My Heart - Blessed Is She

Transform My Heart

Jesus said to his disciples: "You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, offer no...
June 16, 2024
Our Littleness = His Greatness - Blessed Is She

Our Littleness = His Greatness

“[A] mustard seed . . . when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs...
June 15, 2024
Yes, You Belong To Him - Blessed Is She

Yes, You Belong To Him

“Let your 'Yes' mean 'Yes,' and your 'No' mean 'No.’ Anything more is from the Evil One.” // Matthew 5:37 Growing up, being deeply insecure, I had a hard time...
June 14, 2024
The Redemption of Marriage - Blessed Is She

The Redemption of Marriage

Your presence, O LORD, I seek. // Psalm 27:8 “Amen,” I whispered as I opened my mouth to receive Holy Communion. My husband knelt at my side and received the...
June 13, 2024
Leave it at the Altar - Blessed Is She

Leave it at the Altar

“Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and...
June 12, 2024
Heard, Seen, and Loved - Blessed Is She

Heard, Seen, and Loved

But there was not a sound; No one answered, and no one was listening. // 1 Kings 18:29 My four-year-old has been getting frustrated lately as he yearns for more...
June 11, 2024
The Flavor of Christ - Blessed Is She

The Flavor of Christ

“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown...
June 10, 2024
Our Heavenly Reward - Blessed Is She

Our Heavenly Reward

Rejoice and be glad; for your reward will be great in heaven. // Matthew 5:12  I had been so discouraged that semester by how little fruit had come from the...
June 09, 2024