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Our Favorite Christmas Traditions - Blessed Is She

Our Favorite Christmas Traditions

It is the Advent season, and I think we are all ready for some Christmas cheer. Read on to find out how the Blessed Is She blog writers will be...
Blessed Chats: Grief // My Parents' Divorce - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: Grief // My Parents' Divorce

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...
Blessed Chats: Grief // Flowers from My Mother - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: Grief // Flowers from My Mother

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...
Blessed Chats: Grief // Death is Always Unexpected - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: Grief // Death is Always Unexpected

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...
Blessed Chats: Grief // My Estranged Sibling - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: Grief // My Estranged Sibling

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...
Our Advent Homeschool Morning Basket with Maranatha - Blessed Is She

Our Advent Homeschool Morning Basket with Maranatha

Advent and Christmas are my favorite seasons in the liturgical calendar, and in our homeschool year. Each year, I look forward to carving out time in our regular school rhythm...
Litany of Saints for Difficult Family Situations - Blessed Is She

Litany of Saints for Difficult Family Situations

November is here, the holidays are fast approaching, and that means that traditional social gatherings will be taking place. The majority of us spend the holidays with our families, and...
The Blessed Mother Bolstered My Hope in the Face of Despair - Blessed Is She

The Blessed Mother Bolstered My Hope in the Face of Despair

Sometimes in life we are faced with moments that change everything. It can be difficult to stay upright when life does not go as planned, careening drastically off course. The...
How NFP Helped Me Diagnose PCOS - Blessed Is She

How NFP Helped Me Diagnose PCOS

When my husband Mike and I got married, we knew that we would be open to life within our marriage. In fact, we both wanted children right away. Though we...
Sunday Fun for Faith-Filled Families - Blessed Is She

Sunday Fun for Faith-Filled Families

Four months into the monotony of working from home, I find myself asking the question at least once every twenty-four hours, “What day is it again?” My confusion is probably...
Prayers for Children Who Have Left the Church - Blessed Is She

Prayers for Children Who Have Left the Church

As Catholic mothers, we want the very best for our children. We want them to be happy and healthy. We want them to thrive in school, friendship, interests, and talents....
How to Name Your Baby (Catholic-Style) - Blessed Is She

How to Name Your Baby (Catholic-Style)

Names are an important thing, a truth that becomes all the more obvious as a parent trying to choose a name for your child the first time. Some have had...