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#BISsisterhood Link-Up // POWER OF PRAYER - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // POWER OF PRAYER

Today we are talking about POWER OF PRAYER. St. John Chrysostom once stated, "Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // DISCERNMENT - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // DISCERNMENT

Today we are talking about DISCERNMENT. Discernment is not merely discovering your vocation. Discernment is ongoing process. It takes place daily, in the every day moments and the life-altering ones....
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // GOODBYE - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // GOODBYE

Today we are talking about GOODBYE. As summer comes to a close, there may be the occasion for goodbyes in our lives. (At the very least, a goodbye to the...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // TRANSFIGURATION - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // TRANSFIGURATION

Today we are talking about TRANSFIGURATION. Today we celebrate the feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord. His glory is revealed! Are there places in your life where you have...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // FORGIVENESS - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // FORGIVENESS

Today we are talking about FORGIVENESS. “The joy of God is the joy of forgiveness. It is the joy of the shepherd who finds his lost sheep; the joy of...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // THY WILL BE DONE - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // THY WILL BE DONE

Today we are talking about THY WILL BE DONE. This is how Christ taught us to pray in the words of the Lord's Prayer and the example He gives throughout...
Whatever He Does is Well Done - Blessed Is She

Whatever He Does is Well Done

Here we are halfway through the middle of July already, and I never made a single resolution for 2015. Truthfully, I'm not much for making resolutions at the start of...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // MAKING TIME - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // MAKING TIME

Today we are talking about MAKING TIME. Our priorities become clear when we look at what we choose to give our time to in our day-to-day lives. What is important...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // FREEDOM - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // FREEDOM

Today we are talking about FREEDOM. "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery." Galatians 5:1 Christ died...
Self Control is More Important Than Saving Rent - Blessed Is She

Self Control is More Important Than Saving Rent

I marry my fiancé, Steven, in 95 days. Wow. For part of our relationship, Steven and I lived in seperate states. I worked as a campus ministry intern in Virginia,...
The First Day I Felt Alone - Blessed Is She

The First Day I Felt Alone

I remember the first day I felt alone. We were all giggling around the lunch table, the popular girls and I, and we were looking at our other classmates, laughing...