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Running Without Music, Not Without Purpose - Blessed Is She

Running Without Music, Not Without Purpose

On the day of my first marathon, I woke up at 4:30 a.m. After dressing in my running shorts and tank top, I found a Sharpie and opened my journal...
The Three Responses to Sin - Blessed Is She

The Three Responses to Sin

Over a decade ago I heard Mother Angelica make the following analogy in regards to sin and holiness. This audacious Carmelite likened sin to a mud puddle into which no...
Pilgrims Persistent in Prayer - Blessed Is She

Pilgrims Persistent in Prayer

Since early in the new year, I have been tuning in to Father Mike Schmitz’s Bible in a Year Podcast. Recently, we heard the Gospel of Mark. Over and over...
REMEMBER Series // Healing After Infertility - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Healing After Infertility

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // Finding an Unlikely Friend - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Finding an Unlikely Friend

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // Miracles When Moving - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Miracles When Moving

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // Physical + Emotional Healing - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Physical + Emotional Healing

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // A Miraculous Mission - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // A Miraculous Mission

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // Calling Through Confession - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Calling Through Confession

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // Finding Friendships - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Finding Friendships

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // Introduction - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Introduction

I am quick to forget. I can remember birthdays and appointments and my friends' favorite flowers and yet, for some reason, I struggle to remember how faithful God has been...
Living Faith with My Lutheran Husband - Blessed Is She

Living Faith with My Lutheran Husband

I converted when I was 28. At this point in time, my husband and I had been married for three years and had two children under the age of three....