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Bible Verses About Waiting - Blessed Is She

Bible Verses About Waiting

Have you been waiting for God to answer questions about your vocation or career? Have you applied for a big college scholarship and are trying hard to entrust the unknown...
7 Lessons I’ve Learned in Marriage - Blessed Is She

7 Lessons I’ve Learned in Marriage

Recently, I had the joyful opportunity of attending the wedding Mass of my son’s teacher and her (now) husband. It had been a long time since I attended a Nuptial...
Let the Ground Rest // a letter to the BIS community - Blessed Is She

Let the Ground Rest // a letter to the BIS community

Dear friend,  My mouth hung open as I read and re-read the Scripture I happened upon one day in prayer, approaching my seventh year as a worker in the vineyard...
Our Lady of Guadalupe and How She Adopted Our Family - Blessed Is She

Our Lady of Guadalupe and How She Adopted Our Family

December 12th is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe and it is a very special day in our home. This feast day is significant to many throughout the...
Jesus is the Fulfillment of the Love Languages - Blessed Is She

Jesus is the Fulfillment of the Love Languages

If you are anything like me, then you love love. You love any way you can express your feelings for the ones dearest to you. Your heart soars when you...
Am I at Rest? // An Inventory of Peace - Blessed Is She

Am I at Rest? // An Inventory of Peace

It can be an elusive chase. We shift schedules, we say "no," we set boundaries, we buy the next product that makes promises. We all long for peace, and we...
Single Ladies, Put Your Hands Up // Keeping Standards High While Dating - Blessed Is She

Single Ladies, Put Your Hands Up // Keeping Standards High While Dating

Recently I spoke with a young woman leaving for her freshman year of college. The subject of dating came up. I asked her what she was looking for in a...
Childlessness, Pound Cake, + Mother Culture - Blessed Is She

Childlessness, Pound Cake, + Mother Culture

A few summers ago I was in my poetry residency for the week. The instructor gave our class a writing assignment: produce a poem about food. That night, I sat...
Angels, an Artist, and the Capuchin Crypt in Rome - Blessed Is She

Angels, an Artist, and the Capuchin Crypt in Rome

I felt the hard, uneven cobblestones beneath my feet and took in the views all around me with fresh, wide eyes. It was one of the first days of my...
My Foster Care Journey - Blessed Is She

My Foster Care Journey

“Think nothing else but that God ordains all, and where there is no love, put love, and you will draw out love.” This quote from Saint John of the Cross...
BIS Reads // The Devil in the Castle - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads // The Devil in the Castle

“Have you ever considered that the devil is active in your prayer life? In the parish church where you attend Mass? In the lives and actions of people of goodwill...
Pursuing Peace // No More Excuses - Blessed Is She

Pursuing Peace // No More Excuses

My mind has a tendency to wander. I float between writing notes on my phone, post-it notes, my Blessed is She planner, and the notepad on the kitchen counter. I...