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Scripture Verses to Pray When You're Missing Someone - Blessed Is She

Scripture Verses to Pray When You're Missing Someone

Sometimes, we’re the one that stays behind. Sometimes, we’re the one that leaves. Maybe we’re the one who remains while our loved one moves on. Or maybe we’re the one...
How to Forgive (for Real) - Blessed Is She

How to Forgive (for Real)

There are multiple things I wish to impart to my children. I’m sure this is true of any mother. Primarily, my heart desires for each of them to personally know...
Using Negative Feelings in Discernment - Blessed Is She

Using Negative Feelings in Discernment

The word "discernment" is like the word "vocation." We hear it and immediately think of the priesthood or religious life. We think discernment is something specific and set apart. We...
When You're Feeling Unseen - Blessed Is She

When You're Feeling Unseen

As people, we want to be seen. We want to see how many “likes” we can get on Facebook. We want to have more followers on Instagram and the longest...
How to Pray the Litany of Trust - Blessed Is She

How to Pray the Litany of Trust

A year ago, I would have said I didn’t have any problem trusting God. That sometimes, sure, I balked a bit at His will or His plans. But in general,...
Staying Reliant on God in a Culture of Independence - Blessed Is She

Staying Reliant on God in a Culture of Independence

Everywhere I turn, I’m reminded that my ultimate autonomy is crucial to my success as a female in 2019. I need to be an independent woman who doesn’t need a...
Let's Talk about NFP: Here's What Needs to Change - Blessed Is She

Let's Talk about NFP: Here's What Needs to Change

What if I told you we all have to change our mindsets and the narratives we believe when it comes to NFP? What if I told you we’ve all been...
An Ocean of Promises - Blessed Is She

An Ocean of Promises

Recently, I’ve been fascinated by documentaries about the ocean and the life that inhabits it. I’ve learned so much about God’s creations—the intelligent dolphins, the majestic humpbacks, the misunderstood sharks,...
Ordered vs. Organized - Blessed Is She

Ordered vs. Organized

          There is a difference between living a life that is organized and living a life that is ordered. Plenty of people strive to live an...
Belonging to His Flock: How We Can Discover Relationship with God through Biblical Imagery - Blessed Is She

Belonging to His Flock: How We Can Discover Relationship with God through Biblical Imagery

Since my early childhood, my has family raised a handful of sheep each year. I have fond memories as a girl, wandering to our back pasture to feed the sheep...
Scripture Verses to Pray When You're Mad at God - Blessed Is She

Scripture Verses to Pray When You're Mad at God

There’s a scene in the 90s flick Mrs. Doubtfire that has always broken my heart. Miranda (played by Sally Fields) is having a heart-to-heart with Mrs. Doubtfire, who is actually...
How to Be Centered on God's Expectations Rather than the Expectations of Others - Blessed Is She

How to Be Centered on God's Expectations Rather than the Expectations of Others

A few years ago, I was busier than God wanted me to be, let alone expected me to be. I was doing what most of us do—more than God calls...