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How to Thrive After a Break Up - Blessed Is She

How to Thrive After a Break Up

Breaking up is never easy; it’s not supposed to be. Whether you’re the dumpee or the one breaking things off, both people experience pain. Navigating high emotions, memories, and questions...
Lift Up. Look Up. - Blessed Is She

Lift Up. Look Up.

Grammy Award-winning Christian music artist Lauren Daigle’s “Look Up Child” has me thinking about this idea of “looking up” and what it means through the eyes of a believer. Daigle...
Why (and How) to Host a Clothing Swap - Blessed Is She

Why (and How) to Host a Clothing Swap

What we buy and where it comes from matters. Shopping is a Moral Act Ethical shopping has become more of a hot-button issue as we’ve learned more and more how...
The Need for Personal Retreats - Blessed Is She

The Need for Personal Retreats

Each week, I fill my car with gas. I refuel my body with food and sleep. I charge my cell phone every night. But my spiritual life? How often do...
The Kingdom of Heaven is Near - Blessed Is She

The Kingdom of Heaven is Near

The Kingdom of Heaven is near. it's just around the corner just under the veil. Oh, if I could just identify that corner that I might turn it. Oh, see...
Let Your Light Shine: Braving Solo Travel to Attend the Blessed is She Retreat - Blessed Is She

Let Your Light Shine: Braving Solo Travel to Attend the Blessed is She Retreat

Just shy of two years ago, I was in my home watching Beth Davis do a Teachable Tuesday talk on Instagram. She discussed letting God know your dreams. The idea...
Friday Meals for Families During Lent - Blessed Is She

Friday Meals for Families During Lent

Growing up, when Lent rolled around, Friday dinners were always bean and cheese burrito nights. Now, I’m not complaining! Feeding a family of nine is never an easy task. However,...
Sts. Perpetua and Felicity: What Modern Catholic Women Can Learn from Two Third-Century Martyrs - Blessed Is She

Sts. Perpetua and Felicity: What Modern Catholic Women Can Learn from Two Third-Century Martyrs

I recognized their names from the Roman Canon, but it wasn’t until daily Mass one March 7th that the priest brought Sts. Perpetua and Felicity to life before the eyes...
A Reflective Lenten Playlist - Blessed Is She

A Reflective Lenten Playlist

Music. It’s an art form that never ceases to move me closer to the Heart of the Father. I’ve found that my faith life blossoms and grows with music. The...
Beautiful + Modest Swimsuits for Every Body Type - Blessed Is She

Beautiful + Modest Swimsuits for Every Body Type

Spring and summer are two of my favorite seasons because of the new life, hope, and warmth that come with it! I also love having beach days and time by...
What to Give Up and Take Up for Lent (Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving) - Blessed Is She

What to Give Up and Take Up for Lent (Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving)

When I was really little, sometimes my Mom would sing us this little tune to remind us of the big liturgical season coming upon us: “Lent, Lent, it's time to...
Weekly Wallpaper // 165 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 165

It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praise to your name, Most High, To proclaim your kindness at dawn and your faithfulness throughout the night. //...