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Seen and Loved by My Father - Blessed Is She

Seen and Loved by My Father

Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. // Psalm 128:1 When I was growing up, my dad was the headmaster at the private school my...
December 30, 2022
Light Helps Us See - Blessed Is She

Light Helps Us See

Beloved: The way we may be sure that we know Jesus is to keep his commandments. // 1 John 2:3 One of the traps of sin is that it blindfolds...
December 29, 2022
Unexplainable Peace in Unexpected Situations - Blessed Is She

Unexplainable Peace in Unexpected Situations

Had not the LORD been with us—When men rose up against us, then would they have swallowed us alive. // Psalm 124:1-3 I love the unique quiet after Christmas. The...
December 28, 2022
Is Your Joy Complete? - Blessed Is She

Is Your Joy Complete?

We are writing this so that our joy may be complete. // 1 John 1:4 The kids wore coats over their pajamas, and each had their favorite blanket in one...
December 27, 2022
Keep the Celebration Going - Blessed Is She

Keep the Celebration Going

But he, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. // Acts 7:55...
December 26, 2022
His Shining Victory - Blessed Is She

His Shining Victory

For Zion’s sake I will not be silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet, until her vindication shines forth like the dawn and her victory like a burning...
December 25, 2022
Christmas Past and Future (But No Ghosts) - Blessed Is She

Christmas Past and Future (But No Ghosts)

In the tender compassion of our God the dawn from on high shall break upon us, to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, and...
December 24, 2022
Prepare Him Room - Blessed Is She

Prepare Him Room

When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward...
December 23, 2022
Your End of the Covenant - Blessed Is She

Your End of the Covenant

I prayed for this child, and the LORD granted my request. // 1 Samuel 1:27 Last June I found myself in thick discernment and thick midsummer Florida humidity. I had...
December 22, 2022
My Lover Speaks - Blessed Is She

My Lover Speaks

Arise, my beloved, my beautiful one, and come . . . let me see you, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet and you are lovely. //...
December 21, 2022
After the Angel Departs - Blessed Is She

After the Angel Departs

Then the angel departed from her. // Luke 1:38 During my sophomore year at college, I was invited by a friend to attend Mass on a Tuesday, to which I...
December 20, 2022
Self-Doubt, Angels, and Trust - Blessed Is She

Self-Doubt, Angels, and Trust

Then Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” And the angel said to him...
December 19, 2022