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Tender October - Blessed Is She

Tender October

There is something about the long, slow pace of a fall unfolding with unhurried grandeur that softens my defenses against the coming of colder days. Hot afternoons, crisp nights, crickets...
Family and the Gift of Self - Blessed Is She

Family and the Gift of Self

My parents are making their way to the airport. The “Cajun Mafia” invaded Denver for a few days to “grandparent” and celebrate 35 years of marriage. Thirty-five years is proof...
Sisters Speak in the #BISsisterhood - Blessed Is She

Sisters Speak in the #BISsisterhood

Let’s get to know each other a bit more, as sisters in Christ. Feel free to share your answers to these questions in on our Instagram post and/or your own...

A Perfect Paradox

Family can be a perfect paradox. We toil endlessly for the benefit of our family. Yet, we so often convince ourselves that the individuals with whom we share our lives...
Sisters Speak in the #BISsisterhood - Blessed Is She

Sisters Speak in the #BISsisterhood

Let’s get to know each other a bit more, as sisters in Christ. Feel free to share your answers to these questions in on our Instagram post and/or your own...
The Universal Plea of a Parent - Blessed Is She

The Universal Plea of a Parent

After years of downtown driving I have come to the conclusion that no one is comfortable with street corner encounters, usually involving a hand-scribbled note on a cardboard square. I...
Sisters Speak in the #BISsisterhood - Blessed Is She

Sisters Speak in the #BISsisterhood

Let’s get to know each other a bit more, as sisters in Christ. Feel free to share your answers to these questions in on our Instagram post and/or your own...
Family: Again and Again - Blessed Is She

Family: Again and Again

Again and again. Family – that messy, intimate, painful, glorious creation. It’s the place where the Divine takes ingredients from two separate families, blends them together, and observes the results....
Sisters Speak in the #BISsisterhood - Blessed Is She

Sisters Speak in the #BISsisterhood

Let’s get to know each other a bit more, as sisters in Christ. Feel free to share your answers to these questions in on our Instagram post and/or your own...
Extraordinary Women for Ordinary Time - Blessed Is She

Extraordinary Women for Ordinary Time

I have this friend. This friend is a blogger. A successful blogger. She creates custom tote bags that are bought by the rich and fabulous. Her studio is obviously the...
Sisters Speak in the #BISsisterhood - Blessed Is She

Sisters Speak in the #BISsisterhood

Let’s get to know each other a bit more, as sisters in Christ. Feel free to share your answers to these questions in on our Instagram post and/or your own...
Sisters Speak in the #BISsisterhood - Blessed Is She

Sisters Speak in the #BISsisterhood

Let’s get to know each other a bit more, as sisters in Christ. Feel free to share your answers to these questions in on our Instagram post and/or your own...