I hit a bizarre milestone in my life: I wore two different shoes to Mass and didn’t even notice until I got home. (I found a style of shoe that’s supportive and fits well, so I have a couple pairs in the exact same style and forsake all other shoes. In my defense, they are […]
I’ve read about millennials choosing not to have kids at record rates. (This is a completely different situation than the troubling increase in infertility. That’s a whole other discussion.) There’s even a term for these couples– DINK, or “double income, no kids.” Whether for financial reasons, social, or emotional reasons, DINKs are uninterested in trading […]
When sweet Rosie shared the loss of her daughter and plans for Christmas 2021, my heart broke for their family. We participated in her Margaret’s Stocking project last year. We prayed for their family. We thought of them often, long after Christmas, hoping that their hearts were healing. Little did we know that we would […]
The other day I heard Lauren Daigle’s Rebel Heart for the first time. Came on while I was in the shower, and I wasn’t really paying close attention. Then these words hit me “..this rebel heart belongs to You.” Except that’s not what I heard. I heard that line as “…this rubble heart belongs to […]
We are choosing granite options. I think we have a design figured out for Joseph’s stone. But there’s something meaningful in choosing stones today, the six-month anniversary of losing Joseph. Like we’re giving the tragedy a stamp of permanence. How have I managed to keep going? It’s rhetorical. I’m asking myself. Because I really don’t […]
Today is the feast of Our Lady of Sorrow, which I have never really acknowledged or celebrated until today. In fact, I remember specifically skipping over Our Lady of Sorrows resources in a past Catholic Mom bundle. I thought something like, “Oh, this really isn’t my jam.” Like, there’s enough sadness in the world to […]