It’s weird to say, but I think the most distinctive aspect of our home isn’t the number of overflowing bookshelves (literally—we have stacks of books that don’t fit in our bookcases), or frames and frames of religious art, or the surprising number of lamps in every room (overhead lighting is for the birds). The most…

Hello and Happy Saturday! Today is the beloved Thérèse of Lisieux’s feast day. Because Stephen is working, we won’t be doing much to celebrate this time around, sadly. Although historically I like to go big for my HOMEGIRL. In any case—here is an easy crepe recipe (from France) to help you celebrate our precious Thérèse.…

I’m not someone who likes to think about the holidays long before they come to pass. I don’t put up a Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving and usually my gifts typically arrive just in time…or possibly a day or two late. Oops. But. This year I want things to be different. As I’ve gotten…

“If the winds of temptation arise; if you are driven upon the rocks of tribulation, look to the star, call on Mary.  If you are tossed upon the waves of pride, of ambition, of envy, of rivalry, look to the star, call on Mary.  Should anger, or avarice, or fleshly desire violently assail the frail…

“Let us celebrate with joyful hearts the birth of the Virgin Mary, of whom was born the Sun of Justice, Christ our Lord.”  Hello and happy Friday!! It’s hard to believe it’s already September. It’s especially to believe it here in Florida where the weather has not changed since May one iota. But anyway, at…

Hello and happy Wednesday! It’s been a while since I did one of these. Since Stephen left I’ve been on the road a lot but am finally back in FL and getting settled.  It was certainly a difficult month with him being gone, but I am blessed to have family that is ready and willing…

A week from today is the feast of the Assumption of Mary! You can check out a cool timeline about how this feast came to be here, but basically, it is the day we celebrate Mary’s ascent to heaven at the end of her life. Traditionally, the Church has celebrated this day in a big way. For example:…

Hello friends, I wanted to share with you an upcoming event I’m hosting. It’s a personal retreat based on the book The Way of Trust and Love by Jacques Philippe. I decided to do this because, as Stephen prepares to leave for a short deployment, I wanted a way to not just survive while he’s…

Getting ready for deployment has been like having a band-aid pulled off in the slowest, most drawn-out way possible. Obviously, I don’t want him to leave, but I do just kind of want to get it over with. I know especially the parts of saying ‘goodbye’ and getting used to his absence are going to be painful,…

Two weeks off. It was glorious. Just to spend time together with family we don’t get to see very often was such a gift. We didn’t go anywhere too exciting (although we did do one day at Busch Gardens which was a blast), but it didn’t matter. I actually love traveling with Stephen, I think it’s…