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Not Too Late to Join in the Catholic Moms Summit!
Hello Everybody! I just wanted to let you know that it’s not too late to join in the Catholic Moms’ Summit! In my own talk, I’ll be sharing more about Theology of the Body and ways you can talk to your own kids and help them to navigate this sex-saturated world. I took my experiences as somebody who used to travel the country talking about Chastity — to having six kids of my own and finding myself terrified at the prospect! Ha, ha! I tried to share the things I have learned over 19 years of parenting, and I hope it’s helpful! There are over 80 talks available to everybody,…
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Dream Bigger
Full disclosure: the early years of marriage and babies weren’t always easy. In fact, I dare say they were the most challenging years of my life — but they also were the biggest years of growth for me. Coincidence? I think not. In fact those early years with babies involved a lot of pruning — the cutting back of the selfishness, the self centered-ness that I had no idea was so prevalent in my life. Am I still selfish — yep! But the subtle shift from “me” to “we” has taken root in my life. My greatest aspirations have shifted from “my dreams” to “our dreams” — both John’s and…
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Martha and Mary: When Life Gets Too Busy
The last two weeks have been absolutely crazy — full of non-stop activity, gatherings at friends houses, and preparations for our own gathering this weekend. Sometimes life can get so busy — too busy, really — and you find that in the midst of it all, you are slowly beginning to lose yourself in the process. Losing yourself isn’t necessarily a bad thing. After all, Jesus made it clear that Christians need to die to themselves to bear fruit that will last. No doubt, there is a dying to oneself that actually leads to regeneration and renewal — it is this dying to one’s ego and selfishness that also leads…
