I’ve always had great empathy for couples going through infertility and miscarriage. I didn’t have experience with either one of those. I had three kids in three years, so it’s safe to say, I had no problems with fertility. I’m a very family person and I always wished to have children of my own. I […]
Tag: faith
“Humble thyself in the sight of the Lord. And He shall lift you up.” I’ve been a little M.I.A. lately. For the last three months I’ve been helping plan a women’s retreat as a team leader through my church. It’s been the most amazing and humbling experience I’ve ever been through. My team consisted of […]
October is the Month of the Rosary. I’ve never had the best relationship with our Mother Mary. I’ve never known how to pray to her or what to say. What can she help me with? Is she someone who can answer my prayers? Why would I pray to her if I can just pray to […]
Trust. Firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. I’ve never had to trust a group of people as much as I did when my babies were staying in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). All three of my kids were in the NICU after birth for different reasons and […]
Imagine. Two pictures. One is a person alone sitting in a chair, elbows on a table with their hands clasped together praying. Their forehead bowed down touching their praying hands. The other picture has that same person in the same position. Only this time, Jesus is sitting on the other side of the table with […]
Dear Kate, What a crazy 6 years it’s been. I bet you never thought you’d go through any of this. Or that you’d have kids that would have so many challenges. I’m sure you didn’t anticipate how hard this was going to be. Just so you know, it’s OK for you to say that. It’s […]
The traditional gift for the 6th wedding anniversary is iron representing strength. The modern gift is wood signifying a long-lasting and solid marriage. My husband and I celebrate six years of marriage this weekend. It’s been the most beautiful, terrifying, busy, difficult, lonely, eye-opening, and amazing six years of my life. Our marriage is incredibly […]
I’ve always known that was I called to motherhood. I couldn’t picture my life any other way. I wanted to get married and have kids when I grew up. The number of kids always changed as I got older. First it was three kids just like my parents had. Then it turned to five kids. […]