January 2018 I sat down with my pastor seeking counsel on my marriage. My husband had been suffering day in & day out with migraine attacks. That entire month, our daughters (3 and 1.5 years old at the time) saw their dad for a total of 8 hours. Eight. Hours. I was alone. My husband …
I’ve been sitting with my open laptop for a few hours trying, trying to overcome my anxiety, trying to put words on the screen. I’ve been anxiously second-guessing my social media post yesterday. Wondering if I said too much, if I spoke correctly, if I offended anyone or ostracized myself or my husband with my …
I said yes to this man 12 years ago yesterday. Two imperfect, unknowingly broken people joining together as one. The day was joy-filled, but far from perfect. The homilist spoke of divorce. Our two priests had prayers missing from their Mass guide, and didn’t ask my husband and I whether or not we were entering …
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NOTE: this post was originally published on my Instagram account, @sayingyestoday. My thoughts mark a turning point for me in my relationship with our Lord God. A deeper faith, a deeper trust, a deeper surrender. I would much rather walk away. To escape. Evacuate. It’s my subconscious M/O when things are hard. When the reward …
I once believed our fiat was once a one and done sort of deal. I mean Mary said yes once to accepting the Son of God into her womb, right, so there’s gotta be this, “oh, I see, Lord. You’re calling me to do this, or to carry that cross. Ok. I love you. I …
Freedom Hijacked by Health Crisis For the last nearly three years, I have lived with restricted freedoms because of health reasons in our family. Strange to realize that compromised health in our family leads to compromised freedom. And how strange that this rings just as true for our society, our world, right now in the …
**This post originally titled Til Death Do Us Part was published on July 18, 2013 on my original blog, Blue Jeans and Fancy Things ** This is the fourth post in a long series. If you would like to read from the beginning, you can find that post here. In this post I share a deeply personal …
