In case you missed it...

It has been a while since I have shared my writing in this space, so I thought I would start by compiling the recent pieces I have done, in case you missed them!

Radically Breaking In // a reflection on the Holy Spirit, on Baptism, on God's desire to break through to us.

Heart Check // where I invite you to join me in taking a look within, where we ask the Father to "consecrate us in the truth."

When You Look Into His Eyes // an encouragement and guided meditation with our loving God.

The Gift of Divine Mercy // my third piece for Blessed is She reflecting on the Gospel story of dear doubting Thomas. (I wonder if the Holy Spirit is trying to tell me something as He continues to ask me to reflect upon this Gospel? Ha!)

Designed to Seek Him // an encouragement for those moments when the Lord feels distant.

And finally –

Catholic Wedding Gift Guide // I put together this list of some of my favorite wedding gifts for Catholic couples. So if you have a wedding to attend this summer, I hope this guide will inspire! (There is so much goodness on the Blessed is She blog – be sure to check it out if you don't follow it regularly!)

I hope to be back to this space very soon – stay tuned!

Whose image do you bear?

I invite you to grab your Bible and open it up to read Mark 12:13-17. It's a passage I have read or heard many times, but in writing this devotion, God opened my eyes to some new insight.

"Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God," we hear Jesus instruct in the Gospel today. This is a familiar line from Scripture, yet what does it really mean for us?

For me, the key to unlocking Jesus' message is not so much in Jesus' above answer, but in the way He first poses the question.


Read the rest of my devotion here at Blessed is She.

One thing I know

"A season of big changes is coming up in my life. If I try to imagine six months from now, I cannot; there are so many unknowns looming ahead. Of course, none of us can really know what our lives will look like in six months – or tomorrow, for that matter, as every breath is a gift from God – but many of us probably have a decent guess. 

As for my family, we hope that my husband will successfully complete his Ph.D. program, receive a job offer, and we’ll pack up our lives and move to who knows where. (The Lord knows where.) I don’t know if we will move closer to our families, as we both so desire, or farther from them. I don’t know what the opportunities for my own work will be in our new location. I don’t know what parish we will attend, what community we will be a part of, or where my son will go to preschool. But, one thing I do know."

Read the rest of my devotion at Blessed is She today.