“Their Invitation is Your Permission” in Our Marriage
Last time, I introduced the phrase "Their Invitation is Your Permission," and what it looks like in my relationships. If you missed that one, click here. Today, I'm talking about what "Their Invitation is Your Permission" looks like in our marriage when one of us...
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I was listening to The Happy Hour With Jamie Ivey episode #13 last week while I did the dinner dishes. Jamie and her guest, Annie Downs, author of the book Let's All Be Brave, were talking about bravery in relationships. They spent a chunk of the podcast talking...
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I was listening to The Happy Hour With Jamie Ivey episode #13 last week while I did the dinner dishes. Jamie and her guest, Annie Downs, author of the book Let's All Be Brave, were talking about bravery in relationships. They spent a chunk of the podcast talking...
read moreThank you, Msgr. Barr
Dear Monsignor Barr, When Pope Francis declared this the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, I wondered what it would look like at St. Joseph's. Of all of the changes I have seen, I am most inspired and thankful for your leadership toward the goal of including...
read moreLetting go of my plan for His
Yesterday was a big day. I wouldn't admit it to myself, but I was a wee bit anxious about how it would go. Instead of admitting it or giving in to the tears, I lost myself in a flurry of activity to get everyone out the door. Yesterday was Harry's first day of...
read moreSwitching to the Marquette Method of NFP
Last weekend concluded NFP (Natural Family Planning) Awareness Week. If you don't know what that is, read my old post here. Philip and I learned the Creighton Model during our engagement and used the Creighton Model to help us achieve pregnancies, space pregnancies,...
read moreLocker Room Lessons
I'm a flurry of movement, fumbling to get my things in and out of my locker so that I can pick the kids up from the nursery in time. These ladies are in no rush. They look each other in the eyes. They sit for a few minutes just to chat--swapping recipes, lamenting...
read more"I am a writer."
I've always loved writing. I suppose a lot of that is because I come from a long line of storytellers. It's a fun quirk from our family that I never fully appreciated until I got married. I thought every family sat around, reminiscing and laughing about, "that time...
read more“I am a writer.”
I've always loved writing. I suppose a lot of that is because I come from a long line of storytellers. It's a fun quirk from our family that I never fully appreciated until I got married. I thought every family sat around, reminiscing and laughing about, "that time...
read more"Have I played or recreated with them?"
To prepare for the sacrament of confession, Catholics are taught to examine their consciences in an effort to bring to mind all of the sins they committed since their last confession. There are several different versions of examinations of consciences available....
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