Saying “No” During this season and my favorite Christmas movies
Here’s this week’s must-reads before we celebrate Christmas! In this busy season, this feels appropriate… Saying, “No” to something can make us feel like we’re letting someone down, or like we’re disappointing them, or… like we’re not doing...
A Gift Guide for Each Love Language (and more!)
Here’s this week’s recap & must-reads:1. We’re just two weeks away from Christmas, so to help those last-minute shoppers (yes, I’m totally speaking to myself here!), I put together an in-depth gift guide for each love language. You can sign...
Community, Retreat & Marriage
Here’s a short list of this week’s must-reads… 1. To start with, I post a weekly Catholic Wife, Catholic Life Newsletter over on Patreon that includes a couple recipes to try (we mostly eat a Paleo diet and the recipes are tried & true!), a...
The Catholic Wife Gift Guide (2018)
Gift-giving is one of my love languages, so I put together this list of gifts I’d give to someone I love in case you needed some ideas for the people you love… Or for yourself (send it to your husband!). 😉 Let’s start with this post from the archives...
It’s that time of year… (Knowing & Doing the Will of the Father)
The online Pray More Advent Retreat begins this Sunday! Our goal with the retreat is to prepare our hearts and minds to receive Jesus when He comes to us at Christmas — but also, to be aware of His presence in our everyday lives, and to prepare for when He will come...
How-to’s for the Holidays
This week’s must-reads — and I’ll keep it short & sweet since I know we’re all busy prepping for Thanksgiving 🙂 1. 10 Questions to Deepen Your Relationship During the Holidays 2. How to Hate the Sin But Love the Sinner this Holiday Season...
A few of my Winter Necessities
I realize it’s not quite Winter just yet, but if you’ve been following me on Instagram this weekend, you know that we’ve had a power outage at our house for the last three days and counting from an ice storm last Thursday, so… it feels like...
Saints who Struggled with Anxiety & Depression, and how God Can show up in our Darkness
This week’s must-reads: 1. Saints who Struggled with Mental Illness. I had only previously known about two of the four mentioned here! I’ve called on St. Dymphna many times before to help when I’ve struggled with anxiety. Join the Catholic Wife,...
Looking for God & His Goodness in Your Husband
Last night during our Teams of our Lady meeting (which is five married couples getting together once a month for dinner & discussion about something we’re reading together; it’s a lay movement for married couples) each of us answered the question, “How...
“What if it’s real, what God tells us?”
Here’s this week’s must-reads: 1. In my second Catholic Wife, Catholic Life newsletter, I shared a prayer that you can say in less than a minute each day. It’s a really simple, beautiful list to read through (created by St. John XXIII) that seems...
“I have nothing left, but I still have my heart, and with that I can love.” (and more)
This week’s must-reads: But, first: I’m sending out my second newsletter this Thursday for the ladies who are a part of the Catholic Wife, Catholic Life private, online Community! I’m including things like prayer tips, saint quotes, recipes to try, and budget-friendly...About Me
Hi, I'm Annie! I'm a Catholic wife, writer & producer, and I work from home on a prayer ministry I run with my husband. I also write about, and share, some of the best things I find about living an authentic Catholic life as a woman & wife.
