“God is good with what we must drop, delegate, or decrease so that we can increase our awareness of Him in the present.”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “Young love is about passion, romance, expectations, ideals. Seasoned love is about decades of growing, being humble and grateful, building a legacy on day at a time. As my wonderful Clay willingly serves me, puts on my...
“It all comes down to this: You were made in love, for love, to love.”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + When Jesus told Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch,” Simon felt like he had already done everything he could do — he was tired and exhausted. He said, “Master, we have worked hard...
“God is always meeting us where we are, not where we think we should be”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “Storms and winds swept through our lives so many times. We grew from immaturity and selfishness toward humility, grace, and selflessness in a long process of obedience, admitting our flaws, straining to understand how to...
“Faithfulness to prayer is faithfulness to a person.”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “Faithfulness to prayer is faithfulness to a person.” — Fr. Mike Schmitz + “Our scars from our experience of life will be like badges of honor in heaven.” — Restore the Glory Podcast +...
“We are not a step removed from everything; but a step closer to everything when we encounter God.”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “God doesn’t expect us to handle this. He wants us to hand this over to Him.” — Lysa T. + The Power of Intercessory Prayer + A beautiful part of our Faith is that it give us the words to say and pray...
Healing — Even if the Storm Doesn’t Go Away
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “At first, after her conversion she thought she would have to renounce all that was secular and live totally immersed in God, but then she realized that, even in the contemplative life, you cannot sever all connection with the...
“A little reminder: God is always doing so much beneath the surface”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “St. Martha, a you’re a saint not because you got everything right from the beginning, but because you stayed close to Jesus, you listened and learned. Help us always do the same! St. Martha, pray for us!” —...
The most important thing is spending time with the Lord
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “…the most important thing is spending time with the Lord. We can’t allow Him to plant the seeds of faith if we aren’t dedicating time in prayer each day. But even that’s not enough. We have to ask the Lord to make...
“Whatever you do, invite Jesus along”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “Although not all my prayers were answered as I wanted, God has remained faithful in giving me all the strength and grace I need to get through the difficult times. Frankly, it’s still my tendency not to ask for something...
“Sometimes, we simply have to give God the time and space to finish what He begins…”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + Yesterday was the feast of Saints Zelie & Louis Martin, St. Therese of Lisieux’s parents. I wrote a little bit about St. Zelie here: When St. Zelie was dying from cancer, she made a trip to Lourdes to pray for her...
Jesus’ touch heals. And it makes me think: what about ours?
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “It was through his doubts that the Lord was able to bring Thomas to a more complete understanding of who Jesus was and the mission that He was sent to accomplish. It led to Thomas proclaiming: “My Lord and my God.”...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.
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