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Here are this week’s must-reads:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

+ From a few years ago — this is so sweet. “And so, when I get an empty email from my husband, I know it\u2019s because he wrote \u201cI love you.\u201d He says it so often, at the end of so many emails, Gmail thinks it\u2019s part of his name. Gmail thinks that\u2019s who he is.” — Simcha Fischer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

+ “You are deeply loved in the midst of your deepest dark”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

+ “One of the most valuable life lessons I\u2019ve learned is how the Lord uses our weaknesses…”<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

+ Mourning the life you envisioned<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

+ “At every stage and in every circumstance, we are held in existence by God\u2019s love. The presence of an illness, disability, or other challenging situation never diminishes the value of a human life. <\/strong>God does not call us to perfection of appearance or abilities, but to perfection in love. Christ invites us to embrace our own lives and the lives of others as true gifts.” – (respect life dot org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

+ A husband’s guide to natural family planning<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

+ \u201cBut if we\u2019re focused on what everybody else is getting or receiving, we don\u2019t see what God is doing in our own life. It takes patience. It takes trust and patience in those places. And we can keep our eyes on Him or we can focus on what everybody else has going on.\u201d – Heather Khym<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

+ \u201cTo repent is not to look downwards at my own shortcomings, but upwards at God\u2019s love<\/strong>, it is not to look backwards with self-reproach but forward with trustfulness, it is to see not what I have failed to be, but what by the grace of Christ I might yet become.\u201d \u2014St. John Climacus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

+ Four things God wants to tell you in 2021<\/a>:<\/strong> 1) You are fully seen and known. 2) \u201cYou are altogether beautiful my love and there is no flaw in you\u201d (Song of Songs 4:7). 3) \u201cYou are never alone.\u201d 4) You are a beloved daughter of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

+ \u201cLove between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.\u201d (St. John Paul II)<\/a>. This last week, that has looked like my husband making me coffee every morning even though he\u2019s not drinking it. It\u2019s just for me. \u2615\ufe0f And I\u2019ve been so grateful. And I\u2019ve looked at that pot every morning and thought about this small sacrifice John-Paul made for me. I think it\u2019s helpful to do that once in a while \u2014 to be intentional and to look at how or where or when our spouses are sacrificing for us and serving us (the same can be said in our relationship with the Lord). In so many ways, these things can become so mundane and a part of our normal everyday lives, but they\u2019re meaningful all the same. And it may soften our hearts to realize the things being done for us out of love, if we haven\u2019t looked in a while. At least, it does that for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

+ Lastly, here\u2019s what\u2019s featured in this week\u2019s Catholic Wife, Catholic Life Newsletter<\/a><\/strong>. I share these every Monday and they always include: two gluten-free recipes, a reflection & prayer based on Sunday\u2019s Mass readings, and links to budget-friendly fashion & home decor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can sign up for the newsletter here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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