Category Archives: Suffering
Sweet moments
I wanted to share a few sweet moments experienced over the past few days. They’ve provide me with some desperately needed consolation that has helped me get through some otherwise potentially devastating stuff. Instead of focusing on the “stuff,” I’d … Continue reading
Filed under Encouragement, God's grace, Healing, Marriage, My kids, Suffering
Welcome to “The New Normal”
Well, it’s 8:55 p.m. and my eyelids haven’t permanently attached themselves to my eyeballs yet, so that’s a good sign. Good thing, too, because I need my eyeballs for the new full-time job I started today. Wow – it’s pretty crazy … Continue reading
Filed under God's grace, Marriage, Motherhood, My kids, Prayer, Providence, Suffering, True Love
Saint quote for today
“Dear Lord, I know You won’t give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish You wouldn’t trust me so much!” -Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Filed under Encouragement, God's grace, Prayer, Religious Sisters, Self-denial, Suffering
Living in Frustration Nation
I grew up feeling as though nothing I did was right. Although I don’t wish to get into the nitty-gritty details regarding the “whys” of this reality, I will say this - it honestly wasn’t until I took “Communication 101″ in college … Continue reading
Filed under Conversion, Encouragement, God's grace, Healing, Salvation, Suffering
The sugar wars – who will win?
A couple months ago, the associate pastor at our church announced that he would be taking three months off to go to Mexico. Now, before you sigh with envy and work to squelch your urge to covet, Fr. Pablo isn’t … Continue reading
Filed under God's grace, Health, Intercessory Prayer, Self-denial, spiritual warfare, Suffering
“Offer it up!” huh??!
You have a headache, your kids are running wild, your car won’t start, you don’t get the promotion you were hoping for. Many cradle Catholics grew up hearing the response “offer it up” to their complaints, both large and small. … Continue reading
Filed under Catechesis, evangelization, Suffering
