• Family,  Motherhood

    The Hidden Holiness of Parenthood

    Do you ever feel like being a parent isn’t “holy”? Some days I’m left feeling the monotony of parenthood. Other days I’m left feeling inadequate. Still, some days I feel as though I failed my children, whether it’s because I lost my temper again or spent too much time looking at my phone. Raise your hand if you can relate. When I was discerning back in college (and for several years after), I couldn’t shake the idea that being a religious sister was the holier option. Religious sisters get time built into their schedule every single day for mass, prayer, silence, and yet still more prayer and time to be…

  • Family

    Nathanael’s Birth Story

    It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, so, hey! Hello! How have you been lately? Two months feels like an eternity and a few moments all at the same time.  The reason for my hiatus, our bright spot of hope, arrived six weeks ago. And because I feel that more of these hopeful moments are needed in our world today, without further ado, here is his birth story. The Due Date Our first, Lucy, was born two full weeks before her due date. So when 38 weeks came and went with this pregnancy, I was entering uncharted territory.  At 36 weeks I was ready to be done, at 38…