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October 2014

October 14, 2014

The Deaf Can't Hear

I hear the word “disordered” all the time when talking about gay people and I...

October 14, 2014

Being a Wife

On October the 7th, my husband and I were married for four years. I could...

October 13, 2014

Pharisees and Spades

I woke up this morning to news of the mid-report from the Synod. Things just...

October 13, 2014

The Wounded Bird

I read this book on love addiction called Facing Love Addiction by Pia Mellody after...

October 10, 2014

7 QTs Things I've Learned In Therapy

1. Yesterday I was talking to my husband and I said "In the last...

October 04, 2014

Relationships and Healing

Relationships are the hardest part of being human for me. I guess if you look...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

Send Me Lord

Mission I have talked about my newest project The Red Door Foundation a lot on...

September 10, 2014

Where is The Encounter

All day I have discussed the issue of Cardinal Dolan being the Grand Marshall at...

August 2014

August 31, 2014

This Baby Belongs Here

Right after my conversion I thrived off hanging around Catholic circles. I loved being around...

August 29, 2014

7 QTs School, Life, Craziness

1. Life has been crazy for so long that now that it's getting better,...

August 17, 2014

When Saints Pray for You

I’m just gonna be honest here, I did not plan on going to Mass on...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Because I'm Broken

I used to work at this bar called Club Baloo in Amarillo as a bartender....

July 28, 2014

Fitting In with Wounds

This past weekend I attended The Edel Gathering. There were so many reasons why I...

June 2014

June 03, 2014

Change is Painful

I was reading Elizabeth Scalia’s post yesterday about Papa Benedict and his new role in...

May 2014

May 28, 2014

I Still Stand

I have been reading Redeemed by Heather King for a month or so now. Normally...

May 09, 2014

7 QTs about Haters, Loving Keyshia Cole and Modesty

1. I'm not really sure where to start this post, so I will just wing...

May 06, 2014

Fake Apologies

God has really been teaching me so many things lately and sometimes I feel like...

May 05, 2014

My First Vlog! (How much I love Jennifer Fulwiler)

I couldn't figure out how to really get across how much I love Jen's book...

May 02, 2014

7 Quick Takes about Friends, Books, and Vlogs

1. This is going to be the fast 7 QTs ever because I have...

April 2014

April 24, 2014

An Easter Lesson

Today at Mass Father said “If you think 40 days of Lent is hard, trying...

April 18, 2014

A Sinner like Me

This year it has hit me for the first time since becoming Catholic that my...

March 2014

March 30, 2014

Marriage is Beautiful, Painful and Real

It seems that my blog post for Catholic Stand may have given a few people...

March 28, 2014

7 QTs Blog Battles, Marriage, Writers and Termite Swarms

1. Sooo, I have been cheating terribly on my Lenten fast. That really shouldn't be...

March 06, 2014

Closing My Combox

I really have debated on whether or not to blog through Lent. I really need...

March 02, 2014

How to Love

I didn't write my post for yesterday. I just simply didn't feel like writing anything....

February 2014

February 27, 2014

For the Love of God

All this talk about baking cakes for gay weddings has me so sad and angry....

February 24, 2014

A Light Post

Because I've blogged about some serious things, I figured I should write a post that shows...

February 24, 2014

Popularity is Overrated

Ever since I was a small child I never fit in with a clique. When...

February 14, 2014

Changin' up some things

I am thinking of getting my own domain and changing the name of my blog...

February 11, 2014

Taking Off the Bubble Wrap

I have always had this crazy gift of meeting cool people without any kind of...