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August 2018

August 29, 2018

Salvation through Judas

I was taught that only God can bring good out of evil. Not that he...

February 2017

February 24, 2017

Two days ago I had a really bad day. Every single wound I have ever...

February 17, 2017

Rejecting God

It's no secret to anyone who has been reading my blog these past ten months...

November 2016

November 07, 2016

The Dark Night of Life

I know that everyone is ready to lay around in despair over the election results...

July 2016

July 24, 2016

Sometimes God Does Not Let Things Go

I'm going back to waiting tables. I am not really sure how it happened really,...

March 2016

March 26, 2016

Holy Saturday: When Love and Mercy defeat Fear and Lies

I have had the best week. It's been a Holy Week full of Grace and...

March 21, 2016

Reconciliation

Reconciliation is what the best moments in life are made of. When we are without...

March 14, 2016

Everything Changes: The Last Year of My 30’s

Tomorrow is my 39th birthday. It will be the first day of the rest...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

The Things God Does

God never ceases to amaze me. Really. I go to the mail to see if...

January 07, 2016

Letting Go

I have often heard the saying “Let go and let God” and I’ve never really...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

God Will Do Anything

It's been a very long time since I have felt on fire for my faith....

August 2015

August 31, 2015

On the Bad Days

I am having a very bad day. I am having a bad week. I have...

August 13, 2015

Life: The Struggle is Real

The other day I was doing some researching for taglines that people from all walks...

August 08, 2015

**Guest Post by Jacob** My, Non-Religious, Relationship With God

It is not difficult to explain my relationship with God to the general public; however,...

July 2015

July 03, 2015

Guest Post: What Is Love!? (Baby Don’t Hurt Me) by Jacob

I have asked a friend of mine (my best friend's son actually) a few questions...

July 01, 2015

Guest Post: #LoveWins

Jacob has guest posted on my blog before when he shared his letter to A&E...

June 2015

June 13, 2015

Making Breakfast, Going to Mass and my Failure to Love

I have had this book on St. Therese for a pretty long time. In the...

May 2015

May 28, 2015

Dialogue Requires Listening, not Just Talking

*** I would ask you if you are not Catholic or even Christian to please...

May 20, 2015

Love: the Fire that Burns

This past weekend my husband and I set out on a trip to Amarillo, Texas...

April 2015

April 20, 2015

When Your Nightmare is Over

Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me...

April 06, 2015

Keep me safe, O God; You are my Hope

This year’s Holy Week was amazing in so many ways. I have spent a lot...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

The Fear of Holy Week

This Easter will be 5 years since I came into the Catholic Church. 5 years...

March 02, 2014

And that's a Wrap

I have never finished anything in my life. It's kind of my thing, which is...

December 2013

December 19, 2013

A Gay Man Responds to Phil Robertson's quote in GQ

My dear Catholic brothers and sisters, We have to be a part of the solution,...

December 14, 2013

Let it GO

So this week was hard as any of you who read my 7 QTs knows....

November 2013

November 20, 2013

Being mad at God

The past few weeks have really sucked. The past few months have really sucked to...

November 09, 2013

Things that I have Learned from Facebook

Some of you may be wondering what the hell I'm doing still on Facebook since...

September 2013

September 13, 2013

I Am More Than My Facebook

If you have followed my blog posts for the past week, or just know...

September 10, 2013

Sin, Contrition, Repent, Mercy, Repeat

There are times when I wonder why I ever listened to that little voice that...

August 2013

August 28, 2013

There but For the Grace of God

When I got divorced from my first husband at 28 I went a bit crazy....