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January 2016

January 12, 2016

Free to Love

Last Saturday my husband and I went to a friend’s and had some wine....

January 07, 2016

Letting Go

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

January 05, 2016

Hello, My name is Leticia and I’m a Drunk

Yesterday I was on the Jennifer Fulwiler Show on SiriusXM The Catholic Channel and we...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

Reality Is Difficult, But It Is Not Boring

I have been pretty honest and open about my past and I’ve had people ask...

December 22, 2015

Hey Loud and Fast Mass Response Person

I think that we all know about the person who sits behind you in Mass...

December 17, 2015

About that Christmas Spirit

I think that I don't have it. I have never really cared much about Christmas...

December 11, 2015

Saint West and the Year of Mercy

"To pass through the Holy Door means to rediscover the infinite mercy of the Father...

December 08, 2015

I am a Tearful Mess Today

I am a crying mess listening to Adele on the first day of the year...

November 2015

November 24, 2015

Goals for 2016 aka Lists I make when Procrastinating.

Goals for 2016 aka Lists I make when Procrastinating. 1. Buy my husband a boat...

November 03, 2015

What’s New in My Crazy Life

It's been awhile since I've told ya'll what is going on in life. In case...

October 2015

October 31, 2015

Six Years, no Arrests

It's been 6 years since I've been arrested for anything. I spent 11 years in...

September 2015

September 04, 2015

7 Quick Takes Friday: Life, Tears, Laughter, Being Courageous

1. It has been one hell of a week. I have had this pressing dull...

September 03, 2015

Radical Trust in Jesus

There are some things that we as Catholics don't really talk about, two of these...

August 2015

August 13, 2015

Life: The Struggle is Real

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

August 12, 2015

Rap Music, Who I am and My Mission

I grew up in a small town in south Texas that would be considered the...

December 2014

December 23, 2014

Preparing for Emmanuel

I find myself having a really difficult Advent this year. Life has been very rough...

December 05, 2014

7 Quick Takes on The Grace of Yes, the book and life

1. With this new radio gig on Real Life Network , I apparently get review copies...

November 2014

November 25, 2014

Mike Brown, My Life and Peace

Like a lot of people I sat glued to my TV last night watching the...

November 12, 2014

I can Only Change Myself

For 5 years I have heard that joy is what is underneath the water surface....

November 11, 2014

Why I Cuss

I checked out a few links that were feeding into my blog today and I...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

7 Quick Takes about Grown Children, Being a Hermit, and Music

1. It's Halloween annnd I have nothing to do except get my 15-year-old son a...

October 14, 2014

The Deaf Can't Hear

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

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...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

Send Me Lord

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

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 02, 2014

I Called Out to You

Last night me, my husband, and my 3 youngest children took a break from the...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Because I'm Broken

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

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 06, 2014

Fake Apologies

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

May 05, 2014

I'm Gonna Sit Right Here

I have talked about and written a lot about my friend Homer Munoz who died...