Holy Family, pray for us!
Dear friend, Our little Maria is here and I am so thankful to God for the gift of her life! Even with all my faults and weaknesses God has given me two beautiful souls to raise as their mother. I am often humbled by the fact that God entrusts these children to me even though [...]
My dear friends, We are so excited to announce the birth of our baby girl, Maria Clairvaux! She was born on a Thursday at 1:52am weighing 6lbs 6oz. She is just a little peanut and such a gift to our family. Since giving birth to our second child I have already realized how unique each [...]
My dear friends, Lent begins in just a few days and I have been pondering for some time what I should do this Lent. I have been asking myself the questions, “What is keeping me from deepening my relationship with Jesus? What is causing me to harden my heart and turn to the idols of [...]
My dear friends, I was given a beautiful book for my wedding called By Love Refined: Letters to a Young Bride by Alice Von Hildebrand. In this book the newly married Julie writes letters to her Godmother, Lily, seeking her advice as she learns how to live and love as a newly married wife. As [...]
My dear friends, I am overjoyed to announce that Adam and I are having another baby! Oh to feel life dancing within me for a second time is such a gift! It is with great reverence that I approach the throne of God to thank Him for gifting our family with another child. I am [...]
My dear friends, Love Begins at Home has the honor and privilege to introduce to you all Athena Mota de Alcantara, one of my dear friends. As we are quickly approaching Christmas, deadlines are imminent as well as time to come up with last minute gift ideas for those we love. Athena sheds some wisdom [...]
My dear friends, Advent is a wonderful time, isn’t it? We have the opportunity to prepare for the great joy of Jesus Christ being born into the world with the rest of the Catholic Church. Growing up my family had certain traditions that we did for “the season of Christmas,” which was actually the season [...]
My dear friends, Love Begins at Home has the honor and privilege of introducing to you all David and Nicole Ranalli, a beautiful and holy couple. They will be writing about finances within marriage, focusing on the part of their marriage vows which states, “For richer, for poorer.” Nicole and David Ranalli have been married [...]
Part 1: It’s a Girl! Gianna’s Labor and Delivery Story My dear friends, During a recent blog post I discussed Gianna’s labor and delivery story. I wanted to include some very important prayers and tips that helped me during my labor and delivery process. However, I did not want to cram tons of info into [...]
Dear Sisters in Christ, While I was in college one of my dear friends printed off a blog post from our Women's Ministry Blog and gave it to me to read. I loved it so much that I ended up printing off at least 20 copies (I'm not exaggerating) to give to my friends. It [...]
