Love Begins at Home

My dear friends, After hearing the recent news about the abuse scandals within the Catholic church my heart sunk deep within my chest. My sunken heart broke open to hear of this tragedy and I wept. I cry for these men found guilty who abused their vows, turned away from Christ’s teachings, and rejected His [...]

My dear friends, Why name this blog, “Love Begins at Home?” Well, there are a many reasons that this phrase would be a fitting title for this blog. You may have heard this phrase said before by the great St. Mother Teresa, which is where I first discovered it myself. "Love begins at home" is [...]

My dear friends, Although I was not alive yet, the day that my husband was born was one of the best days of my life. Since the beginning of time God had Adam and I in mind. He knew that we would fall in love, get married, and begin a family. In creating Adam it [...]

My dear friends, Growing up I never felt comfortable in a two piece swimsuit, let alone a bikini. I wore a bikini to the beach once in high school and disliked every second of it. Not because I thought my body was without beauty, but because I had this twinge in my conscience telling me [...]

My dear friends, "Know also that you will probably gain more by praying fifteen minutes before the Blessed Sacrament than by all the other spiritual exercises of the day. True, Our Lord hears our prayers anywhere, for He has made the promise, 'Ask, and you shall receive,' but He has revealed to His servants that [...]

My dear friends, Gianna is a bundle of joy! Each day she brings a smile to my face and usually makes me laugh. Sometimes I laugh so hard that I cannot breathe! Today was no exception as she made me smile the entire day. Recently Gianna learned how to blow kisses and it absolutely melts [...]

My dear friends, It seems that recently many close friends in my life are either currently pregnant or have recently welcomed their newest little one into the world. What a gift it is to have friends who are open to life and to see the fruitfulness of faithful Catholic marriages! Each time that I hear [...]

My dear friends, About a week ago Gianna turned one year old. People told me that time would go by so fast once she was born, but I didn’t think it would go by that fast! Since giving birth to Gianna I have watched her grow from a tiny precious newborn to the curious little [...]

Read Part 1 here! Read Part 2 here! My dear friends, Similar to how my junior year in high school was pivotal, so too would be my junior year in college. This next year is the year that I would meet Adam. Thank you for tagging along with me so far as I continue to [...]

Read Part 1 here! My dear friends, After my conversion God took me on a wild journey. Over the course of the next two years God brought me to the place where I would meet my future spouse. Never did I imagine that I would end up there, but the Holy Spirit's promptings will bring [...]