Tag: Blessed Is She
2019 Highlight Reel: A Year in Review
Since we are only just a smidge over a week into 2020, I am calling it perfectly acceptable to still do a 2019 rewind. I know, I know. Most people do that kind of stuff in the day or two surrounding New Year’s Eve and […]
Catholic Books I Don’t Want to Read Because I’m a Wuss
Honestly, the actual title of this post should be “Catholic Books I Really Should Read Because They’d Make Me a Better Human.” Of course, that’s they way of things, isn’t it? We tend to avoid what might push us out of our comfort zones, no […]
Friendship in Your 40s: It’s Complicated
When we’re young, we look ahead in life and think that by our 40s, surely we’ll have everything figured out. Right? Our love life, job, kids, body confidence, spirituality…you name it, we should have a handle on it. And friendships? Naturally! Wrong. There is just […]
5 Quick Takes for a Friday
OK, kids, hang onto your hats. This is going to be a fast and furious blog post! I don’t have a lot of (read: any) time to write at the moment, but there things I have to share! So hold on tight and get ready […]
The Lent “Do I Gotta?”s and an Old Grade School Prayer
Two more days until Lent. There are two more days of Ordinary Time before the Church dons her purple cloaks and her ashes. Two more days until we are reminded that we are dust, and to dust we shall return. Scratch that. It’s 1:30 in […]
The BIS Wild Retreat: Becoming WILD in the Spirit
The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit. – John 3:8 How do I even […]
Odds & Ends
Oh, my friends, my friends. There has been so much happening around the Williby homestead lately! It’s been a lot of driving here there and everywhere with a hefty side of teenagers be crazy and a soupcon of Mama’s losing her dang mind. BUT! That […]
Around the Table: Sharing a Post and an Announcement!
You all know by now that my main love language is, in fact, food. Right? Then you can probably imagine how happy it makes me to share the following good things with you! Sharing my Love of Meal Trains I realized the other day that […]
A Wrinkle In Time: An Honest Review from a Catholic Perspective
It’s always a little unnerving when a well-loved novel gets a cinematic makeover, isn’t it? It can go so, so well. But it can also leave you feeling disappointed, confused, and even saddened when what you see on the screen doesn’t adequately reflect what you loved about […]
Entertaining Angels: Christian Hospitality at the Holidays
Let me tell you a little story. Maybe you’ve heard it before, but stick with me. There once was a lovely couple expecting a baby. For reasons beyond their control, they had to go on a long and difficult journey right before the woman was to […]