Kim
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An Invitation to Be Quiet
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in ReflectionsA prayer for my Sweet 16 daughter, Lucy, who celebrates her birthday on the Immaculate Heart of Mary. š Take heart, dear one. The world you were born into is loud, unkind, and crude. It will cast judgments on you and cancel you quickly. You are right to be afraid. Danger looms around each dark…
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My Buff Husband
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in ReflectionsRecently Jason wrote about God’s Gym, and I’d love to share my two cents on this same topic. Simply put: My husband is spiritually buff. He put the reps in, day after day after day after day. It’s a bare minimum of 60 minutes in his prayer chair, showing up often in the dark. No…
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You Are Loved
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in ReflectionsWhen I was 6 years old I had my first ride in a commercial airplane. Having a Dad who was passionate about aircraft, I was certainly well prepared for a good experience. I remember loving it all, the take-off, the landing, and everything in between! I especially LOVED being up in the clouds. I felt…
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Jesus is on the Move – Today and Always
History is being made right now, as I type this! The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, which started on May 18th is on the move and the momentum is undeniable. Four routes are making a literal cross across the United States, all coming together on July 17th in Indianapolis for the first National Eucharistic Congress in 83…
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I Aināt Afraid of No Ghosts
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in ReflectionsI remember it clearly. I was about five years old. My parents were watching a Christian TV program (on our console television set, the one with the dial channel changer). The subject being discussed was the Holy Ghost. Yikes! The Holy Ghost?! š» This got my attention!! I sat on our family room floor, our…
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Nine Lives…Changed
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in Good NewsThe kids and I watched the livestream of the Rite of Ordination of Priests held today at The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee. Nine men were ordained! (This happens to be the biggest ordination class for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 30 years, Praise the Lord!) Oh MY, what a beautiful gift it…
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Behold Your Mother
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in ReflectionsSixteen years ago I celebrated my first Motherās Day, being just a few months pregnant with āUncle Benā (this was our funny little nickname for the baby I carried). When I first learned I was pregnant, the website said the baby at this early stage was the size of a piece of rice. This inspired…
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Tuesdays with Jesus
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As a work-at-home, homeschool Mom, who runs a business with her husband, Iām always in search of peace. ALWAYS! Plus, as an Enneagram 9w8, Iām a bit of a peace junkie. I literally canāt get enough. Youāve heard of āTuesdays with Morrieā? We have Tuesdays with Jesus. ā¦ in Eucharistic Adoration. šš» (Not familiar with…
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How Beautiful
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I felt the tears coming. Oh man. š It took extreme focus to simultaneously savor the beauty I was witnessing and not ugly cry right there. I have attended a lot of First Communions in my lifetime of being a Catholic, but today it all felt different. Today, I found myself standing behind the altar…
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The Most Powerful One Word Prayer
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in ReflectionsWeāve experienced some traumatic events in our life recently. And on the days that are immediately in the midst of it all, I have found comfort and strength praying the same one word prayer over and over, a calming rhythmic prayer, repeating the name of Jesus. Over and over and over and over and over.…