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Jesus on my plate, Saint Michael in my laundry, my pet adoption addiction, and why satan gets no pum

Jesus on my plate, Saint Michael in my laundry, my pet adoption addiction, and why satan gets no pum

Yesterday afternoon, before settling down to do some work, I went downstairs to look for my tweezer in my daughter's room. I ended up doing three loads of laundry, cleaning the guinea pig cage, washing the floors, and dusting and vacuuming my daughter's room. I never got the tweezers. I never got to the work. This morning, after prayer, I opened my email to find Bishop Barron's reflection on today's Gospel. I ended up on Petfinder, looking at the animals in need of adoption

happy monday

happy monday

Hello and Happy Monday! I am all over the place this week. Today, you can find me over here. It's the post where I tell you that despite what the world says...that you are enough...you actually aren't. Yeah. Exactly. Go read it. And tomorrow, I will be speaking at Saint Mary's in Greenwich, CT talking about my new book (new? more like only) Victorious Secret: Everyday Battles And How To Win Them. Come and join us!!

the coffee-less coffee date, red itchy eyes, and the real power of prayer. It's good to see you,

the coffee-less coffee date, red itchy eyes, and the real power of prayer. It's good to see you,

So while praying this morning, both eyes got red, itchy and swollen and so I figure I am either allergic to the cats or allergic to the Gospel of Matthew. Or even more specifically...today's Gospel. The one about Saint Matthew's conversion, leaving everything, and following Jesus. I really hope it's the cats. In other news, my husband and I met a man the other night for no coffee. I say no coffee, because the waitress literally never showed up and asked for our order, which w

mini van homily part one: the problem with having a mother in ministry

mini van homily part one: the problem with having a mother in ministry

I drove my kids to school this morning because my own getting out of bed today was so not happening as it should have. From the backseat my daughter asked, "Mom? Why is the Bible the most important book?" I talked for fifteen minutes straight. I preached about knowing Jesus and our identity in relationship to Him. I preached about the truths in the Bible and how we need to saturate our minds in them as we are bombarded by lies everyday. I talked about Satan and his tactic of

Speaking at Our Lady of Fatima, in my daughter's Varsity Cheer uniform. Hope to see you there.

Speaking at Our Lady of Fatima, in my daughter's Varsity Cheer uniform. Hope to see you there.

I know. Crickets have moved into this space. Welcome to the start of a new school year. But while I may be quiet over here....I will be talking non stop at some awesome parishes this Fall! First up...Our Lady of Fatima in Wallingford, CT. If you live in the area, come on over and join me!!! I will be talking about "The Everyday Battle" and offering practical and Spiritual ways... based on Ephesians 6 Put On The Armor Of God....to not only fight them, but WIN them. Side note:

It's OK To Start With You: Prioritizing Mental Health.

It's OK To Start With You: Prioritizing Mental Health.

My latest holy discontent? The mental health crisis, and the poor response to it. I say this as a person who has been directly affected. I say this as a mother who has been slammed by more obstacles than actual help. I say this as a woman who believes that your faith and mental state are entwined. So when Author and Psychotherapist, Julia Marie Hogan, invited me to share about her book It's OK To Start With You, and then offered I could write a reflection on the chapter title

Couples therapy, old wine skins, and the longest run on sentence you will ever encounter in a blog p

Couples therapy, old wine skins, and the longest run on sentence you will ever encounter in a blog p

My therapist thinks I am crazy. But I guess if anyone is going to think you are crazy, might as well be your therapist. My husband and I go to therapy together. Basically, we banter back and forth in our comical way for a few minutes before getting to the point because that is what we do. Not sure if our therapist enjoys this or not...I think he does...or he sits there thinking, "this sad couple makes jokes about everything...such denial...." Oh well. We are who we are and f

google said I am dead in six weeks. (And thoughts on healing)

google said I am dead in six weeks. (And thoughts on healing)

I am still thrown off by the Monday holiday. On top of the confusion of what day is it?, I have not been feeling well. I made the mistake of going to "the google" with my not so great symptoms. Not surprised in the least that I have about six weeks to live. Ya know. According to "the google". No matter what you search, google wants you dead. My Parish had a healing Mass last night...I almost didn't go, because I didn't feel well. Ponder that for a while, would you? Then I d

I keep forgetting is it not Monday, and my near death at back to school night

I keep forgetting is it not Monday, and my near death at back to school night

This is me. At "Back To School" Night. Why are Monday's off so confusing? And...to add to the confusion...the kids have an early dismissal because...wait for it ....wait for it.... it is too hot. Now, I will be honest. When they called an early release last week for the heat, I rolled my eyes, slammed my fists on the table, looked up to the heavens and shouted, "NOOOO!!!!!!!!" I mean, how precious are these kids? What on earth is going on here? We are in Newtown, CT...not Ind

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I am Laura. Wife and mother of four, author, speaker, and ministry coordinator. I write about the mess I was, the mess I still am, and the God who shows up every single day and cleans it all up.

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