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Blessed Is She

“Blessed is she who believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her.”
{Luke 1:45}

There is something to be said for the power of sisterhood. I have three sisters of my own and each of us have similarities and vast differences in our personalities. The one thing that I love the most is that through good times and bad times, we are always there for each other. Thankfully, that sisterhood does not only apply to blood sisters. In the body of Christ we are a vast group of different women who share a common foundation – a love of Christ and a desire to grow in that love. That is why I am am so excited to be involved in a new ministry and devotional website called Blessed Is She.

Blessed Is She is a sisterhood of women – married and single – who desire to grow in their faith through the Word of God. Starting in September there will be daily devotions based on the day’s scripture readings. Together we will learn to apply God’s Word to our daily lives whether we are in the classroom, in the boardroom or in the laundry room. Together we will love each other and support one another as we journey through life.

In the meantime, browse the Blessed Is She website and view the daily readings. Find out about the women writing the devotions and working behind the scenes here.  You will find many of your favorite Catholic writers and bloggers. 🙂

You can find us over at…

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Won’t you join us and be a part of  Blessed Is She!

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A Collection of Link-Ups for Every Day of the Week

This post was written especially for my fellow bloggers.

With the busyness of summer, it is only natural that we are spending more time with our family, taking day trips and going on vacations  so we don’t have time for regular posting. A great way to still keep in touch with your readers is to participate in a fun link-up. There are some great ones out there. Here is a run down of current weekly link-ups hosted by Catholic bloggers.

I’m linking up with Kathryn who is hosting Jen’s 7 Quick Takes. There is one take for each day of the week.  (Along with a bonus take.) 😉

Last Updated: October 2014

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Monday

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Currently. formerly hosted by Jenna at  A Mama Collective, has a new home! It is now hosted by Hannah @ Joyful Life. 🙂
Each week you are given 5 prompts such as “thinking about…” or “thankful for…” etc to share what you are currently doing and experiencing in your life.

 

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Tuesday

 

Pinterest Party (Bi-weekly) hosted by Bobbi @ Revolution of Love (Yours truly.) 😉

Join me every 2nd and 4th Tuesday as we link up and share how we made, cooked, baked, crafted, planned, organized, followed or created one of the pins on our Pinterest boards OR share something original that others can pin onto their boards.

(*NOTE – During the holidays, The RoL Pinterest Party will be held on the first Tuesday of the month. It will return to bi-weekly after the new year.)

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Tribute Tuesday hosted by Jenny at Life in the Cookie Jar

I want to take time to ponder, to dwell on the people who have helped make me who I am in these first 30 years of my life, and to recognize them publicly for it.  Will you join me in dwelling on the people who have been influential in your life, and acknowledging them?

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Wednesday

 

Five Favorites has a new home. (Again!) It is now hosted by Jenna at Call Her Happy.com .

Share your five favorites of the week.

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What We’re Reading Wednesday (WWRW) hosted by Jessica @ House Wife Spice

Share what you have been reading.

 

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Thursday

 

Coffee Date (Bi-weekly) hosted by A Mama Collective

Share the highs and lows of your week.

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One Hot Mess hosted by Blythe at The Fike Life

Here is what you do- go about your regular ole business, and if it is really hitting the fan (which it will, it definitely will)- document it. And then link it up and put yourself on blast for all the world to see.

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{pretty, happy, funny, real} hosted by Leila & Co @ Like Mother, Like Daughter

This is a photo link-up. All the pretty, happy, funny, or let’s face it, real moments in our day that might get lost if it weren’t for this gift of the camera telling the story to ourselves, giving us the context for contentment, showing us the fruits of competence or at least the hilarity of incompetence, which is sometimes as great a revelation! Will you join us?

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Theme Thursday hosted by Cari @ Clan Donaldson

Join us every Thursday for a photography linkup.  Each week has a topic, but really, there are no rules. (Current schedule is here.)

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Friday

 

7 Quick Takes hosted by Jen @ Conversion Diary

Share the tidbits of information that don’t really qualify as stand alone posts.

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Saturday

 

Embrace the Ordinary hosted by Gina at Someday (hopefully) They’ll Be Saints

Embrace the ordinary. Each moment is a gift. Join me, sharing one way you embrace the ordinary. It can be a picture, a story, even both.

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Week Eats Saturday hosted by Nell at Whole Parenting Family.

Share your meal plan for the week.

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Sunday

 

NOTE: Answer Me This is currently on hiatus. I’ll let you know if it returns.

Answer Me This hosted by Kendra @ Catholic All Year

Answer six random questions as a fun way to get to know one another.

(I mistakenly had this listed under Saturday and although it does go live at 10:00 PM Sat night, it is actually a Sunday Link-up. ;-))

 

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Sunday Snippets hosted by RAnn @ This That and the Other

We are a group of Catholic bloggers who gather weekly to share our best posts with each other. Answer the question of the week, discuss and link to your posts for the week–whether they deal with theology, Catholic living or cute Catholic kids.

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What I Wore Sunday hosted by the ladies @ Fine Linen and Purple

To participate, simply take a picture of yourself in your outfit for Sunday church, post it on your own blog, and link up. The purpose of the linkup is to help each other out with church outfit ideas by seeing real pictures of what your fellow ladies are wearing on any given week.

 

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(Bonus Takes)

Monthly

 

3 Reasons I Love Catholicism hosted by Micaela @ California to Korea

Each month share three reasons why you love the Catholic faith.

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Catholic Bloggers Network Link-Up Blitz hosted by The Catholic Bloggers Network

Link up your favorite Catholic blogposts from this month (up to 2 for each blogger, per WEEK!) Include the initials of the category your post fits in at the beginning of the name you submit for the title of your post. (RR = Readings and Reflections CA = Catechism and Apologetics HS = Homeschooling LC = Liturgical Calendar FJ = Family Journal)

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New Evangelists Monthly hosted by George @ New Evangelists.org

This is an informal, dynamic, crowd-sourced “meta-magazine” showcasing the best posts faithful Catholic bloggers publish each month. Here you will find many different, but faithfully Catholic viewpoints, insights and perspectives. New issues are formed the first Saturday of every month where Catholic bloggers can link their best stories from the previous month.

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tl;dr hosted by Jenna @ Call Her Happy.

tl:dr (too long; didn’t read) is a monthly cliff notes version of what’s going on in your life.

 

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Seasonal

Lenten Meal Plan Monday (during Lent) Co-hosted by Beth Anne, Sarah O and Abbey.

Share your meatless meal recipes during Lent.

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Do you have another favorite Catholic link-up that’s not listed here? Share it in the comments.

If you host one of these link-ups and would like to change your description, let me know and I’ll update the post. 🙂 Happy blogging!

PS – You can follow RoL on Bloglovin, Feedly or another news feed. If you are a social media fan like me, we can stay in touch through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, GoodReads, Letterboxd or Instagram (It’s set to private but I’ll approve you.) 😉

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7 Posts In 7 Days & I’ve Picked Three New (to Me) Blogs to Follow Next Week

As I mentioned on Friday, I am participating in Jen’s 7 Posts in 7 Days Challenge that starts Monday. I know this is not an easy challenge for anyone that blogs and has a life away from the computer. However, one of the things I love about link-ups like this is that I always manage to find a great new blogger I had not known previously. Many of my favorite people on my blogroll I met through someone’s link up. So to keep up the tradition, I am randomly choosing three participating bloggers from Jen’s link-up. I will read their 7 posts this week and comment at least once on their blog.

Here are my three picks –

Valerie at Momma in Progress.

Her tagline: Navy wife and homeschooling Momma to three Secret Agents. Loves coffee, chocolate, and all things Disney.

I first chose her because her photo had Darth Vader in it and we are a family that loves Star Wars and Disney, plus her little agents are adorable! Also, we love sending packages to our military and the mamas fighting solo at home need some TLC too. 😉

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 Jeni at Patron Saint of Poopy Diapers

Her tagline: LOVE BEGINS AT HOME, AND IT IS NOT HOW MUCH WE DO BUT HOW MUCH LOVE WE PUT IN THAT ACTION.

–Blessed Mother Teresa

I picked her out of the crowd because the name of her blog is HILARIOUS. I literally laughed out loud. I was browsing through a few posts and I already love her. You’ve got spiritual insight and a no fear approach to poopy humor. My kind of gal. 😉

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Juliana at Urban Simplicity

Her Tagline: Musings about raising four kids in a Victorian row home in the city, crafting pursuits, fiction writing, vintage fashion, and musings on post modern life.

I chose Juliana’s blog because of her beautiful portrait. It is lovely… the vintage black and white, the icons, her style. Looking at her blog, she seems creative, smart and interesting. I’m looking forward to learning more about her. 🙂

So tonight I am going to catch up on all my Bloglovin reading and clear out the queue in prep for next week. 🙂 Until then, Happy Sunday! (And come back Monday when we discuss the Downton Abbey finale!)

PS – You can follow RoL on Bloglovin, Feedly or another news feed. If you are a social media fan like me, we can stay in touch through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, GoodReads or Instagram. 😉

7 Quick Takes (8/23/13): Mary, Reading & Traveling

I’m linking up with Jen today for 7 Quick Takes and because I am so on the ball today, I am linker #138. Out of the 200’s, baby!  😉

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My friend Maria sent me this article last week and I forgot I wanted to post it.

Pope to Consecrate World to Mary’s Immaculate Heart

Vatican City, Aug 14, 2013 / 12:03 am (CNA).- Pope Francis will consecrate the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary this Oct. 13 as part of the Marian Day celebration that will involve the statue of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima.

“The Holy Father strongly desires that the Marian Day may have present, as a special sign, one of the most significant Marian icons for Christians throughout the world and, for that reason, we thought of the beloved original Statue of Our Lady of Fatima,” wrote Archbishop Rino Fisichella.

Continue reading…

 

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Here are some posts you may enjoy…

Speaking of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Annabelle has a great post – Blog Enthronement and Consecration to the Two Hearts.

Then her blog lead me to a great post by Sue – Confessions of a Former Hot-Tempered Mother.

I read this post from Rhonda, bookmarked it, printed it out and reference it when I start being ornery (as Brian calls it.)  It’s stuff I already know but too often need a reminder. – R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Eleven Tips for Spicing Up Your Marriage

Then when you are done keeping things nice and lovely with your spouse you can visit my sis and get some tips for having Kids at Mass.

Lastly, speaking of kids, if you have a blog with kid photos, make sure to read Kierste’s post – {do you have a family blog? tips to safeguard your family’s online photo safety}.

 

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Photo Source: © http://10kmiles.com/

Okay, was that too much self-help reading? Then sit back and enjoy a treat. A friend of the  family has taken on an amazing adventure! Basically, he quit his job and is traveling across the United States exploring and taking photos. This is what he says:

I was working a great job for a private school in Silicon Valley, but I just wasn’t happy. I have a work to live mentality and Silicon Valley has very much a “live to work” mentality. So I decided that instead, I just want to live and experience life!

I had this tugging in my gut for months to just drop everything and hit the road. The opportunity finally provided itself and I gave notice at my job. In August 2013 I will be hitting the road on a 10,000 mile journey throughout the US. I’ll be taking photos (which I would love for you to purchase to help me eat on this journey) and looking for hidden gems.

K.C. is blogging about his journey here – http://10kmiles.com and he’s on Facebook here.  It has been exciting and moving to read. The traveler in me makes me want to go on a road trip, although the mother in me worries about his safety! LOL. And the woefully amateur photographer in me is in love with his photos. So gorgeous. Go check it out!

 

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For your random bit of humor… Have you ever wondered what celebs would look like if they were normal schmucks like us? NYC artist Danny Evans used photoshop to give us peek at what could have been. Frankly, I could not stop laughing. My long ago teen idol Johnny Depp went from dream to nightmare but it is interesting that they only way he could make David Beckham look bad was to change him into a businessman. LOL.

 

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Attention back seat shoppers, if you read my 5 Favorites post on Wednesday, you already know that I am looking for a sleeve to carry my Macbook Air. I have narrowed it down to two from Etsy.

I like the bright colors and design of this one and the fact that it zips all the way around and has sturdier protection.

On the other hand I also really like the color and design of this one, especially the zippered section in the front. However, the main compartment does not zipper and has a button opening instead.

Help an undecided girl out, which do you think would be better?

 

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Jen over at Suscipio is hosting the 3-2-1 Fantastically Fun Friday link-up without the link-up! “Huh?” you may say. Instead of linking your blog you simply answer her 3 questions in the comment box so bloggers and non-bloggers can participate and so it does not interfere with your already scheduled link-ups (Like Jen F’s 7QT.) So here is my contribution:

3 Things I’m Grateful For:

  • Brian finally got his scheduled changed so he no longer has to work the late shift (coming home at 7:30) and he has his weekends off now. Happy dance. (To the glee and embarrassment of my children.)
  • For a great (even if it was incredibly fast) summer that officially ends on Monday when the last of the kiddos are back in school. Then Matthew and I will be solo at home a few hours of the day. Now if only I could teach him to throw the dirty laundry in the washer instead of the toilet, we’d be golden. 😉
  • I’m thankful for another year of this crazy but incredibly blessed life.

2 Places I Would Love to Visit

  • I’d love to take another cross country trip but this time with my hubby and kids. (See what you started, KC.)
  • Either back to Rome with the kids (Brian and I went for our first anniversary) or to Austria, where my mother-in-law is from and the pictures I’ve seen are gorgeous or actually the whole UK… (Did I mention I have a hard time of narrowing things down?)

1 Place I Love to Go

  • There are so many spots of gorgeous nature here along the coast that I love but I still can’t resist slipping away every once in awhile and going to sit inside the movie theater to be swept away in a good story. (In fact, if you texted me last night and I didn’t answer, it was because my phone was on Cinemode. ;-))

 

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I know I almost never miss Cari’s Theme Thursday photography challenge but since the topic was Food and I just posted a recipe with strawberries…

and I just posted a recipe with blueberries…

that I thought I’d skip this week and join next week’s theme “Shadow” instead.

Have a great weekend!

PS – You can follow RoL on Bloglovin, Feedly or another news feed. If you are a social media fan like me, we can stay in touch through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, GoodReads or Instagram. 😉

A Valentine’s Treat for You

Happy St. Valentine’s Day! Lots of love to all my family and friends (and anyone else who may be be hanging around the blog.) Thanks for listening to me and giving me a chance to step away from the business of life and have a little creative fun online. 🙂

Since it is Valentine’s I am giving you a treat. You can choose which of these Valentine’s you prefer. If none of them are of any interest to you then you probably clicked on this blog by mistake. My apologies. Google is to your left.
Have fun!

For Lovers of the Catholic Faith

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I give to you a synopsis of St. Valentine’s life from UCatholic.com.

St. Valentine was a holy priest in Rome, who, with St. Marius and his family, assisted the martyrs in the persecution under Claudius II. Since he was caught marrying Christian couples and aiding any Christians who were being persecuted under Emperor Claudius in Rome [when helping them was considered a crime], Valentinus was arrested and imprisoned. (Continue reading at UCatholic.com…)

For Lovers of Downton Abbey

I give to you a Valentine Abbey. You can find more at Chad-thomas.com. So funny!

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For Lovers of Their Vocation to Motherhood AND/OR Lovers of Laughing So Hard You Spit Out Your Drink

I give to you a post from my newest favorite Catholic Mom blogger Cari over at Clan Donaldson.

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Tales from the Kid Ghetto
If you have children, you know what the kid ghetto is. You’ve been there. Whether you wanted to or no, you’ve been there.

The kid ghetto is where you’re seated at the restaurant when you show up with people requiring booster seats or high chairs.

The basement you find yourself in during family reunions, where your senile great uncle and four nameless adolescent cousins are the only other people hanging out? That’s the kid ghetto.

Trip to the mall? The kid ghetto there is that shockingly unsanitary play area you swear you’ll never go to, but one day you push your luck one store too many and that’s where you end up.

Even church has one. Oh yes, a place as welcoming and forgiving as the church has its own kid ghetto. It’s the last five or six rows- the pews aaaaaaalllllll the way at the back of the church, where you’re in the liturgical catch-22 of children who can’t see what’s going on and get restless, but aren’t yet behaved enough to be trusted closer to the altar.

You know you’re there when all the missals are missing covers and the smell of Desitin and apple juice hover perpetually in the air.

That’s where we were today for Mass. Normally, I avoid the kid ghetto, and try to sneak my way into the no-man’s land of the middle pews, but since we had to attend the 5:00 p.m. Mass, we knew we had five potential time bombs on our hands. Hunger, fatigue, and an hour of having to stay in the same 3 foot area are not a good mix if you’re a kid. (Continue reading at Clan Donaldson…)