Coffee & Pearls: Wisdom For Catholic Moms

I'm finally off of bed rest! I have my sweet baby in my arms and I'm ready to live outside of the bedroom again! Find out how I dip my toes back in after a long season of survival mode!

How should we respond to this crisis? What does it change for Catholic moms? I'll share three things I think we can do!

We're headed into the time where we're about to be inundated with planners, curricula, school supplies, and a push to be more organized this year to protect our sanity! Don't fall for that. You are lovely just as you are. Find out how to use these tools from a place of peace instead of fear!

Summer can be an amazing time! It can also be a terrible season if you're in one of these three situations! Find out what they are and how you can get through gracefully!

After falling in love with Jesus as a conservative Protestant, this is the story of how I finally fell in love with Catholicism!

Find out how I went from a liberal, pro-choice, agnostic who thought religious was a crutch for broken people to being a woman who loves God with her whole heart. This is how I became a Protestant!

A lot of women wonder, "What does it look like to be a submissive wife?" It can feel like a scary concept if we don't know what it should look like. I'll explain how it works in my marriage!

Do you know someone with chronic pain in your life? Here's some insight into what they might be dealing with and how you can help them!

Feeling a slump in energy throughout the day? Find out how we can better manage our energy to get more things done but to also be more present with our families!

There were five strikingly similar challenges that I realized both single and married women experience. I list all five in this episode as well as how you should share them with the single women in your life!

Want to be convinced how awesome it is to read aloud to your children? Sarah will talk about her new book Read Aloud Family and give us some tips on how to fit it in and make it count!

Drowning in toys? Don't know where to start? This episode talks about how I sift through my kids' toys, what we keep, what we rotate, and what we toss!

The weather just changed and my kids pelted me with 100 questions about the backyard and front yard rules! I was getting frazzled and frustrated when I simply realized... the rules need to change! Find out how you can change with the seasons without losing your mind!

Need a pick me up? Here's a great (and short) book that you can read! Good Enough is Good Enough by Colleen Duggan will both hug you and give you a little kick in the bottom. Those are my favorite kinds of books!

I feel like I have a new crush! I've discovered the world of purgatory and I can't help but share it! 

There are many different ways to grow closer to Christ during Lent. Some ways we plan and some come as a complete surprise. What kind of Lent are you having?

It's pretty common that we give up addictions for Lent but we don't call them addictions so we're surprised when we start going through withdrawals. I think it's important to acknowledge the difficulty of what we're giving up and to have a plan to live through the stages of giving up addiction!

When did Lent become so public? Let us talk about how we can walk this journey in the desert like Mary, with quiet humility.

Do you wish you were a better wife or a better mother? Find out the tip that new writers share with each other that can help you better understand your own frustration with not quite being where you want to be yet!

I interview Colleen Mitchell about her new book when We Were Eve!