Finding Peace in Rough Seas: Turning to Faith in Times of Personal Crisis
When I was 15 years old, my father took my cousin and me on a deep-sea fishing trip. The captain of the 60-foot-long charter boat…
pregnancy
Patiently Waiting: Experiencing Pregnancy Through Advent
I had never so much understood the waiting of Advent until the due date for my baby boy started rapidly approaching. My belly was huge;…
Praying Through Pregnancy: What a Time of Spiritual Dryness Taught Me About Prayer
When two lines appeared on the pregnancy test, I expected strange cravings and nausea, I anticipated gaining weight, and I waited excitedly to feel those…
Happy Lent?
My best friend, Sara, visited this past weekend, and I could not have been happier to see her in person. Since graduating high school, we’ve…
Already and Not Yet
Last Friday, amidst early morning preparations to get The Dude (i.e. our 5-year-old son who, to this point, has been known to Convert-sation readers as…
Comfort and Upheaval: Thoughts on Mary During Advent
This Advent, I am remembering how I came to love (really love) Our Lady. I am remembering an Advent about five years ago when a…
Baby Boom 2014
Like any young couple with a growing family, Brandon and I have been discerning and having monthly conversations about when we should have our next…
Trying, Not Trying and OK Either Way?
Childbearing outside marriage is on the rise, with some 40% of all births to unwed mothers. And more than half of unplanned pregnancies occur among…
Freedom
When I think of feeling free, I see the stereotypical scenes of me on a beach somewhere, enjoying a drink with a little umbrella in…
Reform and the Church (Health Care Part 2)
Our baby is due mid-February and in last week’s post I wrote about how our health insurance plan does not cover maternity care. In fact,…
