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Never Too Little to Grieve
I’ll never forget the first time I saw those two pink lines, after 6 months of negatives, 6 months of tracking, timing, and praying that this month would be the month. It was finally our turn. I woke up early in the morning and couldn’t fall back asleep, so I decided to head to the bathroom to take a test. I was not expecting to see anything, as I hadn’t for the months before. But to my surprise when I looked at that test – a second line. I couldn’t believe it. I stared at that test intensely and started to shake. Could it be? Could it really be? I…
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The Little Way of Motherhood
When I was confirmed into the Catholic Church, I chose Therese as my saint name, as I was drawn to St. Therese of Lisieux and her spiritual approach of glorifying God and finding holiness through doing small, every day things. One of her most famous quotes, “do little things every day with great love”, sums up the essence of her spirituality that she called “the little way”. Now, as a stay at home mom, I can’t think of a more fitting way to view motherhood than through the lens of “the little way”. Some days it feels like I’m not doing much. I wake up and make breakfast. Do the…
