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Advent Reflection

Posted on December 5, 2018 by

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We had the first snow of the season here a couple of weeks ago and this year I am determined to change my perspective on the cold and darker months. It really was a lovely snowfall. My family baked, snuggled and went to bed…

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Yarn Feather Ornament Craft

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

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DIY Yarn Feather Ornament Craft

Looking for a fun craft project for kids to do that will actually make a nice gift? This Feather Ornament á la Mama Bear’s Craft Room. is a fun and easy craft for your tree or a handmade and personalized gift for your loved ones…

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St. Joseph and the Blended Family

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

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I was managing a small chiropractic office and the doctor I worked for was talented and nice but also eccentric and quite a talker! The only two employees in the small home based practice, we chatted all day between patients. With his kids running…

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Peace On Earth

Posted on December 16, 2017 by

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I know I am a little..okay, a lot.. late to be writing about the theme of Advent Week Two: Peace but, this week has been hectic! #Momlife am I right? But I digress… Jesus is called the Prince of Peace. He desires that we…

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🌹✨Hey friends, its Friday! I feel like we all know the reasons why Instagram and social media can be bad thing. My own struggles with it are well-documented but today for #fridayintroductions I'm sharing a few reasons why Instagram is GOOD for me! //// //// 🌹Accountability- I find it difficult to say one thing & do another. Writing about my faith carries a weight of responsibility for me to be transparent, genuine & to practice what I preach! //// //// 🌹Inspiration- I can't tell you how many posts here are timely or describe my circumstances. Its amazing to read whats in my own heart being spoken through another's words. Learning through other's lived experiences & witness encourages & inspires me every time I log on! //// //// 🌹Information- New to me devotions, traditions, saints, groups, charities, books, podcasts & resources that I may not have otherwise known about conveniently pop up in my feed! May we not take for granted how fortunate we are to have such a wealth of knowledge available at our fingertips! /// /// 🌹Creativity- its true that comparison can crush your confidence if you let it but a bit of healthy competition doesn't always have to be a bad thing! As long as I'm being authentic it motivates me to put my best foot forward & be the best version of ME that I can be. //// //// & last but not least: 🌹 YOU! I've met so many amazing people here & formed some great working & personal relationships. Your support & encouragement continually blesses my life!🙏 //// //// 🌹At the end of the day Social media should be a tool. Like anything in life it can be used for good or bad, handled properly or abused. Yes we can't anticipate everything that could happen here but we can choose how we react. We can control it instead of letting it control us. For the most part social media is what we make it! //// //// 🌹So what's one thing you love about Instagram? Comment below & I'll see you in my stories on Sunday for #simplemadesacred 💗 Have a great weekend Friends!👋
✨💗🌊🐚Hey, Friends! Happy Assumption day! To make the day extra special I decided it would be a good idea to bring the kids to midday mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette which is just over an hour's drive, round trip. We go there every year around Christmas for their festival of lights but I thought it would be nice to walk the grounds without freezing for once! /// I pulled my neck early while lifting the baby but I thought, it's okay, I can still do this (offer it up, amiright? Lol) but from that point on nothing went as planned. We made it on time but once we were in the sanctuary the kids were more than rowdy. I spent most of the time outside of the doors trying to keep my baby boy from crying, my preteen feom losing interest & my toddler girl from falling on the hard stone-cut tiled floor. We made it through but just by a moment & with very little grace. What was supposed to be a treat ended up -feeling like- the obligation it was. I left that incredible place sweaty, aggravated & without our special walk or a single photo (hence the conch🐚 appropriate since it feels like Lord of the Flies around here lately😆) /// So why do I share this? Because I don't want to only post the highlights. Because if you had a less than Insta-perfect day of parenting its okay! This is real life. This is Motherhood. It's like the Ocean. Its loud, repetitive yet unpredictable, sometimes it stinks & makes us salty😅. But it is also powerful, majestic, serene & teeming with life!💖 At times like this when I've come to the end of myself in Motherhood, when I've run out of patience & gentleness, when I am fed up, beat up & exhausted, I turn to my own Mother to be replenished. Mary, Mother of Jesus, please be a Mother to me now💗 📿
🌾Don't give up. Things can get better..❤ This morning I walked out onto the back porch & faced the sun beams streaming through the trees. I quieted my heart, asking God what the day might hold. I breathed in the summer air, not yet touched by the humidity promised in the lingering haze. I stretched & smiled because I know each morning, each day is another chance. I have been brooding over my future, pondering my past & considering my purpose as I often do. I closed my eyes to pray & asked the Holy Spirit to wrap around me like the gentle wind. //// Suddenly, I heard a tapping behind me at the slider door. It was my 14-month old baby boy smiling at me with his new teeth & knocking on the glass with a drool soaked toy. My peace & solitude was broken but it was okay. I smiled and simpered "Hey sweet boy!" before crouching down to press my forehead to the slider door. My heart jolted back in time, reminding me of a photo that I took with my oldest daughter. We were on the opposite end of the house, pressing hands & kisses on the front door's glass. She was just a little older than my boy is now. A happy, chubby-cheeked baby girl with big blue eyes like his. //// But that photo was taken at the lowest point in my entire life. I can barely stand to look at it because the pain in my eyes is excruciatingly captured. It churns my stomach think of that time in my life when my world had been shaken. My heart was broken, my faith was dead, my family had crumbled. The pain was raw & daily life was a struggle. Hopeless, scared, sad & alone. //// But this morning, over a decade later, I stood on the other side. Not just the other end of my home but on the other side of this whole mess. Married, stable, happy, rooted in faith, aware of the ways I am radically loved. Dreams coming true that I couldn't have imagined when I was just trying to survive. What a true 180° //// What a true transformation that only God could orchestrate. What a beautiful mosaic he has made out of this shattered life. Thanks to God alone I can say I made it through & now all I want is for my shards to reflect his glory, to help his light reach a world in need & to live my life in praise of Love itself.❤
GIVEAWAY CLOSED 🎉Giveaway🎉 #Repost @faithandflorals • • • • • • In honour of The Assumption, I’ve teamed up with @tan_books + @prayersoverthekitchensink to give away this fabulous tan books bundle: The Life Of Mary as seen by the mystics. True Devotion to Mary & a 2020 planner. 📚 . Enter here by - 1. Finding this post on @faithandflorals page to enter there! 2. Following all three accounts 2. Tagging some friends on seperate lines Each tag is an entry. Extra entry when adding to your story. (Be sure to tag me so I see it. . Open internationally, must be 18+ to enter not affiliated with IG. Good luck! Ends Friday! ✨ . . . . #bookloversday #joyfulmama#catholicconnect #mom #catholics #cameramama#momlife#snap_ish #bissisterhood#sheloves #booklover #catholicsofinstagram #verilymoment#philotheafound #shelovesgod #bookishgiveaway #flashesofdelight#myquietbeauty#bookloversclub #thecatholicwoman#catholicmomthoughts#booknerdigans #booksmart #bookstagram #littlestoriesofmylife #thatauthenticfeeling #myquietbeauty#christianmom#catholicworld
The secret to happiness is to live moment by moment and to.thank God for all that He, in His goodness, sends to us day after day. -St. Gianna Beretta Molla🌿 /// /// Happy Friday, friends! Off to the beach with my babies today trying to remind myself that it's still Summer even though this dress is giving off major autumnal vibes and I'm not even mad about it💁🍂 (But not pushing it either!🚫⛄) What are your weekend plans? Tell me in the comments below and I will see you in my stories on Sunday for #SimpleMadeSacred 🌿 ❤Cait
"If they are hungry, mothers feed them without thinking twice because they are the most important people here." -pope francis🌱 //// //// Local, organic, sustainable, custom-made✨😉 I'm not sure if I can put into words how breastfeeding has changed me as a mother & a person. This ability to nourish our little ones so lovingly & so completely is a beautiful gift & so uniquely Woman🙌 //// //// My Sweet William is 14 months old now and it seems like when babies pass the 1 year mark the expectation is to wean. As if all of the benefits dissapear (they don't!) Suddenly and strangely, what was once so encouraged becomes taboo. //// //// When I crossed that imaginary line with his sister those comments would bother me sometimes. But now I just laugh. We made it to 3 years & every few days she still wants to nurse for a minute or two.💁 //// //// She's moving on to bigger things. Cups & straws & underwear. I could be sad about the end of our journey but we're doing it on both of our terms & honestly I'm too proud of her to have much room for anything else. //// //// I couldn't imagine doing anything less for my little guy, though it seems like our journey may be done much sooner. Hey, Everybody & baby is different! #fedisbest 💗

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Cait Winters

Cait Winters

I'm Cait, a Massachusetts mom of 3 living in a small, woodsy town with my kids, husband and dog. I am a poet at heart with an affinity for nature, coffee, wine, and musty old New England library books. I love to blog about my simple life made magic by faith and love. Email: cswinters15@gmail.com

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