Faith Inspiration

Strength for the Journey

I woke up this morning and did not feel like going to Mass. Madeline had a sleepover at Nana and Pop’s (Dave’s parents) and Dave was on-call last night, so it was very tempting to just skip out of going. I decided I’d go to the earlier service to “get it over with.” As soonRead the whole post >>

A Simple Path

Now that I am expecting baby number two, I am beginning to think about all those sleepless nights and marathon nursing sessions ahead of me. My firstborn was not what you would call a sleeper. Far from it – she was more like a zombie and I, the hapless, sleep-loving mommy, quickly mutated into aRead the whole post >>

Finding Peace in the Eucharist

Each time I prepare myself to receive the Eucharist, I hear a little voice, whispering, “Peace.” It’s not the Holy Spirit invoking wisdom upon me, but instead my 2-year-old daughter Madeline, who refers to communion time as “peace.” As soon as she sees the Eucharistic ministers take their positions throughout the church, she vibrates withRead the whole post >>

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.