Latte and Laundry: A home for Catholic women, moms, and hearts + encouragement for your mighty motherhood

“The Lord bless you, and keep you. May the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. " Numbers 4:24-26 As the busyness of the fall season is underway, I find myself paying close attention to the words that come out of my mouth? Am I gracious, am I merciful, am I encouraging, and do I pour blessings into the hearts o...

" Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes." James 4:14  Have an episode idea you want to hear about? Shoot me a message here! Support the show She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood (New Motherhood Book with Ascension- Be encouraged and uplifted: www.ascensionpress.com/sheloved ) I am con...

"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight." 1 Peter 3: 3-4 Is your fire for the Lord something that draws the hearts of others toward communion with him? We often get...

" Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.”  So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten."...

“Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls.” - Matthew 11:29. Today, I dive into the paternal words of Jesus that provide us with a direct pathway to experiencing the rest our souls so desire. After many years of reflecting on these words it wasn’t until now that I finally let the Lord press his finger into the  tender places o...

Have an episode idea you want to hear about? Shoot me a message here! Support the show She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood (New Motherhood Book with Ascension- Be encouraged and uplifted: www.ascensionpress.com/sheloved ) I am convinced that God is on mission to restore and revive the beautiful vocation of motherhood right here and right now! Let's build up this community of cathol...

"Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." ~ Proverbs 16:24 This week I reflect on the importance of our children KNOWING we think they are as awesome as they are! All too often we can focus in on training our children to become the people God created them to be, that we lose sight of blessing them as they are now. Our criticisms and complaints run the...

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35 . This week I am joined by my friends Renzo and Monica Ortega, of the marriage apostolate Two Become Family, to talk about the truth that marriage is anything but easy....

“There is a time for everything  and a season for every activity under the heavens, a time to be born and a time to die,  a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,  a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrai...

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” - Galatians 5:22-23. This week Carrie and I wrap up our summer book series on “In the School of the Holy Spirit” by discussing the discernment of knowing the voice of God. With a greater desire to listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit it is important to know how t...

"Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The Mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace." Romans 8:5-6 This week, Carrie joins me again to chat about  “In the School of the Holy Spirit.” We continue...

 "And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you" -Luke 11:9 This week, Carrie and I continue our summer book series discussion. We dive into the second section of Father Jacque Philippe's book "In the School of the Holy Spirit", which looks at the various ways in which we can foster inspirations. Though we cannot...

 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit, apart from me you can do nothing" John 15:5 This week speaker, author, and my dear friend, Carrie Daunt, and I dive into the first section in Father Jacque Philippe's book "In the School of the Holy Spirit" for our summer book series. It was a treasure for my own heart to reflect...

“And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.” Luke 23:26. This week I explore the reality of watching another struggle under the weight of their cross. Perhaps, we are called to be "Simon" in the lives of those we love. Could Simon of Cyrene have known the pivotal part that he would pl...

"On his great work in each one of us...we each individually are a part of his mighty works!!!" -"Psalm 145:3&4.  This week I am joined by psychologist, speaker, and author of "The Mindful Catholic", Dr. Greg Bottaro to discuss living in the presence of God.  Dr. Greg Bottaro is a Catholic psychologist, founder of the CatholicPsych Institute and creator of the CatholicP...

" For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope" Jeremiah 29:11 This week I discuss the risk that comes with heavy expectations. When our children don't live up to our expectations or we ourselves are not yet the people we desire to be, we become vulnerable to the dangerous spirit of despair. We may even throw...

"You can't worship two gods at once. Loving one god, you'll end up hating the other. Adoration of one feeds contempt for the other. You can't worship God and Money both.” Matthew 6:24. This week I explore the reality that we often cling to many things in this world, other than the only one worthy of clinging to, Jesus himself.  What things have become idols in our lives that se...

"Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice." —Proverbs 27:9.  All too often, our fears and shame keep us from living authentically. Instead, we exhaustingly fight to put on an Instagram-worthy performance for the world to see. This week my dear friend Johnna Sullivan joins me to discuss friendships and the beauty of v...

"Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."~ Matthew 18:3. St. Aloysious said, "It is better to be a child of God, than King of the whole world." Jesus took it even further when he said "little" children. Do we allow ourselves to be little? All too often, we put up walls of overcompensation to hide...

"No greater joy can I have than this, to hear that my children follow the truth." 3 John 1:4. This week I am so delighted to have my first-born child, my little monkey, Madelyn Rose on the podcast with me. We chat about many things related to mother and daughter relationships and discuss the amazing retreat we recently went on together. We traveled to Virginia to attend a Mother & Da...

" You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” Genesis 16:13. This week I talk about the need to be seen. Do we believe that God sees us, sees our heart aches, our sorrows, our joys, and our desires? Do we live that out for our children? Being physically with our children is not the same thing as "seeing" them.  This is an invitation to be inten...

"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!" 1 John 3:1 This week I discuss the healing power of letting ourselves be loved. We often focus so much on our inadequacies, our shortcomings, or ways in which we fail to live up to the calling of our vocation, that we forget how deeply and passionately we are loved by the King of the Universe...

" Do all things without grumbling or questioning …” ( Phil 2:14 ). How often do we serve our children, our spouses, our friends, with a hidden (or not-so-hidden) grumbling inside? Do we complain as we go about our tasks of the day, or do we surrender the present moment to the will of God? This my friends is a place I continuously come back to in prayer, a place I frequently find myself fallin...

“It is not what goes into the mouth defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man" ~ Matthew 15:11. This week I discuss the dangerous word “should”. We often throw around words without taking the time to reflect on the impact of their implications. This is an invitation to join me as I move to strip both my vocabulary and my heart from words that often invoke the sentimen...

"  Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me." (Psalm 51:10).  Okay my lovely friends, it is time to clean house! No, I do not mean the laundry room, and the stuffed closet, I mean the home of your heart! This week I dive into the need to let the Lord come clean all the hidden, wounded, dirty, and hurting places of our hearts! Have an episode idea you want to hear...