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

"She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future." Proverbs 31:25.  This week I am joined by my lovely sister, Julia, to discuss fear and motherhood. We mommas frequently enter into our motherhood with many broken and wounded places - places that can often be the breeding ground for fear. Then all too often this fear begins to be the place that we moth...

"He is not here; he has risen, just as he said " (Matthew 28:6).  Happy Easter my lovely friends! I am so delighted to be back after a nice rest where I refocused my heart on doing less and being more.  This week we discuss the profound gift of the resurrection.  Have an episode idea you want to hear about? Shoot me a message here! Support the show She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Mot...

 "Fix these words of mine into your mind and being" Deuteronomy 11:18. This week, the lovely Carrie Daunt joins me to discuss her latest book, "Beloved Daughter." It was a treat for my heart to chat with my dear friend Carrie, as we discuss the importance of helping our daughters know who they are in God.  In a world that speaks so many lies into our daughters' hearts, we...

"Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” ~Mark 6:31.  This week, I dive into the idea that we are often guilty of becoming human DOings rather than human BEings. As we enter into the Lenten Season, this is an invitation to spend more time simply being with...

 "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me. Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." ~ Matthew 25:35-40.  This week we explore the truth that love i...

"Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart" Proverbs 3:3-4. This week, I discuss the power of pouring our hearts out to Jesus ON PAPER.  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 u...

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.” Philippians 4:8. This week we wrap up our series on being FOR our children! We’ve discussed being for them in action and in word, but how can we succeed at either if in the depths o...

"Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones."  Proverbs 16:24 This week we continue discussing the importance of being FOR our children. We know in the depths of our momma hearts that we are, but the big question is - do they know it? Today we explore the power of words, both the negative implications and the beautiful transforming strength of words! Have...

“Anyone who is not for me is against me; and whoever does not gather with me scatters."  Luke 11:23 This week I kick off a mini-series about being "FOR" our children. We all deeply love and adore our children, and most of us would jump in front of a moving train for them. Yet, our actions, words, and hearts don't always line up with the depth of love that we have for them.  Hav...

" Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry for help, and He will say: Here I am.”   (Isaiah 58:9) This week I explore in depth my newest word of the year, "Hineni", which is Hebrew for "Here I am". When God calls us, will we hide like Adam and Eve, or will we respond like Abraham and Moses with a swift and servant-like response of “Hineni”?   Have an epis...

"She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn" - Luke 2: 7.  This week we wrap up our miniseries on accompanying Mary through the Advent season by reflecting upon her silent surrender. This new and yet docile mother allowed God to lead the way as she gave birth in a stable and laid her newborn son in what once was a feeding t...

"My soul proclaims the greatness in God my Savior. For he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant" This week we continue on our journey of accompanying Mary this Advent as she takes humble action in bringing Christ to others. The Visitation Painting https://www.etsy.com/listing/801673557/the-visitation?click_key=4a63ca2ec941b42f8427d125653bde9c62f92785%3A801673557&click...

This week we kick off a short Advent series on accompanying Mary from the Annunciation to the Nativity.  We start our series by reflecting on the beauty of Mary’s obedience- “Be it done unto me” 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.as...

"Be Still and Know that I am God" - Psalms 46:10 This week I am so delighted to sit down with wife, mother, and author, Christine Hanus to discuss her book “Everyday Heroism: 28 Daily Reflections on the Little Way of Motherhood.” What if all the tiny little things you do all day, actually aren’t so tiny at all? What if each dish, each diaper, and each tear you wipe are glorifying acts of...

"Keep your eyes straight ahead; ignore all sideshow distractions" - Proverbs 4:25. The enemy loves nothing more than to subtly and sneakily distract our hearts away from God. As we begin to near the holiday season, this is an invitation to take the time to be intentional and slow with our hearts fixed on Christ.   Have an episode idea you want to hear about? Shoot me a message here! Supp...

"My grace is sufficient for you" ~ 2 Corinthians 12:9. This week I sit down with the wonderful Colleen Carroll Campbell to discuss her book, " The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God's ".  From one recovering perfectionist to another, this conversation delighted my heart. It wasn’t merely their intense love for our Lord that m...

"Abide in me, as I also abide in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in me." John 15:4 All the pruning and trimming in the world could not save a branch that is disconnected from the tree. So too, we must remember that abiding in Christ is the only way that the work Christ does in us will bear fruit.  Have an ep...

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. “ (John 15:2).  This week we start a two part series on what it means to grow with the TRUE VINE. God desires to transform our hearts and souls into vessels that both hold and fully pour out his love. But are...

 “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Ephesians 4:29 This week I am joined by the lovely Sarah Molitor to discuss her new book " Well Said* choosing words that speak life, give grace, and strengthen your faith and family." What we say matters, and how we b...

"It is better to be a child of God than King of the whole world!" ~ St. Aloysius Gonzaga As I've find myself slowly entering into a new season of motherhood, I have been reflecting on what it means to launch our children into the world. From the earliest years of loving our little people, the world tells us that we must train them to become healthy, mature, independent adults! But w...

"We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully." -  Romans 12:6-8 Th...

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" ~Proverbs 22:6 This week, we wrap up the RED Heart Series by diving into the last element of a RED Heart, which is to disciple them.  But what does it mean to disciple our children? It means to lead, to train, and to show them the way through the example of our own lives leading them to the perfect...

"To touch can be to give life" ~ Michaelangelo This week we discuss the second part of what it means to Mother with a RED heart. We dive into the calling to not only receive our children but to FULLY embrace them.  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 e...

"He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me." ~ Matthew 10:40 This week we dive into the first part of what it means to mother with a RED heart. In order to shepherd our children's hearts in love we must start by Receiving them. Before we discipline, before we solve issues, or put out fires, they must first know and trust that they are fully rec...

"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you. I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." Ezekial 36: 26 You guys! I am so excited to kick off our series on Mothering with a RED Heart.  This has been a topic that has been in the depths of my soul for some time. What does it mean to mother with a RED Heart?  Today we will discuss the meaning of p...