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

With the new school year beginning, I think it is essential that we sit back and remember to rest in our "why". I have received a number of homeschooling questions recently, and though we could get swept away in discussing specific curriculums, rhythms, and schedules, I think it is important that we remember why God has called us here. With this truth set before our eyes, we will have th...

Two things, only two things. He could have said anything, so much that he would have wanted us to mirror. He could have included “patient”, “courageous”, or “obedient”. But though he calls us to all of these, it is no coincidence that he  said two important things. “Learn from me for I am meek and humble of heart” - Matthew 11:29. We already dove into humility a few months ago, but we can not forg...

This week Johnna and I conclude our conversation on Abandonment to Divine Providence. We wrap up our conversation by diving deep into a trustful surrender into the arms of the perfect parent.  We often grasp on tight to the walls of life in fear of all that lies ahead and all that has come before. We walk in the dark unsure of which way to go. How can we move forward when we can't even see ou...

"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you with my loving eye on you." ~Psalm 32: 8-9. This week Johnna and I continue our summer series book study on Abandonment to Divine Providence. One of the struggles and traps of the Christian life is this deep sense of being far away from living the virtuous and spiritual life that God desires for us. When we r...

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6 Johnna and I continue our conversation on Abandonment to Divine Providence.  This week we dive into the mission to live out the calling of holiness by surrendering with an indifference towards EVERYTHING.  Part of this...

"Abandonment and pure faith do more for the soul than good works" - Father Jean-Pierre Cuassade What if having a pure heart and good will was the secret key to happiness? This week, Johnna joins me again to discuss the third chapter of the book Abandonment to Divine Providence.    Have an episode idea you want to hear about? Shoot me a message here! Support the show She Loved: Resting in...

"It is the Lord!" - John 21:17 This week, Johnna and I discuss Chapter 2 of Abandonment to Divine Providence. Father Jean - Pierre outlines how it is faith that interprets God for us, allowing us to recognize him in the present moment.  The present moment truly is an abundant source of holiness, if only we allow it! Have an episode idea you want to hear about? Shoot me a message here! Su...

"Let what you have said be done unto me" - Luke 1:38 This week, Johnna Sullivan joins me to kick off our summer book series on Abandonment to Divine Providence. In this first episode, we dive into the importance of obedience to God's will, which is active and alive in each and every moment. So, what does it mean to live in the present moment? Join my friend Johnna and I this week as...

"Learn from me, for I am gentle and HUMBLE of heart" - Matthew 11:29 This week I discuss the critical virtue of HUMILITY.  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 miss...

"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for EVERY GOOD WORK" - 2 Timothy 3:16-17 This week I am joined by the lovely Lisa Brenninkmeyer to discuss the importance of Sacred Scripture for the heart of a woman. Lisa, a Catholic convert, has a passion for...

"I may speak in the languages of humans and of angels. But if I don’t have love, I am a loud gong or a clashing cymbal. I may have the gift to speak what God has revealed, and I may understand all mysteries and have all knowledge. I may even have enough faith to move mountains. But if I don’t have love, I am nothing. I may even give away all that I have and give up my body to be burned. But i...

"He called a little child to him and placed the child among them. And he said: 'Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 18: 2-6 This week we chat about the power of viewing life through the eyes of our...

"But Jesus called them to him, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'"  - Luke 18:16 Do you ever feel weary, rundown, and quite frankly just not good enough? The vocation of  of motherhood is one of the most difficult and yet beautiful and profound things we will ever do.  Yet, sometimes we just don’t think we h...

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." John 10:10 Many of us have been hardwired to live from a scarcity mindset; the belief that we must grasp what is ours because our time, finances, worth, and relationships are limited and fleeting. Yet, this is not the Gospel.  We must remember that God is a God of Abundance and th...

" That the aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor ,not slanderers, nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children” - Titus 2:3-4 This week I talk with the lovely Denise Trull about the unwavering truth that Mothers still need to be MOTHERED. On the front lines of the battlegrounds of love, we m...

"Mary said, 'Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. MAY IT BE DONE TO ME according to your word.' Then the angel departed from her." - Luke 1:38 What if the pathway to holiness is to do what you are already doing, and endure what you are already enduring? The duties of the present moment are shadows that hide the action of the Divine Will.  Just as the disciples declared “It is...

 "Stand firm then, with the BELT OF TRUTH buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace." ~ Ephesians 6:15 I chatted with the lovely Nancy Bandzuch from Catholic Sprouts this week about standing in truth. How do we share the truth of the Gospel with our children when the world of...

Are you weary and exhausted? Do you find yourself slumped against the wall, tears in your eyes, with an overwhelming sense of defeat? Why won't the kids just listen, follow through, and stop falling apart whenever they are asked to do something that seems too hard?  This is the place that I met Jesus this week, and he quickly whispered truth into my frail heart. Maybe, just maybe, like Elijah...

My friends, I wonder - do you know that you are GOOD? The idea that we are inherently good because we were made in the image of God is something our success-driven, perfection-seeking world often leaves us forgetting. But I am here to remind you that YOU ARE GOOD. I pray that you lean into this beautiful truth, as God whispers it and blesses it over you so that you may more abundantly breathe it o...

 “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” What if we weren’t meant to remain hiding in the garden, but instead in the freedom of knowing we are living under the loving  gaze of our Heavenly Father? This week I chat with the lovely Carrie Daunt, of the John Paul II Healing Center, around the reality that many of us women are hiding our true feminine identity behi...

"In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold." Ephesians 4:26 There is one particular time of day that can be the most trying, the most exhausting, and the most frustrating for young parents: the bedtime shuffle. This week I discuss the calling to fulfill our obligation of charity through a gentleness and peaceful d...

“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song!” - St. Pope John Paul II Happy Easter my lovely friends! This week we sing from the mountaintops "Hallelujah". It isn't always easy, but on the battleground of life we are called to go forth with PRAISE first just as the tribe of Judah (which means "Praise") was called to go up the...

What if the wounds of rejection or abandonment have robbed us from opening ourselves up to the life-giving beauty of spiritual friendship?  This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Emily Jaminet, the co-author of "The Friendship Project", which she wrote with her own lovely friend Michele Faehnle. We explore what spiritual friendship means, and how we can delight in the beauty t...

Hours before his death, the Good  Thief took a radical course of action and confidently cried out for Christ's mercy: " Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom" - Luke 23: 42. Through an incredible moment of confidence in God's goodness, a man who once lived a life of crime became our first known saint. The thief who stole heaven! How often does the enemy lock up our...

This week I continue our Lenten conversation on wounds. The heart heals in many ways similar to that of the body, which is far more complex than we often even realize. We walk through a simple analogy to explore how the heart heals similarly to the way our body heals a scrape or a cut. The most critical part of our healing journey is to allow the rich oxygen of Christ's love to flow through a...