A brief look at the success in the lives of two different people as well as a review of their Catholic funerals. An American funeral versus a Hmong Funeral.
Finding Love – Part 2: My Active Search For True Love
Plus 3 Tips To Help You Get In The Game! After I ended my relationship with the college guy in March of 2010, I finally felt like I could move forward with my life and be fully open to finding true love…
Painting a Simple Leaf Wreath
How to Paint a Simple Leaf Wreath Inspired by Plants Mentioned in the Bible.
>>>FREE PRINTABLE<<< Lately, I've been working on putting up quotes and reminders around the house. Earlier this year, I learned how to do brush calligraphy as well as how to watercolor so I wanted to combine these new skills with some scripture that I planned to hang on the walls.
Getting Through Tough Seasons
Overcoming Anxiety That Comes With Financial Worries And The Challenges of Job Searching Every few years, it seems I go through particularly difficult times. There was the year of romantic torment that happened before Paul and I met. Then a few years later, both of our Grandpa’s passed away. A year or so after that, …
Finding Love – Part 1: Getting into the Mindset for Love to Happen
In this series of posts, I want to reflect on my journey of finding love and the relationship difficulties along the way. In doing so I will share some of the tough lessons I learned as well as provide those who are struggling to find love with some tips to help you meet “the one.”
On Being a Bad Teenager
My recollections of the situations, influences, and mistakes I made when I was a reckless teenager.
May Crowning: Painting Mary From a Picture of a Statue
I’d ultimately like to be able to paint portraits of Mary, Jesus, the saints, angels and the like. So for my first practice, I decided to try painting Mary to celebrate May Crowning from a picture of a statue.
Why I Baptized My Baby
Top 3 Reasons Why I Chose To Follow the Catholic Tradition of Infant Baptism.
This past Sunday, I baptized my baby boy. He is not quite six months old but he handled the water on his forehead fairly well…
Top 8 YouTube Videos on Watercolor Flowers for Beginners
The Best YouTube Videos for Learning How to Paint Loose Watercolor Florals.
I’ve been wanting to learn watercolor so I’ve been binging Youtube videos. I decided to start with florals because I figured they’re simple enough and I can use what I’ve learned for card making…
The Busy Mom’s Guide to Brush Calligraphy
Learn easy brush lettering when you’re short on time.
A few months ago, one of my crafty sisters offered to give the rest of us a tutorial on calligraphy. She’d been posting some gorgeously written words and quotes on her Instagram account…