Imperfect Catholic Mama

New Years came along, and there I sat, feeding my newborn son, scrolling instagram to stay awake. Every other post or so was about the adventures someone had in 2023, or the ones they were looking forward to in 2024. I spent 2023 being a mother. I would be spending…

They say it takes a village to raise a child. While this is true, it just as much takes a village to raise a mother.

Several years ago, I’d spent a month living the Carmelite Monastic life. It was a wonderful opportunity to discern that path for my life. During my time there we read, reflected, talked, and of course, prayed about our vocations. A reoccurring theme was picking up our cross and following Christ.…

A rainy and cold afternoon where I couldn’t take my daughter out to the park had us at the local indoor play center. This place is amazing! It has a large and small bouncy castle, massive treehouse/jungle Jim, and an awesome itsy bitty village! This village is a couple Streets’…

“Sing Muse . . . ” (Cue crickets). “Muse . . ? Where are you?!” It’s not exactly a writers block that I’ve hit. I have plenty of interesting things to write about. It’s more so that I’ve hit a muse-block. The last month (or two?) I just haven’t been…

The other day I was taking a holy hour, thinking about this season of Lent and what God wanted from me. I wanted to make this season fruitful and was un-inclined to doing the typical “give up sweets,” etc. I wanted my Lenten exercises to come from the heart and…

Like many women, I’ve struggled with body image on and off through most of my life, but post birth has brought on a new struggle. People say I look great and have “bounced back.” But they don’t see underneath the clothes. I felt the most beautiful ever when I was…

The other day I was chatting with a friend, and she asked me this: “How has your relationship with your spouse changed since having a baby?” I didn’t know what to say. I knew our relationship had changed, but I couldn’t put it into words. After having a couple of…