The Magazine and Daily Blog of Catholic Living
Faith & Family Live is where everyday moms offer one another inspiration, support, and
encouragement in Catholic living. Anyone grappling with the meaning of life or the cleaning of laundry is
welcome here. Read the blog, check out our magazine, join our community, learn more
about our mission, and come on in! READ MORE
Meet the Faith & Family bloggers. We invite you to join us in encouraging and helping the Faith & Family community grow in faith!
Danielle Bean
Danielle Bean, a mother of eight, is Editorial Director of Faith & Family. She is author of My Cup of Tea, Mom to Mom, Day to Day, and most recently Small Steps for Catholic Moms. Though she once struggled to separate her life and her work, the two …
Read My Posts
Rachel Balducci
Rachel Balducci is married to Paul and they are the parents of five lively boys and one precious baby girl. She is the author of How Do You Tuck In A Superhero?, and is a newspaper columnist for the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia. For the past four years, she has …
Read My Posts
Lisa Hendey
Lisa Hendey is the founder and editor of CatholicMom.com and the author of A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms and The Handbook for Catholic Moms. Lisa is also enjoys speaking around the country, is employed as webmaster for her parish web sites and spends time on various …
Read My Posts
Arwen Mosher
Arwen Mosher lives in southeastern Michigan with her husband Bryan and their 4-year-old daughter, 2-year-old son, and twin boys born May 2011. She has a bachelor's degree in theology. She dreads laundry, craves sleep, loves to read novels and do logic puzzles, and can't live without tea. Her personal blog site …
Read My Posts
Rebecca Teti
Rebecca Teti is married to Dennis and has four children (3 boys, 1 girl) who -- like yours no doubt -- are pious and kind, gorgeous, and can spin flax into gold. A Washington, DC, native, she converted to Catholicism while an undergrad at the U. Dallas, where she double-majored in …
Read My Posts
Robyn Lee
Robyn Lee is a senior writer for Faith & Family magazine. She is a 30-something, single lady, living in Connecticut with her two cousins in a small bungalow-style kit house built by her great uncle in the 1950s. She also conveniently lives next door to her sister, brother-in-law and six kids …
Read My Posts
Hallie Lord
Hallie Lord married her dashing husband, Dan, in the fall of 2001 (the same year, coincidentally, that she joyfully converted to the Catholic faith). They now happily reside in the deep South with their two energetic boys and two very sassy girls. In her *ample* spare time, Hallie enjoys cheap wine, …
Read My Posts
DariaSockey
Daria Sockey is a freelance writer and veteran of the large family/homeschooling scene. She recently returned home from a three-year experiment in full time outside employment. (Hallelujah!) Daria authored several of the original Faith&Life; Catechetical Series student texts (Ignatius Press), and is currently a Senior Writer for Faith&Family; magazine. A latecomer …
Read My Posts
Lynn Wehner
As a wife and mother, writer and speaker, Lynn Wehner challenges others to see the blessings that flow when we struggle to say "Yes" to God’s call. Control freak extraordinaire, she is adept at informing God of her brilliant plans and then wondering why the heck they never turn out that …
Read My Posts
advice | coffee talk | discussion | parenting | family | education | school | children | nfp | sex | marriage | prayer | open forum | laundry | fertility | homeschool | cleaning | husband | couples | wife | teach | learn | love | sharing | podcast | housekeeping | fun | procreation | homemaking | recipes | books | thanksgiving | relationships | mass | advent | babies | video | humor | challenges | pro-life | teens | stories | faith | health | magazine | news | traditions | chores | choices | kids | food | hope | shopping | links | confession | organization | ideas | pregnancy | motherhood | saints | missal | new evangelization | grace | girls | encouragement | inspiration | funny | womens health | beauty | toys | reading | moms | women | evangelization | history | education topics series | help | twins | autumn | family life | time | parish life | angels | writing | breads | fear | silly | fall | a book of saints for catholic moms | joy | cooking | christmas | usccb | new media | apples | faith and family | mothering | abortion | teaching | loss |
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 7:29 PM
Colleen Duggan offers a lovely reflection over at Catholic Digest, in which she shares some beautiful insight she gained about “fighting her crosses” through the words of her young son.
It’s typically the little stuff Jesus wants me to surrender — the wiggle worm sitting next to me, the request for one more cup of water, or reading the same picture book for the 1000th time. These are the things He wants, the things that make Him happy.
Definitely read the whole thing. You’ll be glad you did.
Page 1 of 1 pages
Maybe, but how do we know what Jesus wants or makes him happy? It’s not the little things that make my life hard, it’s the BIG things. The stuff you can’t share or talk about with anyone but maybe your spouse. Annoying children, I can deal with that. Huge bills and no idea how we are going to manage, heck that’s when I surrender.
That was very sweet and necessary for me. I had just gotten overly frustrated with my 3-year old who wouldn’t go to sleep while I was trying to nurse the baby to sleep. Thank you for reminding me what a small cross it is if I just snuggle her and get her cozy instead of being harsh and short with her.
Dear anon,
I’ve been there , and am still there in some ways.
I no longer have my spouse to struggle through these things with.
I have had to deal with those issues and raise my kids mostly
alone and go from being an everpresent wife/ homemaker/ mom
to a working single mother. I understand how you feel completely.
I don’t say the above to trump up pity but to say with a little authority that Christ is
Able in every way to help you. And will. You said a key word in your comment:
surrender. Tell Him every hour ,if need be, what your needs
are and remind Him you can’t do this alone. He will send answers.
Also I cannot recommend friendship with St Joseph enough!
He has been an unfailing companion and help to me- with a wonderful
Job that keeps me near my children and pays well, a check I didnt realize I was supposed to receive just in time for Christmas, and a miraculous intervention in a serious health matter
that would have prevented me from caring for my children as I wanted to.
I could write a novel on the subject but I’ll spare you 
God bless you and KNOW that Heaven is there to help you.
By submitting this form, you give Faith And Family Magazine permission to publish this comment. Comments will be published at our discretion, and may be edited for clarity and length. For best formatting, please limit your response to one paragraph and don't hit "enter" to force line breaks.
Print Blog
Email a Friend