by Michelle C. Martin | Oct 8, 2024 | Family Life, Health, Parenting, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
We don’t always get what we want, but God gives us what we need. Last October, I gave birth to my beautiful daughter. Just days before my girl’s first birthday, a wonderful friend who helped deliver her birthed her first baby. Seeing my daughter grow up, seeing my...
by Michelle C. Martin | May 22, 2024 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer, Questions, Society
One of the things no one prepares for is the “growth shock” of marriage. Did you know flowers often lose their petals when they’re planted? Babies generally lose up to 10% of their birth weight. These things happen within the first weeks of new phases in life. When...
by Michelle C. Martin | Sep 5, 2023 | Family Life, Parenting, Prayer, Spirituality
Sometimes All We can Offer God is Our Day: My husband and I say a consecration prayer when we drive to Sunday Mass. Though we would prefer to say it every day, we often don’t make the time except when we’re in the car together. It goes like this: “Take my life and let...
by Michelle C. Martin | Aug 12, 2023 | Family Life, Parenting, Society
Our nation needs fathers. The other night, I had been cradling my fourteen-month-old son while saying bedtime prayers. I am home with Peter all day. He knows me better than anyone in the world. We have a bond beyond comparison, as all children and mothers do. But when...
by Michelle C. Martin | Jun 6, 2023 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep
Making your husband miserable is the ultimate goal, right? Wives, do you feel like your marriage is a bit stale right now? Are you tired of how little effort your husband is putting into you? Do you feel like love and affection are a bit on the cold side? It is...
