#bislent

Launch day on a snow day? Yes please! ⠀ .⠀ The new @blessedisshe__ Lenten Devotional is here and y’all, it 👏🏼 is 👏🏼 gorgeous. I can’t wait to dive into the words of @jennaguizar and the beautiful design of @ericatighecampbell of @beaheartdesign .⠀ .⠀ I think I’ve mentioned it here before, but the image of a heart has been coming up repeatedly in my prayer for the past 6+ months, so when I saw the cover of this year’s Devo I nearly cried. God has been cultivating my little heart and helping it grow and love more deeply - and to accept love more readily. I cannot wait to see the ways that Jenna’s words nourish my heart and deepen my understanding of God’s love for me and thus help me pour out that love on others. ⠀ .⠀ Joining in on intentional prayer during Lent with thousands of other women around the world is such a gift and we would love for you to join us this year, sister! You can get your own #bislent Devotional with the affiliate link in my profile and even snag one of the bundles! Feel free to message me with any questions! ⠀ .⠀ Stay warm friends! ♥️ (photos 2-4 by the lovely @therealkatiewaldow) #bissisterhood #projectblessed https://www.instagram.com/p/BtQ76CkH9vF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m26d0ulaktyw

Raise your hand if you’ve ever eaten meat on a Friday in Lent - or forgotten to abstain from whatever you gave up - or just lost momentum in your 40 days of preparation for the Paschal Mystery 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ Each year I set goals that I pray will help me deepen my relationship with God and if I mess up I get super frustrated with myself and fall into the trap of viewing the whole season as a failure. But friends, that is so not the case. God just asks us to be faithful in our efforts to know him more, not to be perfect. I was reminded of that when I opened the new @blessedisshe__ Lenten Journal right to this page which beautifully shares that so long as we are trying, we cannot “fail” Lent. . . . And for someone who can let ideas of failure and not being good enough viciously consume my thoughts, this message was exactly what I needed as I begin praying about what Lent will look like for me this year. And I hope these words can serve as a reminder for anyone else in a similar boat. “Lent was not made for failure, but faithfulness.” 💛 . . I cannot say enough good things about the BIS journals and this one is probably my favorite yet. The beautiful words of @thismessygrace and designs of @beaheartdesign in She Who Believed introduce readers to women in Scripture that teach us about prayer as we move through the season of Lent. Each week we encounter 4 women(2 from Hebrew Scriptures and 2 from the New Testament and there are even built in ‘pauses’ to help enter into deeper prayer - or to just catch-up if a day is missed. It’s a truly stunning book that I cannot wait to begin praying through. . . . The journals have sold out every time, so be sure to order soon if you’re interested. There’s an affiliate link in my bio if you want to learn more and join us in prayer this Lent. #BISLent #shewhobelieved

Loving some @harristeeter deli Tuna salad and a fresh nectarine for #lent lunch #fisheater #bislent #catholic #putonlove (at Sneads Ferry, North Carolina)

So apparently I #putonlove for #lent and God put some lasting love on me #bislent

#bislent #lent #massbuddy #ashtag #ashtagdor #putonlove @dioceseofraleigh (at All Saints Catholic Church)

#ashwednesday #ashtag #ashtagdor #putonlove #massbuddy #lent #bislent @dioceseofraleigh (at All Saints Catholic Church)