Single Lady, If You’re Dating, Pray These Prayers I Once Prayed
Before I became a married woman, I spent years praying intentionally for my future spouse. I wrote hundreds of letters to him — long before I knew his name. I prayed novenas for him, entrusted him to God, and asked the Lord to shape my own heart while I was still navigating the dating world.…
Word for Today: Tenderness
Tenderness might be something you can give someone today, even in the smallest way. A soft word, a patient pause, a smile that says “I see you” can change the whole tone of someone’s day. You never know who’s carrying something heavy or who hasn’t felt kindness in a while. Your simple act of gentleness…
Things that I Didn’t See Coming When I Prayed for a Husband ( Things I Encourage Single Searching Ladies to Know)
For a year and a quarter, I have gained the title by the virtue of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, WIFE. For that same amount of time, my life as a Single Woman, especially on Saturdays, flipped. Am I prepared for this? I prayed for years for a husband, yes! But about other things? Hmmm,…
How I Chose to Be Catholic (The Sacrament of Reconciliation)
I was about 16 when a friend and a classmate invited me to join them for Sunday church services. She is kind, studious, talented, and always on time with our projects. Drop a good characteristic of a teenager, and she has it. I instantly said yes to her invitation, knowing she was a good influence.…
Dear Sis B, what is a truth you wish you could tell your 13-year-old self today?
If I could sit with my younger self today — the girl who carried responsibility too early by her own will, who thought she had to be perfect to be loved, who believed she had to hurry to prove her worth — I would take her hands and tell her this: “Benia, I’m the middle-aged…
Come and See
Come and see. For this new year, may you find His wisdom to His answers to your prayers. Prayer for Wisdom: I ask God for the strength to achieve, for I was made weak that I might learn to obey. I ask for health that I might do great things; I was given infirmities that…
The Chronicles of Benia 