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Natural Remedies
I shared recently over on Instagram how I was planning to intentionally rest over the holidays, while the shop remains closed. It's so...
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Dec 31, 20233 min read


The Gift of Instability
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve faced situations that, although in the moment felt like there could be no good outcome, God always...
tinaheinen
Sep 23, 20232 min read


The Truth About Grief
No one told me the 14th year of grief might be one of the heaviest. What a random year. I really can't put my finger on why. Maybe...
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Sep 16, 20232 min read


DIY Intaglio Framing- Part 1: On Glass
So, you've gotten your order of beautifully crafted unframed Catholic intaglios and you're ready to display them in your home... now...
tinaheinen
Aug 28, 20233 min read


The Story of How Our Lady of Fatima Promised Us Our Son, Pt. 2
Part 2: The Miraculous Message So here's where Fatima comes into the story... Infertility is full of ups and downs. On the more difficult...
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May 13, 20234 min read


The Story of How Our Lady of Fatima Promised Us Our Son, Pt. 1
Part 1: Infertility It’s taken me over a year to sit down and write this, but I couldn’t let this weekend go by without sharing our...
tinaheinen
May 12, 20234 min read


He Sought Them Out
“ As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got...
tinaheinen
Sep 21, 20222 min read


Hopelessly Oblivious
While praying with the feast day we celebrated yesterday, something struck me. The Israelites had cried out to the Lord for centuries...
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Sep 9, 20222 min read


Do you trust that I am good?
Each time in my life that God has invited me into a deeper surrender, he has met me with patience. He knows I need reassurance before I’m...
tinaheinen
Jul 23, 20221 min read


Lord, To Whom Shall We Go
Jesus introduced his disciples to the Eucharist before Last Supper even began. In John 6 when addressing a crowd, he taught, "I am the...
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Apr 14, 20222 min read


What is an "intaglio"?
Historically, “intaglios” refer to small hand-carved stones often depicting ancient Greek scenes, European architecture and mythology....
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Apr 8, 20221 min read


Put It Back Down
It seemed like the 100th time I was on my knees giving it back to God. I knelt before the Blessed Sacrament and again turned it over to...
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Mar 4, 20222 min read


The Next Room
Celebrating the holidays without someone you love is a mix of emotion. And it seems as though there are so many of us experiencing the...
tinaheinen
Dec 24, 20212 min read


The Purifying Fire
“I will pour out the Holy Spirit upon all priests in the form of a purifying fire. Those who welcome that fire will emerge from it like...
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Dec 24, 20211 min read


Empty Cup Contributions
If you were to ask a young mother at any given moment if her cup is full, I’m almost certain she would laugh in exhaustion. And yet she...
tinaheinen
Nov 7, 20212 min read


Do you understand what I have done for you?
In the readings from Palm Sunday, we heard about the people of Jerusalem laying down their palms in the street and glorifying Jesus'...
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Mar 31, 20212 min read


The Fence
The news from the Vatican this week concerning same sex marriage should come as no surprise to us. This has been the Church’s teaching...
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Mar 18, 20213 min read


Where Were You?
The plague of our generation is not COVID-19. It is a plague of indifference. It is a lack of conviction that has slowly, but surely,...
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Feb 8, 20212 min read


He's Not Just Rebuilding, He's Redeeming
(reposted from August 2020) This year has not been easy, to say the least. Our country, our homes, our lives are in disarray. We look up...
tinaheinen
Aug 30, 20203 min read


Things At My Feet
Then Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to...
tinaheinen
Jul 11, 20202 min read
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