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Hi, I am Amanda. Nice to meet all you other Christ thirsty souls! Our Holy Huddle was conceived from the insane idea that we, though Catholic, though lovers of our Lord, are imperfect in our faith and in our trust and honestly in our life long pursuit of holiness. I know I am! Our Holy Huddle was born when my husband, John, and I were married and become three; husband, wife, and Christ.
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| And Then There Was Three |
After marrying my high school sweet heart I thought my heart was full, but then came our beautiful children. I love being a stay at home wife and mother to my two small children. Of course I love the rewarding parts like giggling and babbling with my infant daughter, Tabitha, and I love watching my son, Noah, grow and seeing the wonder in his eyes, receiving enthusiastic hugs. Of course I love my husband and always having someone to share my joy and pain and fear with, cuddling on the couch, attending mass as a family, and romantic date nights. But I also love cleaning and organizing my home, making dinners, packing lunches, shopping, changing diapers, sucking snot out of little noses, and comforting a crying baby. I also love making hard decision with John, working through relationship and communication difficulties, and picking through tight finances. I love these things because they grow my family in wonderful ways. Its a grueling job that makes me less selfish with my time, my body, my finances, and my plans. A job that toughens my skin and my stomach. A job that breaks my heart and melts my heart, sometimes within the same hour. I wouldn't change my job as a stay at home wife and mom for any other. Marriage is a vocation, it is not intended to make us happy, it is intended by God for us called to it, to make us Holy and that's not easy. However, because God is so great, often marriage also brings us an abundance of happiness too. As I am sure you understand, endless hours of peek-a-boo and itsy bitsy spider does tend to make you a bit restless. From this restlessness, my love of writing, and desire to connect with others in a similar life position, comes Our Holy Huddle; a collection of stories about raising Catholic children, true honest reflections of my mistakes, struggles, and sins, a list of Catholic book reviews, inspiring and funny photographs, and even a link to fun wholesome family activities. I look forward to laughing, crying, healing, and raising a family for Christ right along with you.
