Chews Life Blog

Growing up, my family moved a number of times.  We weren’t a military family, but due to job changes for my dad or wanting to be in a different area, we moved about ten times.  In all honesty, I ki...

Are you ready to celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas?  This blog is full of ideas on how to celebrate and also shares a bit more about the life of St. Nicholas.

By Stacey Dodge Quite possibly one of the most frustrating things that can happen is being forced to start over after already putting in so much work. It’s easy to lose faith, to lose steam, and to...

Remain in the Grace of God By Cindy Sieler “Begin again”, Jesus.  I trust in You.  I want to begin again with my full trust in You! Recently, my parish priest was so kind and offered the Sacrament ...

Fear of Starting Over By Mariah Mulderink In some situations, they are definitely discouraging.  I’ll never forget a time in college where I was working on a paper (most likely the night before it ...

God Answered My Prayer, Just Not How I Wanted By Nicole Smith It is a tale as old as time:  girl likes boy, boy doesn’t seem to notice girl, so girl prays a 54 Day Rosary Novena.  Ok, that last par...

Ask Him By Mariah Mulderink So, I am a bit Type A.  And honestly, that’s just my nice way of saying I am a bit of a control freak.  I like to think I have gotten a lot better...I no longer schedule...

Invite Him In By Mariah Mulderink Have you ever experienced the situation where you find yourself frequently crossing paths with someone and really wishing you could become friends with them, but y...

My Story of 2020 By Mary Anderson 2020 has been a trying year for everyone, to say the least. If nothing else, we have all had to deal with the pandemic in one way or another. In my life, just as t...