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“To keep the soul continually in a state of gentle calm, it is necessary to perform every action as being done in the presence of God, and as if he himself had ordained it.” ~St. Francis de Sales”
― Danielle Bean, Small Steps for Catholic Moms: Your Daily Call to Think, Pray, and Act

“God, sometimes I am tempted to think I will never have peace or calm in my home or my heart. When life gets noisy and wild, remind me of the peaceful bliss that awaits us all in heaven. Act”
― Danielle Bean, Small Steps for Catholic Moms: Your Daily Call to Think, Pray, and Act

“In the family, women have the opportunity to transmit the faith in the early training of their children. They are particularly responsible for the joyful task of leading them to discover the supernatural world.” ~Bl. John Paul II”
― Danielle Bean, Small Steps for Catholic Moms: Your Daily Call to Think, Pray, and Act

“You—with all your weaknesses and flaws—were made for this. You—in all of your struggles and pain—are enough.”
― Danielle Bean, You Are Enough: What Women of the Bible Teach You About Your Mission and Worth

“Don’t let May 1 catch you by surprise! With your children, make paper cones from scrapbook paper and attach a ribbon so that they can be hung on a doorknob. Fill them with silk or paper flowers and a holy card. Now you have May baskets, ready to herald the month of Our Lady!”
― Danielle Bean, Small Steps for Catholic Moms: Your Daily Call to Think, Pray, and Act

“a dark and empty place without our feelings. Put on a pair of sunglasses and rock on, Mom! If you answered FALSE to #3, let’s brainstorm right now about some healthy ways you can vent negative emotions, anger, and stress. We talked about a few at the end of the chapter (resting properly, exercising regularly, and eating well), but there are hundreds of other ways you can get the emotional release you need. Laughter is a big one. Do you maintain a sense of humor about your life and about your emotional challenges in particular? Connecting with friends is another important one. And what about those times when you find yourself needing what I like to call a “sanity moment”? Write”
― Danielle Bean, Momnipotent: The Not-So-Perfect Woman's Guide to Catholic Motherhood

“The longer the trial to which God subjects you, the greater the goodness in comforting you during the time of the trial and in the exaltation after the combat.” ~St. Padre Pio Pray”
― Danielle Bean, Small Steps for Catholic Moms: Your Daily Call to Think, Pray, and Act

“Enough navel gazing! Lift my chin, God, and focus my eyes on you. Let me take all the little anxieties of my day and all the big fears of my sleepless nights and see them for what they are: a chance for the devil to monopolize the conversation inside my head. I don’t want him in my head, God. I want you there. Please be with me. Act”
― Danielle Bean, Small Steps for Catholic Moms: Your Daily Call to Think, Pray, and Act

“God made you good, and you are enough. Thanks be to God for the gift of you.”
― Danielle Bean, You Are Enough: What Women of the Bible Teach You About Your Mission and Worth

“Find courage to stop struggling for love. Find strength to stand on the shoulders of our sisters who went before us and be fully and authentically yourself. Find the joy you are meant to have as the precious daughter of a God who knows you and loves you inside and out.”
― Danielle Bean, You Are Enough: What Women of the Bible Teach You About Your Mission and Worth

“I don’t have time to be a fashion plate. I’m just glad if I get my shirt on right-side-out in the morning.”
― Danielle Bean, Momnipotent: The Not-So-Perfect Woman's Guide to Catholic Motherhood

“Sweet Jesus, help me to replace the fearful conversation I have inside my head with constant prayer. Whenever I fall into my old habit of worrying interiorly, nudge me. Remind me to put it all in your hands instead. Act”
― Danielle Bean, Small Steps for Catholic Moms: Your Daily Call to Think, Pray, and Act

“We certainly (and thankfully) see relatively few incidents of Mad Men-style remarks or behind-slapping in office settings these days. I would argue, though, that a different kind of sexism is alive and well today. It is a sexism that, ironically, many of us have embraced with the intention of liberating women from stereotypes and limitations; it is a sexism that devalues women by devaluing motherhood. I see sexism in words written online, where men and women alike dismiss an entire class of female writers with a single derisive term: “mommy blogger.” Even in Christian circles, context and tone sometimes turn “mommy” into a sneer, a put-down, a condescending label.”
― Danielle Bean, Momnipotent: The Not-So-Perfect Woman's Guide to Catholic Motherhood