Hello, my friends. I have been feeling drawn to begin a page where people can find community, inspiration, and encouragement as they strive to live a Catholic life and serve in the home.

A bit about me: from an early age, I loved the Carmelites Order, and always loved dressing up as a nun. That love grew into serious discernment of a religious vocation, and at 19 years old, I entered a Carmelite monastery. I was there only a few days short of a full year, when it became clear that I was being called elsewhere.

I loved everything about my time in Carmel...everything. Unfortunately, I struggled with the level of solitude because I felt drawn to give and share with others more than I was able to there.

Although I left the cloister walls behind, I continue to carry and treasure the little cloister I have in my heart, where I will always be a little Carmelite.

My sweet husband told me when we were dating to hold onto everything I had experienced and learned in Carmel, and to make it a part of our life together.

I guess that idea is the whole concept of this page: carrying Carmel's beauty and spirituality into daily life as a wife, homemaker, and someday mother. And what better day to do this than on the feast of St. Therese, the Carmelite saint who taught the beauty, importance, and holiness of the little things.

Please join me on this beautiful journey!