Latte and Laundry: A home for Catholic women, moms, and hearts

"Do everything without complaining and arguing." Philippians 2:14 ESV. Have an episode idea you want to hear about? Shoot me a message here!She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood (New Motherhood Book with Ascension- Be encouraged and uplifted: www.ascensionpress.com/sheloved) I am convinced that God is on mission to restore and revive the beautiful vocation of motherhood right here and right now! Let's build up this community of catholic moms who are answering the call to this mighty work! If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

"After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea; and there He was spending time with them and baptizing. " John 3:22.This week I dive into the importance of spending quality time with each of our kids. There is a big difference between being physically present to our children and giving our children our presence. But life is crazy, busy, and often distracting.  Yet, Jesus himself who came to quite literally save the world showed us the importance and power of spending quality time with those we love. Have an episode idea you want to hear about? Shoot me a message here!She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood (New Motherhood Book with Ascension- Be encouraged and uplifted: www.ascensionpress.com/sheloved) I am convinced that God is on mission to restore and revive the beautiful vocation of motherhood right here and right now! Let's build up this community of catholic moms who are answering the call to this mighty work! If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly” Colossians 3:16.This week, the lovely Jackie Angel joins me to discuss the power of memorizing the Word of God. God's word is living and active and has the power to communicate His endless love for us. When we lean on scripture we are reminded of the truth and goodness of who God is and how intimately he cares for us. Jackie Angel: https://jackieandbobby.com/about/https://www.avemariapress.com/products/memorize-scriptureHave an episode idea you want to hear about? Shoot me a message here!She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood (New Motherhood Book with Ascension- Be encouraged and uplifted: www.ascensionpress.com/sheloved) I am convinced that God is on mission to restore and revive the beautiful vocation of motherhood right here and right now! Let's build up this community of catholic moms who are answering the call to this mighty work! If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

"Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." Ephesians 4:31-32. This week I take a look at what it truly means to "gentle parent." I believe there is a big misunderstanding about what gentle parenting means, often leaving parents to believe that in order to be a gentle parent, we must never let our children get upset or disappointed. But my dear friends, gentle parenting does not mean passive parenting. No, we are called to train up our children in the way they should go, and with guidance, boundaries, and expectations, we can do this with a gentle love. Have an episode idea you want to hear about? Shoot me a message here!She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood (New Motherhood Book with Ascension- Be encouraged and uplifted: www.ascensionpress.com/sheloved) I am convinced that God is on mission to restore and revive the beautiful vocation of motherhood right here and right now! Let's build up this community of catholic moms who are answering the call to this mighty work! If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Y'all, this was such a treat of a conversation for me. I sat down with Heidi Bratton this week to discuss how God calls us to a kindness that beautifully expresses our maternal love. Yet, as Heidi so beautifully writes in her She Loved letter - we often fall into the trap of believing the lie that we must decide between efficiency OR kindness when living out our maternity. But what if kindness is always the answer, regardless of whether or not we tend to the duties of the day with efficiency. I hope this conversation blesses you as it blessed me!Check out all things Heidi here!Heidi on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001HPDO00?ccs_id=f9c10b18-aada-4b85-a00d-46f64a238e28Heidi's Photography"https://www.somethingbeautifulphotography.com/Have an episode idea you want to hear about? Shoot me a message here!She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood (New Motherhood Book with Ascension- Be encouraged and uplifted: www.ascensionpress.com/sheloved) I am convinced that God is on mission to restore and revive the beautiful vocation of motherhood right here and right now! Let's build up this community of catholic moms who are answering the call to this mighty work! If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

This week I am joined by my very dear and treasured friend Beth Sri. She has a beautiful heart for Jesus and a devoted love for Motherhood, which is why she is a treasured contributor to the "She Loved" letters. She dives into the truth that Love Keeps no Record of Wrong. I pray her words and her maternity bless your own motherhood and leave you feeling seen and known! Have an episode idea you want to hear about? Shoot me a message here!She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood (New Motherhood Book with Ascension- Be encouraged and uplifted: www.ascensionpress.com/sheloved) I am convinced that God is on mission to restore and revive the beautiful vocation of motherhood right here and right now! Let's build up this community of catholic moms who are answering the call to this mighty work! If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Of the over 600+ Jewish laws at the time, Jesus revealed the two great commandments. The first commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. The second commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself. In this episode, we discuss the great calling to be contemplatives and evangelists simultaneously. In his profound revelation of the two great commandments, Jesus reveals to us the importance of communing with and loving the Lord interiorly, which then leads us to and perfects our capacity to love others exteriorly. Have an episode idea you want to hear about? Shoot me a message here!She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood (New Motherhood Book with Ascension: www.ascensionpress.com/sheloved) If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!This week we dive into another beautiful conversation around love and motherhood. I'm joined by the lovely Mary Lenaburg to talk about her encounter with the truth that Love Never Fails!She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood (New Motherhood Book with Ascension: www.ascensionpress.com/sheloved) If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!This week, we continue the conversation around love and motherhood. The lovely Debbie Herbeck joins me to discuss her "She Loved" chapter - Love Hopes All Things! She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood (New Motherhood Book with Ascension: www.ascensionpress.com/sheloved) If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends." 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8I am so excited to kick off our "She Love Letters" series! I have heard from so many of you about the powerful impact this book is having on your heart and I'm overwhelmed in the best kind of way. I am so delighted to start sharing the hearts of these mommas in a real intimate way through the conversations of the She Loved series. This week I sit down and chat with my own momma mentor, the sweet and wonderful Bonnie Landry. We chat about all things motherhood, what it was like writing a letter to her younger self, and the calling for our love to endure all things. I hope her heart blesses you as much as it always blesses me! She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood (New Motherhood Book with Ascension: www.ascensionpress.com/sheloved) If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. Take to heart these words that I give you today. Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you're at home or away, when you lie down or get up. Write them down, and tie them around your wrist, and wear them as headbands as a reminder. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates." Deuteronomy 6:5-9It isn't enough to simply have them follow the orchestrated and organized motions of their faith. Instead, we mommas are called to teach our children to love God with all of their hearts, all of their souls, and all of their strength. To love God means to spend time with him. Praying is our most intimate way of communicating with the King of the World. But what if simply telling our children to pray is not enough? What if we need to witness what it means to have a personal relationship with God and teach our children the fruit and gift of talking with Jesus.She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood (New Motherhood Book with Ascension: www.ascensionpress.com/sheloved) If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord." 1 Peter 4:10-11 . This week, I discuss the calling of ministry work. We have all been gifted with various charisms to love and serve the church. But in our obedience to the Holy Spirit, we must remember that he will never call us to serve at the cost of loving our first ministry, that which is loving the people in our homes. Check out She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood. Pre-order your copy now! www.ascensionpress.com/shelovedIf this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.” Hebrews 11:8We often do not know where our adventures will lead us but what if their final destination was a deep and lasting connection? This week the lovely Greta Eskridge joins me to wrap up our connection series by discussing the power of adventures. Greta is a wife and a momma of 4 awesome kiddos. She is a second-generation homeschooler, speaker, podcaster, and author of now 3 books. She hopes that her written and spoken words encourage others to live their lives like the beautiful adventure it is and to truly connect with the people around them! Check out all things Greta:https://www.gretaeskridge.com/Her Book: Adventuring Together: How to Create Connections and Make Lasting Memories with Your Kids:https://a.co/d/c1CU70ZIf this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"My little children let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth." 1 John 3:18 In this episode, we are continuing our Points of Connection series. Connecting with our children is one of the greatest desires of every momma. So, I wanted to explore the areas of everyday life that offer opportunities to pour into our children's hearts.  This week I am joined by counselor, scientist, teacher, mother, and author, Dr. Deborah MacNamara. We discuss her latest book, "Nourished: Connection, Food, and Caring for our children (and everyone else we love)," and explore the truth that nourishing our children goes far beyond what is put on their plate. Instead, togetherness is how we best satiate the hunger of our children. To find out more about Deborah MacNamara and all the work she does check out her website:  https://macnamara.ca/Deborah's latest book:https://a.co/d/aBm1oRPIf this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here! “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6. This week I kick off a series I've been dying to create for you! Connecting with our children is one of the greatest desires of every momma. So I wanted to explore the areas of everyday life that are opportunities to pour into the hearts of our children.  I am joined by my dear friend, author, speaker, and podcaster Bonnie Landry to discuss how education can draw the hearts of mothers and children together. Whether you homeschool, public school, or private school, spending time learning together with our children creates the opportunity for magnificent points of deep connection. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap if we do not give up. " Galatians 6:9. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1. This week, I am joined by three of my dearest friends to discuss being one another's Cloud of Witnesses. St. Paul talks about how the saints surround us with encouragement, cheering us on towards heaven. Perhaps we, sisters in Christ and saints in the making, are called to cheer each other on and persevere in the Christian life. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!“Train up a child in the way they should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.” -Proverbs 22:6. Have you ever stopped, paused, and considered the question—Why are we educating them? Of course, we want to equip them with the skills and knowledge to be mature and wise adults. Sure, we desire to help launch them into a career that will bless their future selves. But is this our end goal, my friends? No!Pope Piux XI reminds us that we are doing much more than simply training their minds; instead, we are shepherding them into becoming the saints they were called to be. "Education consists essentially in preparing man for what he must BE and for what he must do here below in order to attain the sublime end for which he was created." If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"Rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” Colossians 2:7200 episodes, my friends! I am Praising Jesus today for the gift of journeying alongside you all for four years and 200 episodes. In this episode, I dive into my word of the year "Rooted." What are you rooted to in your life? Is it the expectations of peers, your performance at work, your iPhone, your cup of coffee, or perhaps even your holy desire to love others well?!? What if we were never meant to be rooted in anything but Christ himself? Let the Lord reveal places in your story where your heart has been uprooted from Christ - places where the deep watering of his love has yet to be received because the wounds, trauma, fears, and shame have left you turned away and drying out. This is an invitation this week to let the Lord re-root your heart and call you closer to him so that the only thing you remain tethered to is the love of God.  If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful;  it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;  it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right.  Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." 1 Corinthians 13:4-8Have you ever been full of shame, regret, or frustration when you encounter the undeserving love and compassion of another? This my friends is "Disarming Love"If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. " Luke 2:16-19. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins". 1 Peter 4:8. How often our world sneakily distorts our vision. What we see when we look out at our lives, spouses, children, and vocations becomes blurred with fear, anxiety, judgment, pride, and worry. But what if we were never meant to live perfectly, but rather love abundantly? What if shifting our vision to one clarified by the lense of love is the key to glorifying God with our lives? If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." ~ Romans 12:2.Are you living a radical life? We often hear that we should live radically for the Lord and can be tempted to think we are just too weak for this kind of life. "Jesus I can't sell everything, or start an orphanage, or create a new ministry! I'm too simple and small!!" But what if we have it all wrong? What if living radically for the Lord may not seem radical at all. What if living radically for Christ is really a call to live and love fully; to love the person in front of you, to be generous with mercy, to forgive seventy times, to be gracious to strangers, to be open to life, to lay down your life in service to others every single day. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap if we do not give up!" Galations 6:9. This week I explore the idea of being farmer strong. What does it mean to live with a persevering abandonment toward the life we have been called to? What does it mean to lay down our lives every day to plant, grow, and one day harvest the fruit that God has planned for us? Luke Spehar: The Farmerhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0wDK9R2k5P3OGPnPw9ZH3F?si=46152f65e5df46dfGospel Plow:https://youtu.be/y4KJ4lSq8XA?si=9_VTiJRkmy8hOTGCIf this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by[a] one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many." 1 Corinthians 12:12-14.I suspect that if you are a momma, your motherhood matters to you. But have you ever considered that your motherhood matters to me? In fact, my motherhood matters to you too! This week I explore the truth that, because we are one body in Christ, how we love the little people in our home matters to the entirety of our church!If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee." - Isaiah 54:10. Okay my lovely friends, let's talk about motherhood. Truth is motherhood is magnificently beautiful, wonderfully life-giving, and remarkably heroic. But the truth ALSO is that it is back-breakingly HARD. But in a world that tells us that hard equals bad, we can often find our hearts filled with despair when we experience the hardness of our vocations. But what if hard doesn't equal bad, but rather sanctifyingly good? What if the shame we experience when the hard swallows us is just a nasty tool of the enemy? What if the Lord desires that we meet him in these hard places and let Him pour His mercy, compassion, and love on our weary hearts? If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the day approaching." Hebrews 10:24-25.If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"Jesus entered the synagogue. There was a man there who had a withered hand. They watched Jesus closely to see if he would cure him on the sabbath so that they might accuse him. He said to the man with the withered hand, “Come up here before us.” Then he said to the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” But they remained silent. Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart, Jesus said to the man, “STRETCH OUT YOUR HAND.” He stretched it out and his hand was restored.In order to be healed, Jesus asked the man to OPEN his hand. Perhaps, the Lord is waiting for us to stop clenching our tight hands, and instead to open them up to the healing grace God has in store for us. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book" - Psalm 56:8. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying of all the Lord's people." Ephesians 6:18This week I am joined by my dear friend, Beth Sri, to discuss her latest book Pocket Guide to Prayer, which she co-authored with her husband Dr. Edward Sri. Join us as we discuss the importance of fostering a home alive with prayer. We dive into some of the struggles of prayer and explore how our own personal prayer lives have a magnificent capacity to nurture a life of prayer within the family. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!“The Lord bless you, and keep you. May the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. " Numbers 4:24-26As the busyness of the fall season is underway, I find myself paying close attention to the words that come out of my mouth? Am I gracious, and I merciful, and I encouraging, and do I pour blessings into the hearts of the little people in my home? As the Lord has continued to reveal to me the power of a momma's words, I think it is time we reflect on the incredible power of our blessings!If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! Support the show!!If you want to come join our community and help support the show I'd be so blessed! www.patreon.com/latteandlaundrypodcastI always love to connect :suzanne@latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes." James 4:14 If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight." 1 Peter 3: 3-4Is your fire for the Lord something that draws the hearts of others toward communion with him? We often get caught up in the determination to pass on our faith to those that we love, that our “accomplishment” of this goal can mistakenly become our focus. We can lose sight of the fact that simply loving the people in front of us is our faith alive, a faith that draws others to the heart of Christ. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!" Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.”  So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten." - John 6:11-13Have you ever been overwhelmed by the poverty of your motherhood? Have you ever felt like your frailty and littleness leaves you with little to offer in your vocation ? This is precisely where Jesus desires to meet us. He says “sweet momma, give me the fishes and loaves of your motherhood and I will abundantly feed the thousands, or more simply, the many in your home.”If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!“Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls.” - Matthew 11:29.Today, I dive into the paternal words of Jesus that provide us with a direct pathway to experiencing the rest our souls so desire. After many years of reflecting on these words it wasn't until now that I finally let the Lord press his finger into the  tender places of my heart that have been awaiting a new place of rest. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." ~ Proverbs 16:24This week I reflect on the importance of our children KNOWING we think they are as awesome as they are! All too often we can focus in on training our children to become the people God created them to be, that we lose sight of blessing them as they are now. Our criticisms and complaints run the risk of leaving our children without their sense of worth, simply for being ours. Just as God blesses us with his love and compassion, simply because we are his, we too should ensure our children know and receive our blessings over them. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35.This week I am joined by my friends Renzo and Monica Ortega, of the marriage apostolate Two Become Family, to talk about the truth that marriage is anything but easy. Yet, my friends, it is “glorify”ingly GOOD! Two Become Family: Two Become Family - Restoring Confidence in Family LifeGo to Joseph: 10 Day Preparation for Consecration to St. Joseph:https://a.co/d/0aDVKftGIf this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!“There is a time for everything  and a season for every activity under the heavens, a time to be born and a time to die,  a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,  a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend,  a time to be silent and a time to speak,  a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-8If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” - Galatians 5:22-23.This week Carrie and I wrap up our summer book series on “In the School of the Holy Spirit” by discussing the discernment of knowing the voice of God. With a greater desire to listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit it is important to know how to determine whose voice we are truly hearing. In this final section of the book, Father Jacque Philippe explores practical ways to discern the inspirations we hear. It has been a treat for us to dive deeply into the workings of the Holy Spirit with you all this summer! If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick message here!"Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The Mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace." Romans 8:5-6This week, Carrie joins me again to chat about  “In the School of the Holy Spirit.” We continue our conversation about how we can live with a posture that is open and ready to hear and receive the inspirations of the Holy Spirit.  Through greater detachment, intentional silence, perseverance in prayer and a holy curiosity towards the movements of our own hearts, we may be better able to hear the whispers from the Lord. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

Want to connect? Send me a quick text! "And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you" -Luke 11:9This week, Carrie and I continue our summer book series discussion. We dive into the second section of Father Jacque Philippe's book "In the School of the Holy Spirit", which looks at the various ways in which we can foster inspirations. Though we cannot "work" to receive inspirations through our own efforts, Father Jacque Philippe helps us understand how we can better open ourselves up to receive the gift and grace of God in the Holy Spirit through practical and insightful tips. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit, apart from me you can do nothing" John 15:5This week speaker, author, and my dear friend, Carrie Daunt, and I dive into the first section in Father Jacque Philippe's book "In the School of the Holy Spirit" for our summer book series. It was a treasure for my own heart to reflect upon the unique workings of the Holy Spirit in each of our lives. All too often we believe the lie that the pathway to holiness is to plan it all out, muscle up the effort, and white knuckle our way towards virtue and sainthood. However, Father Jacque Philippe makes it abundantly clear that it is in fact much simpler than that. He discusses that holiness is produced by the openness and obedience to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Check out our future episodes on this summer book series! Book below:In the School of the Holy Spirithttps://a.co/d/f4GzsaqIf this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

“And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.” Luke 23:26. This week I explore the reality of watching another struggle under the weight of their cross. Perhaps, we are called to be "Simon" in the lives of those we love. Could Simon of Cyrene have known the pivotal part that he would play in the story of salvation? Relevant Radio:I'm now chatting monthly with John Morales on the Morning Air show on Relevant Radio! Can you believe it? Check out the showSample interview:https://omny.fm/shows/morning-air/why-of-the-faith-be-more-do-less?t=32m51sIf this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

"On his great work in each one of us...we each individually are a part of his mighty works!!!" -"Psalm 145:3&4. This week I am joined by psychologist, speaker, and author of "The Mindful Catholic", Dr. Greg Bottaro to discuss living in the presence of God.  Dr. Greg Bottaro is a Catholic psychologist, founder of the CatholicPsych Institute and creator of the CatholicPsych Model of Applied Personalism (CPMAP). Dr. Greg provides some powerful insights into the importance of mindfulness and how practicing it can create a holy awareness of the present moment with a Christocentric mindset. Dr. Greg BottaroDr. Greg Bio (catholicpsych.com)Mentorship with CatholicPsychIntegrated Daily Dialogic Mentorship (IDDM™) (catholicpsych.com)Book: The Mindful Catholichttps://a.co/d/0f2wz5rnIf this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

" For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope" Jeremiah 29:11This week I discuss the risk that comes with heavy expectations. When our children don't live up to our expectations or we ourselves are not yet the people we desire to be, we become vulnerable to the dangerous spirit of despair. We may even throw in the towel, wave our little white flags, and give up on the God-given ideals we once had our hearts set on. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

"You can't worship two gods at once. Loving one god, you'll end up hating the other. Adoration of one feeds contempt for the other. You can't worship God and Money both.” Matthew 6:24.This week I explore the reality that we often cling to many things in this world, other than the only one worthy of clinging to, Jesus himself.  What things have become idols in our lives that separate our hearts from fully attaching to the Lord? If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

"Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice." —Proverbs 27:9.  All too often, our fears and shame keep us from living authentically. Instead, we exhaustingly fight to put on an Instagram-worthy performance for the world to see. This week my dear friend Johnna Sullivan joins me to discuss friendships and the beauty of vulnerability and authenticity.  We discuss the need to feel free and safe to be the beautiful messes that we are. Johnna SullivanJohnna Sullivan CM Partner (catholicpsych.com)If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

"Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."~ Matthew 18:3.St. Aloysious said, "It is better to be a child of God, than King of the whole world." Jesus took it even further when he said "little" children. Do we allow ourselves to be little? All too often, we put up walls of overcompensation to hide our interior insecurities. Yet, it is in becoming like little children who are humble, dependent, and trusting, that we can ultimately live in the freedom that God has in store for us. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com

"No greater joy can I have than this, to hear that my children follow the truth." 3 John 1:4.This week I am so delighted to have my first-born child, my little monkey, Madelyn Rose on the podcast with me. We chat about many things related to mother and daughter relationships and discuss the amazing retreat we recently went on together. We traveled to Virginia to attend a Mother & Daughter retreat hosted by Walking With Purpose (called Sisters of Strength) this spring and it was a beautiful and powerful experience. 2024 Retreat Info:Sisters of Strength - Walking With PurposeBible Studies for Highschool Girls: High School Girls - Walking With PurposeIf this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left us a review! I always love to connect :suzanne @latteandlaundry.com